VIETNAM NATIONAT, UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES AURORE A STUDY ON THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY GRADE 10™ STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TILAI NGUYEN CITY IN LEARNING ENGLISII LISTENING SKILL (NGHTEN CUU VE NHUNG KHO KHAN Hoc SINH L.GP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT THALNGUYEN GAP PHAL TRONG KHI Hoc ki NANG NGHE TIENG ANH) MLA. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOCY CODE: 60140111 Hanoi, 2014 VIETNAM NATIONAT, UNIVERSITY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES AURORE A STUDY ON THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY GRADE 10™ STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TILAI NGUYEN CITY IN LEARNING ENGLISII LISTENING SKILL (NGHTEN CUU VE NHUNG KHO KHAN Hoc SINH L.GP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT THALNGUYEN GAP PHAL TRONG KHI Hoc ki NANG NGHE TIENG ANH) MLA. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 SUPERVISOR: HA CAM TAM, PhD. Hanoi, 2014 DECLARATION I, Trần Văn Dũng, hereby certify that this minor thesis entitled ASELDY ON THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY GRADE 10™ SELDENTS AT TITATNGUYEN UPPER SECONDARY SCTIOOL IN TITAT NGUYEN CITY IN LEARNING ENGLISH LISTENING SKILL is completely the result of my own word for the Degree of Master at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National Universily, Hanoi and that this thesis has not been subrnitted for any degree at any other university or institution.
ABSTRACT Listening ability is one of the important skills in forsign language learning. In spite of its importance, listening has long been the neglected skill in foreign language acquisition, roscarch, teaching, and a ment, The sludy allempls lo uncover the difficulties cncountered by grade 10” stud: ls al Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill, 90 students participated in collecting data for the study. The data was gathered by means of listening exercises and practice readings. The results of the study showed stress, intonation and rhythm were the major listening comprehension problems encountered by grade 10" students at Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill.
Suggestions are made for addressing probleins regarding how teachers can help their students overcome listening comprehension problems. The results of this study may also ‘be useful for those who are interested in this field. Yurstly, for the theoretical basics, reference materials on listening skill have been collected, analyzed and synthesized carofally with the dus consideration for the students? Jearning situations. Secondly, the researcher asked students to do listening exercises.
‘this part is conducted to answers the research question, Thirdly, an observation has bccn conducted with the students to collect the data. It ‘has been carried out with students to gather the most reliable data for analysis to find the answers to [he research questions mentioned above 6. Scope of the study “This thesis is conducted at grade 10” students at hai Nguyen high school so as to perceive difficulties in ]zaming the listening skill Because the students’ Ievet is low, the study onty focuses on the approach of bottom-up with 3 problems that students often face when learning English listening comprehension, They are problems caused by the stress, problems caused by intonation and problems causcd by the rhythm 7, Organization of the research. ‘The study is divided into 3 parts PART A.
INTRODUCTION ‘This part presents the rationale; porposes of the study; significance of the study: inethodolagy of the study; the scope of the study; organivation of the study. PART B: DEVELOPMENT ‘This part includes 2 chapters: Chapter I: Literature review ‘This chapter presents the definitions, the importance and puxposes of the listening skill in the language learning process. Nature of listening skill, the process of listening skill. and probloms in Icaming to the English listening skill Chapter Il: The study “This part presents the methodology used in the study including research questions and rescarch design with context af the sindy, participants, and data collection instruments, This part also presents data collection and some major findings in learning listening skill.
PART C: CONCLUSION, It is comprised of conclusion, which revisits the main points discussed in the study, sore limibdions of the study and recommendations for further researchers will be presented, ABSTRACT Listening ability is one of the important skills in forsign language learning. In spite of its importance, listening has long been the neglected skill in foreign language acquisition, roscarch, teaching, and a ment, The sludy allempls lo uncover the difficulties cncountered by grade 10” stud: ls al Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill, 90 students participated in collecting data for the study. The data was gathered by means of listening exercises and practice readings. The results of the study showed stress, intonation and rhythm were the major listening comprehension problems encountered by grade 10" students at Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill.
Suggestions are made for addressing probleins regarding how teachers can help their students overcome listening comprehension problems. The results of this study may also ‘be useful for those who are interested in this field. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A; INTRODUCTION 1. Objectives of the study 3.
Significance of the study. Methodology of the study. 5 ‘The scope of the study, 6. Organization of the study.
PART B: DEVELOPMEN CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Whatis the Histening skill? - 1. Nature oflistening skilL. Purposes for listening.4'The process of listening 1.1 Stross in learning Fistening skill 1,422 Intonation in Joaming listening all 1.43 Rhythm in leaming listening shal.
LS Review of previous thesis - - CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY - - 16 3.1 Context of the study. Data collection procedure 2. Rhythm, - - PART C: CONCLUSION. Limitations of the study - - 2 4.
Suggostiơns for [urdhor roscarch - - 32 REFERENCE.34 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A; INTRODUCTION 1. Objectives of the study 3. Significance of the study. Methodology of the study.
5 ‘The scope of the study, 6. Organization of the study. PART B: DEVELOPMEN CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Whatis the Histening skill? - 1.
Nature oflistening skilL. Purposes for listening.4'The process of listening 1.1 Stross in learning Fistening skill 1,422 Intonation in Joaming listening all 1.43 Rhythm in leaming listening shal. LS Review of previous thesis - - CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY - - 16 3.1 Context of the study. Data collection procedure 2.
Rhythm, - - PART C: CONCLUSION. Limitations of the study - - 2 4. Suggostiơns for [urdhor roscarch - - 32 REFERENCE.34 ABSTRACT Listening ability is one of the important skills in forsign language learning. In spite of its importance, listening has long been the neglected skill in foreign language acquisition, roscarch, teaching, and a ment, The sludy allempls lo uncover the difficulties cncountered by grade 10” stud: ls al Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill, 90 students participated in collecting data for the study.
The data was gathered by means of listening exercises and practice readings. The results of the study showed stress, intonation and rhythm were the major listening comprehension problems encountered by grade 10" students at Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill. Suggestions are made for addressing probleins regarding how teachers can help their students overcome listening comprehension problems. The results of this study may also ‘be useful for those who are interested in this field.
PART A: INTRODUCTION 1, Rationale Language is a rican helping to conmmanicate with cach olher. Tf (hore is no language, people can not understand each other properly, However, to master a language is not easy at all There arc four main skills in teaching at high school — listening, reading, speaking and Writing that Jeamers are supposed to acquire, listening is thought to be the most challenging because of the complex and subtle nature of listening comprehension in second Janguage or forcign language, It takes much time and cffort to make progress in this skill, Today, a lot of students encounter listening problems in foreign language lsarrung, especially for students in mountainous areas, listening skill is much more difficult due to objective and subjective reasons. That is why I chose this thesi *A study on the problors. experienced by grade 10° students at Thai Nguyen Upper Secondary School in Thai Nguyen city in learning Lnglish listening skills”.
| hope that this thesis will help both teachcrs and students lo realize the factors abstracting the students in icarning the English listening ski, they can find out solutions to these problems. Objectives of the study The main purpose of the study is to find out the difficulties encountered by grade 10" students at Thai Nguyen Upper Sccondary School in Thai Nguyen city in learning English listening skills. Within this purpose, the objective is to uncover the difficulties encountered by grade 10” students at Thai Nguyen high school in learning listening skill 3. Research questions What difficulties do the grade 10" students al Thai Nguyen high school face when learning listening skill? 4.
Significance of the study ‘This study can provide insights into the process of learning the listening skill for the students, Tt ean help students understand why they have diffieutties in the Bstening skill. TL also gives some suggestions to help students overcome the difficulties. It may play a cmcial role in enhancing the listening skill to the students. Methodology of the study To find out the answers to the rescarch question, experimental method is used.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A; INTRODUCTION 1. Objectives of the study 3. Significance of the study. Methodology of the study.
5 ‘The scope of the study, 6. Organization of the study. PART B: DEVELOPMEN CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Whatis the Histening skill? - 1.
Nature oflistening skilL. Purposes for listening.4'The process of listening 1.1 Stross in learning Fistening skill 1,422 Intonation in Joaming listening all 1.43 Rhythm in leaming listening shal. LS Review of previous thesis - - CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY - - 16 3.1 Context of the study. Data collection procedure 2.
Rhythm, - - PART C: CONCLUSION. Limitations of the study - - 2 4. Suggostiơns for [urdhor roscarch - - 32 REFERENCE.34 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW This chapter discusses a varity of issues in the theones of Tistoning 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 teaching listening skill 4.
What is the listening skill? 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 linguistics such as Howall and Dakin (1974), Wolvin and Coakley (1982); Pearson (1983); Hirsch (1986); Feyten (1991), Scarcella and Oxford (1992); Bentley & Bacon (1996). Howat and Dakin (1974) defined listening, as the ability to identify and understand what others 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”. This definition suggests that listening is a complex, problem-solving skill. The task of listening is more than porecption of sound, although perception is the foundation, It also requires comprehension of meaning. This view of listening is in accordance with second language theory which considers listening ta spoken langnage as an active and complox proogss in which listeners facus on selected aspects of aural input, construct meaning, and relate what they hear to existing knowledge (C’Malley & Chamot, 1989; Bymes, 1984, Richards, 1985; Lloward, 1983) Pearson (1983) slaled “Listening involves the simnuliancous organization and combination of skills in Phonology, Syntax, Semantics, and knowledge of the text structure, all of which seem to be contraied by the cognitive process.
Thus, it can be said that though not fully realized, the listcning skill is essential in acquiring language proficiency”.