Khó khăn mà học sinh lớp 11 Trường THPT Cẩm Thủy 2 gặp phải khi học kỹ năng nghe tiếng Anh

Luận văn thạc sĩ nghiên cứu vnu ulis difficulties encountered by the 11th form students at cẩm thủy 2 secondary school when, khảo sát thực trạng, phân tích nguyên nhân, đề xuất

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Mục lục chi tiết

Declaration

Acknowledgement

Abstract

List of abbreviations

List of tables, figures and charts

1. PART A: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale for the study

1.2. Purpose of the study

1.3. Scope of the study

1.4. Methods of the study

1.5. Significance of the study

1.6. Organization of the study

2. PART B: DEVELOPMENT

2. CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Theoretical background of the listening skill

2.2.1. What is the listening skill?

2.2.1.1. Definitions

2.2.2. The importance and purposes of the listening skill in the language learning process

2.2.3. Nature of the listening skill

2.2.4. The process involved in the listening skill

3. CHAPTER II: THE STUDY

3.1. The setting of the study

3.2. English teaching and learning situations at CT2SS

3.3. The students’ background and their English levels

3.4. Listening text books

3.5. Selecting the subjects

3.6. Data collection instruments

3.7. The questionnaire for the students

3.8. Procedures to collect data

3.9. Sts’ attitude toward the importance of learning English listening skills

3.10. The listening comprehension difficulties encountered by the 11th form Sts at CT2SS

3.10.1. Problems related to the listening material

3.10.2. Problems related to the learners

3.10.3. Problems related to the environment

3.10.4. Suggestions for the teachers to help the students overcome these difficulties

4. CHAPTER III: FINDING AND DISCUSSION

4.1. Major findings and discussions

4.1.1. The students’ attitude towards learning the listening skill

4.1.2. Difficulties in learning the listening skill

4.1.2.1. Problems from the materials
4.1.2.2. Problems from the learners
4.1.2.3. Problems from the listening environment

4.1.3. Suggestions for teachers and the students in teaching and learning the listening skill

4.1.3.1. For the students
4.1.3.1.1. Practice listening frequently outside class
4.1.3.1.2. Practice using listening strategies
4.1.3.2. For the teachers
4.1.3.2.1. Activating the students’ vocabulary
4.1.3.2.2. Giving extracurricular activities
4.1.3.2.3. Encouraging the students to relate their background knowledge with the topic they are going to listen
4.1.3.2.4. Guiding the students which listening strategies should be used for each task
4.1.3.2.5. Using the tapes and radios with good quality
4.1.3.2.6. Providing and trying to again as much feedback as possible
4.1.3.2.7. Improving the learning environment of listening skills

4.1.4. Summary

5. PART C: CONCLUSION

5.1. Summary of the study

5.2. Limitations of the study

5.3. Suggestions for further research

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST–GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** LÊ THỊ SÁU DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE 11th FORM STUDENTS AT CẨM THỦY II SECONDARY SCHOOL WHEN LEARNING THE ENGLISH LISTENING SKILL (Những khó khăn trong việc học kĩ năng nghe của học sinh khối 11 Trường THPT Cẩm Thủy 2) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 60 14 10 HA NOI – 2013 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST–GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** LÊ THỊ SÁU DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY THE 11th FORM STUDENTS AT CẨM THỦY II SECONDARY SCHOOL WHEN LEARNING THE ENGLISH LISTENING SKILL (Những khó khăn trong việc học kĩ năng nghe của học sinh khối 11 Trường THPT Cẩm Thủy 2) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 60 14 10 Supervisor: Lâm Thị Phúc Hân, M. HA NOI – 2013 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS L2: The second language CT2SS: Cẩm Thủy 2 Secondary School Sts: students LC: Listening comprehension iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND CHARTS Page Table 1: Students‟ goal to learn English 21 Table 2: Students general self-rating to listening proficiency 22 Table 3: Pronunciation in the cassette tape 27 Table 4: Problems related to the learners 29 Table 5: Students‟ opinion towards the listening environment at school 32 Table 6: Students‟ expectation from their teachers in helping them better 33 learning English listening skills Chart 1: Students‟ attitude towards English listening skills 22 Chart 2: Students‟ frequency in listening English outside class 23 Chart 3: Students‟ assessment to difficulty` of listening tasks in the textbook 24 Chart 4: Students‟ Evaluation on Listening Activities in "Tieng Anh 11" 25 Chart 5: Speed in cassette tapes 27 Chart 6: Students‟ involvement in listening lesson 28 Chart 7: Students‟ opinion about the role of signals in listening texts 30 Chart 8: Students‟ expectation from the listening environment 33 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration i Acknowledgement ii Abstract iii List of abbreviations iv List of tables, figures and charts v PART A: INTRODUCTION 1 1 Rationale for the study 1 2. Purpose of the study 1 3. Scope of the study 2 4. Methods of the study 2 5. Significance of the study 2 6. Organization of the study 3 PART B: DEVELOPMENT 4 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 4 1. Theoretical background of listening skills 4 1. What is Listening Comprehension? 4 1. Definitions 4 vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.2 The importance and purposes of the listening skill 6 1. Nature of Listening 7 1. The process involved in the listening skill 8 1. Teaching the listening skill 9 1. The listening skill 9 1. Phases in teaching the listening skill 10 1. Potential problems in learning to listening to English 11 1. Speed of delivery 11 1. Inability to get thing repeated 12 1. Unrecognizing the signals 12 1. Listeners’ lack of contextual knowledge or background knowledge 13 1. Inability to concentrate 13 1. Learning habits 14 CHAPTER II: THE STUDY 15 2. The setting of the study 15 2. English teaching and learning situations at CT2SS 15 2. The students’ background and their English levels 16 2. Listening text books 16 2. Selecting the subjects 17 2. Data collection instruments 18 2. The questionnaire for the students 18 vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Procedures to collect data 19 2. Sts’ attitude toward the importance of learning English listening skills 20 2. The listening comprehension difficulties encountered 24 by the 11th form Sts at CT2SS 2. Problems related to the listening material 24 2. Problems related to the learners. Problems related to the environment. Suggestions for the teachers to help the students overcome 33 these difficulties. CHAPTER III: FINDING AND DISCUSSION 35 3. Major findings and discussions 35 3. The students’ attitude towards learning the listening skill 35 3. Difficulties in learning the listening skill 35 3. Problems from the materials 35 3. Problems from the learners 36 3. Problems from the listening environment 36 3. Suggestions for teachers and the students in teaching and learning 36 the listening skill viii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. For the students 37 3. Practice listening frequently outside class 37 3. Practice using listening strategies 37 3. For the teachers 38 3. Activating the students’ vocabulary 38 3. Giving extracurricular activities 38 3. Encouraging the students to relate their background knowledge 39 with the topic they are going to listen 3. Guiding the students which listening strategies should be 39 used for each task 3. Using the tapes and radios with good quality 40 3. Providing and trying to again as much feedback as possible 40 3. Improving the learning environment of listening skills 40 3. Summary 41 PART C: CONCLUSION 42 1. Summary of the study 42 2. Limitations of the study 43 ix LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Suggestions for further research 43 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES I x LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Language is a means helping people to communicate with each others. Without language, people can not understand each other properly. However, to master a language is not easy at all. Of the four language skills -Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing-that all language learners are supposed to acquire, listening is believed to be the most challenging due to the complex and subtle nature of listening comprehension in L2 or foreign language. It takes much time and effort to make progress in this skill. In Vietnam, a lot of students encounter listening problems in foreign language learning, especially for Sts in mountainous areas, listening skill is much more difficult because of both objective and subjective reasons. That‟s why I chose this thesis “Difficulties encountered by the 11th form students at Cẩm Thủy 2 Secondary School when learning the English listening skill”. I hope this thesis will help both teachers and Sts to realize the factors obstacling the students in learning the English listening skill, then find out solutions to this problem. Purpose of the study The main purpose of the study is to probe difficulties encountered by the 11th form students at Cam Thuy II secondary school (CT2SS), in Thanh Hoa province in learning the listening skill. Within this purpose, the three central objectives are: - Investigating the 11th form Sts‟ attitudes at CT2SS towards listening - Finding out the difficulties encountered by the Sts in learning the listening skill - Giving suggestions with the hope of helping the Sts improve their listening comprehension In order to achieve the above objectives, the study will be conducted to answer three research questions: 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. How can the 11th grade Sts at CT2SS perceive the importance of studying English listening skill? 2. What listening difficulties do the 11th grade Sts at CT2SS face when learning to listen in English? 3. How can the teacher help the Sts overcome these listening comprehension difficulties? 1. Scope of the study This minor thesis is conducted at CT2SS in order to perceive difficulties in learning listening skills of the 11th form Sts. The study focuses on describing the problems and factors causing such challenges, for instance, facilities, students‟ English listening proficiency. To go ahead, the thesis also offers some appropriate suggestions to better the current context. Methodology of the study To seek the answers to the research questions, both qualitative and quantitative methods are used. First of all, for the theoretical basis, a lot of reference materials on listening skills have been collected, analyzed and synthesized carefully with the due consideration for the students‟ learning situations. Secondly, a survey questionnaire has been conducted with the students to collect the data. Then, follow-up interviews have been carried out with students to gather the most reliable data for analysis to find the answers to the research questions mentioned above. Significance of the study This study may provide insights into the process of learning the listening skill for the students. It can help students understand why they have difficulties in the listening 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. It also gives some suggestions to help students overcome the difficulties. It may play a crucial role in enhancing the listening skill to the students. Organization of the study The thesis is divided into 3 parts: PART A: INTRODUCTION. This part refers to the rationale, aims, scope, methods, research questions and organization of the stud. This consists of three chapters. CHAPTER I – LITERARUTE REVIEW conceptualizes the definition of the listening skill, the importance and purposes of listening, nature of listening, the process of listening, teaching the listening skill, phases in teaching the listening skill and potential problems in learning to listen to English CHAPTER II: THE STUDY presents the methodology used in the study including the setting, sample, data collection instrument, data collection procedure and data analysis. CHAPTER III: MAJOR FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION shows some major findings and suggestions for learning listening skills. It is comprised of CONCLUSION, which revisits the main points discussed in the study, some limitations of the study and recommendations for future researches will be presented. 3 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Introduction This chapter discusses a variety of issues in the theories of listening skill. The following main points will be presented: definitions, the importance and purposes of the listening skill; the nature, the process of listening, and phases in teaching the listening skill and potential problems in learning to listen in English 1. Theoretical background of the listening skill 1. What is the listening skill? 1. Definitions Listening is considered as one of the most important skills in acquiring both a native language and a second or foreign language; It is being paid more and more attention to. So far, there have been a number of definitions of listening by different linguists such as Howatt and Dakin (1974); Wolvin and Coakley (1982); Pearson (1983); Hirsch (1986); Feyten (1991); Scarcella and Oxford (1992); Bentley & Bacon (1996) Howatt and Dakin (1974) defined listening as the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This involves understanding a speaker's accent or pronunciation, his grammar and his vocabulary, and grasping his meaning. Wolvin and Coakley (1982) regarded listening "the process of receiving, attending to and assigning meaning to aural stimuli". Pearson (1983) stated “Listening involves the simultaneous organization and combination of skills in Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, and knowledge of the text structure, all of which seem to be controlled by the cognitive process. Thus it can be said that though not fully realized, the listening skill is essential in acquiring language proficiency”. 4 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com Hirsch (1986) gave another definition “Listening as an aspect of skills: involves neurological response and interpretations of sounds to understand and to give meaning by reacting, selecting meaning, remembering, attending, analyzing and including previous experience.” Bentley & Bacon (1996) stated that listening, an important part of the second language learning process has also been defined as an active process during which the listener constructs meaning from oral input. To sum up, all of definitions are given with a view to clarifying the nature of the listening skill which is necessary in the process of acquiring a native language or a foreign one.2 The importance and purposes of the listening skill in the language learning process It can‟t be denied that listening plays a vital role in our daily lives. People listen for different purposes such as entertainment, academic purposes or obtaining necessary information. People are believed to use more time listening in comparison with other skills. According to Adler, R.

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