VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES BA THESIS A SURVEY OF USING GROUP WORK ON LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS TO GRADE 9 STUDENTS AT KHANH DUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NINH BINH KHẢO SÁT VIỆC SỬ DỤNG KĨ NĂNG LÀM VIỆC NHÓM TRONG VIỆC HỌC KĨ NĂNG NÓI ĐỐI VỚI HỌC SINH LỚP 9 TRƯỜNG THCS KHÁNH DƯƠNG TẠI NINH BÌNH STUDENT: TA THI GIANG STUDENT CODE: 621263 MAJOR: ENGLISH SUPERVISOR 1: NGUYEN THI THUY LAN, M.A SUPERVISOR 2: PHAM HUONG LAN, M.A Hanoi – 2021 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I, the undersigned, hereby certify my authority of the study project report entitled “A survey of using group on learning speaking skills to grade 9 students at Khanh Duong Secondary School in Ninh Binh” submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in English Language. Except where the reference is indicated, no other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the text of the thesis. Hanoi, 2021 Ta Thi Giang Approved by SUPERVISOR i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS During the process of fulfilling this graduation paper, I have received much necessary assistance, previous ideas, and timely encouragement from my teachers, family, and friends. I would like to acknowledge and extend my great thanks to many people who have made the completion of this study possible: First and foremost, I would like to offer the deepest appreciation to my supervisor, Nguyen Thi Thuy Lan, M.A and Pham Huong Lan M.A who have supported me throughout my thesis with his knowledge and enthusiasm.
Their detailed comments and useful advice have helped me shape my ideas and realize my aims. Therefore, it is an undeniable fact that this paper would have not been completed without her invaluable support. Secondly, I am extremely grateful to all the lecturers of Faculty of Education and Foreign Languages in Vietnam National University of Agriculture for their awesome lectures that have helped to increase my interest in English language and enriched my academic knowledge of English during the past four years. In addition, I warmly thank all my friends for their encouragement and precious assistance throughout the process of writing the thesis.
Their material and spiritual support is a great driving force for me. Especially, I wish to thank Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong and 60-grade 9th students at the Khanh Duong secondary school for their enthusiastic and effective cooperation in the process of completing the survey questionnaire.
Finally, I am greatly indebted to my parents, who have encouraged and supported me to fulfill this graduation thesis. HaNoi, 2021 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: INTRODUCTION. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY. DESIGN OF THE STUDY. 3 PART II: DEVELOPMENT.
5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW .1 REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES. Related research in Vietnam. Related research in the world. REVIEW OF THEORETICAL BACKGROUND.
Theoretical background of speaking. Nature of speaking. Different aspects of speaking. Teaching speaking in a classroom.
Theoretical background of groupwork…………………………………. Definitions of group work. The principles to organize a successful group work in speaking class. The role of the teacher with group work activities.
RESEARCH GOVERNING ORIENTATION. Research setting/context. 35 CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION. STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARD GROUP WORK IN LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS.
DIFFICULTIES STUDENTS FACE WHEN PARTICIPATING IN GROUP WORK.45 PART III: CONCLUSION. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY. 538 iv ABSTRACT Speaking is widely acknowledged as an important component of second language instruction for all students.
When learning this skills, Vietnamese students face significant challenges as well. As a result, finding a solution to this issue becomes critical. The information was gathered through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The purpose of this study is to find out the current situation and difficulties of students when using group work in learning speaking skills of grade 9 students at Khanh Duong secondary school.
According to research results, students face a lot of difficulties when learning to speak. Speaking is widely recognized as an important component of second language instruction for all students. In learning these skills, Vietnamese students also face significant challenges. Therefore, finding a solution to this problem becomes important.
Information was collected through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The purpose of the topic is to find out the current situation and difficulties of students when using group work in learning speaking skills of grade 9 students at Khanh Duong Secondary School. According to the research results, most students realize the importance of using group work in learning to speak, difficulties when using this activity also often occur, typically nothing to say, using using too much mother tongue. From his research, the researcher hopes that this research will help students understand the importance and use of group work in the most effective way.
v LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES List of tables Table 2.1 The importance of group work for students.2 Applying group work activities in learning speaking Table 2.3 Students' interest in group work Table 2.4 Activities that students desire to do in group work Table 2.5 Students' perception of the characteristics of group work Table 2.6 Students' opinions about the benefits of group work Table 2.7 Difficulties students face when participating in group work List of figures Figure 2.1 Student's English level Figure 2.2 Students' understanding of the definition of group work Figure 2.3 Skills that students improve after using group work vi PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY In today's world, it cannot be denied that English plays a vital role in every field of social life since it is the most common language used in communication among people who come from different countries and regions. In their daily life, the international language may help them prepare better for their career in the future because it does not only equip learners with a necessary source of information of social and culture knowledge but also gives them up-to-date information concerning a different issues in our society nowadays. Many people use English alongside their native language in many parts of the world.
Because the majority of books, cultural documents, and business documents are published in English, learning English is becoming increasingly important in the context of globalization. Using English well not only allows people to adapt to a global work environment, but it also gives them access to a wealth of knowledge and cultural understanding available all over the world today. As a result, it is preferable to consider learning English in addition to your mother tongue in order to gain access to the world's richest repository of knowledge and culture and to succeed in the workplace. The Vietnamese people are no exception, especially since Vietnam is still a developing country undergoing integration.
Speaking is one of the most important and essential skills to master in order to communicate effectively in English (or any language). People who can communicate well will be more effective at sending and receiving information. The ability to speak fluently is a skill that must be mastered. Increasing a student's interest in speaking can help them develop their conversational skills.
The more engaging an environment the teachers create, the more successful the pupils' oral abilities become. One of the most effective ways to encourage pupils to utilize the language and push them to become more active 1 is through group work activities. According to Doff (1988), pupils experience less fear when they work privately with their peers rather than in front of the entire class. Group work can assist shy students who have never participated in a whole-class activity.
How to promote student’s speaking skills is still a challenging question. The students are usually reluctant to speak when they are asked in speaking lessons. Typically, students are self-conscious about their English proficiency and have difficulty communicating and expressing themselves in the target language. As a result of their fear of making mistakes, they prefer to remain silent and do not actively participate in speaking lessons.
Due to time constraints, language teachers in schools do not devote their full attention to speaking activities. Furthermore, they struggle to articulate themselves in English. Additionally, they have unequal involvement in speaking lessons. To tackle these problems, group-work activities are taken into careful consideration in order to enhance students' speaking skills.
Therefore I decided to carry out research on the survey of using group work in learning speaking skills of grade 9th students at Khanh Duong secondary school. The researcher hopes to get a better grasp of the reality of using group work activities in high school speaking classes through this thesis, as well as assisting students and teachers in comprehending the worth of group work activities and so finding more interest in speaking classes. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY Aims of the study: Find out the perception and attitude and the current situation difficulties of students when using group work in learning speaking skills Objectives of the study: • To investigate the perception and attitude toward group work in learning speaking skills to 9th graders at Khanh Dương secondary school. • To determine the difficulties of students when using group work in learning speaking skills at Khanh Dương secondary school.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS Accordingly, this study will address the following research questions: 1. What are students’ perception and attitude toward group work use in learning speaking skills at Khanh Duong secondary school? 2. What difficulties do 9th graders in khanh duong secondary school face when using group work in learning speaking skills? 4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY 60 students and two ninth-grade English teachers were invited to participate in the survey.
Conducting research in a specific context, the findings helped me better understand the state and difficulties of using group work in learning speaking skills of grade 9 in Khanh Dương secondary school. Implementation time: Two weeks of the final month of the second term in the year 2020-2021 5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY This research was carried in serious order to determine the present perceptions, attitudes, and difficulties associated with the use of group work. The author wants to make a significant contribution to improving the use of group work in speaking classes by using the research findings.
It will specifically help students in understanding the importance of group work in the development of speaking skills. This can be done by students becoming more interested and actively participating in the lesson. Furthermore, the study highlights the problems and provides suggestions to assist students in making the best use of this activity. DESIGN OF THE STUDY The study consists of 3 parts: Part 1: Introduction The background of the study, the urgency of the investigation, the issue statement, the aim, and objectives of the study, research questions, scope of the 3 study, methodology of the study, the significance of the study, and design of the study are all explained in the introduction.
Part 2: Development: Consists of three following chapters: Chapter 1: Literature review. This chapter includes the theoretical foundation of speaking, such as the nature of speaking abilities, as well as material connected to the subject. The theoretical backdrop of the difficulties uses group-work in learning speaking skills, including the concept of group- work, its benefits, and the principles for organizing group-work in a speaking class. This chapter outlines the steps involved in doing the research, such as questionnaires, interviews, and data analysis methods.
Chapter 3: Findings and discussion. The study's findings present the key findings obtained from the data gathering and explain the most important aspects. There is summarizes the entire investigation. This section also includes the study's limitations and recommendations for further research.
4 PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES Speaking ability is regarded one of the most significant components in learning English.