VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES ARAAAEARAAR AREER NGUYÊN CÔNG HIỆU ASTUDY ON DIFFICULTIES THAT 11°" GRADE STUDENTS AT NGUYEN VIET XUAN IIGII SCIIOOL ENCOUNTER WHEN LEARNING LISTENING SKILLS (NGIDEN CUU VE NIICNG KIIO KIIAN MA IIOC SINIILGP 11 TRUGNG THPT NGUYEN VIET XUAN GAP PHAI TRONG QUA TRINIIIIOC K¥ NANG NGIIE) M.MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 TIA NOI — 2016 VIET NAM NATLONAL UNLVERSITY-HA NOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN CONG HIEU A STUDY ON DIFFICULTIES THAT 11 GRADE STUDENTS AT NGUYEN VIET XUAN TIGII SCHOOL ENCOUNTER WHEN LEARNING LISTENING SKILLS (NGHIEN CUU VE NHU'NG KHO KHAN MA HOC SINHLOP 11 TRUGNG THPT NGUYEN VIET XUAN GAP PHAI TRONG QUA TRÌNTIIIỌC KỸ NĂNG NGIIT) M.MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Assoc. KIEU TH THU HƯƠNG HA NOI - 2016 DECLARATION Thorcby slate thaLT— Nguyễn Công Hiéu, being an M.A candidale of Ihe Faculty of Post-graduate Studies, ULIS, VNU, certify my authorship of the study entitled A study on difficulties that 11 grade students at Nguyen Viet Xuan High School encounter when learning listening skills I certify that this thesis is entirely my own work and that all the information in this paper was presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. required in the rules, | fully cited all the sources of the results that were not original to this work. Hanoi, November 2016 Nguyễn Công Hiệu 1.
Problom of understanding difforent aecents. Problem of mismatch between learners’ vocabulary and vocabulary used in listening Lexts 14 1. Problem of mismatch between leamers’ syntactic knowledge and syntax used in listening texts. sesesntnee sesesntnee sesesntnee " 1.4,Problems related to top-down processing.
Problem of cultwal differences 16 1. Problem of unfamiliar topics 16 1.Problems related to materials and listening tasks. Problem related to length and density of the text. Problem related to delivery speed 17 1.
Problem related to the complexity of the task 18 1. Problem of failing to apply effective leaming styles and strategies. Problems of fatigue and lack of concentration 19 1. - Problem related to physical settines.
Problem related to lack of visibility of the speaker 20 1.Review af previous warks. CHAPTER 2: THLE STUDY .Research context, learning materials, research subjects. Data collection instrumenis. Reasons for using the questionnaire 24 tờ 2.
Formal of the questionaire 24 tà is 2.Data collection procedure.Students’ background information. Students’ time expericnce in leaming English 25 2. Students’ average scores in listening skills last semostcr. Students’ perception of the importance of listening skills.4, Students’ perception of the dilficulty of listening skills in comparison with other skills.Students’ responses to the questions about problems related to bottom-up process.
Students” responses related to problem of hearing sounds 28 2. Students’ responses related to problem of understanding stress and intonation 29 2. Students’ responses related to problem of understanding different accents 30 2. Students’ responses related to problem of mismatch between learners’ yooabulary and vocabulary used in listening texts.
Students’ responses related to problem of mismatch between learners’ syntactic knowledge and syntax used in listening texts 31 2.Students’ responses to questions about the factors related to top-down processing 2. Problem of cultural differences 2. Problem of unfamiliar topie.Questians about problems caused by materials and fasks.1, Students’ responses related to problem concerning length and density of the text, and delivery speed. Students’ responses related to problem of the complexity of the task 34 2.Students’ responses to questions ahout other factars 34 2.
Students’ responses related ta problem of failing to apply effective learning styles and strategies 34 2. Students’ responses related to problems of fatigue and lack of concentration 36 2. Students’ responses related to problems of physical settings 37 vi ABSTRACT This study aims af discovering diffioullics thal the students of class 11D2 at Nguyen Viet Xuan High School encounter when they study listening skills and suggesting solutions for the teacher to improve students’ listening competence. To collect the data for analysis, two instruments have been used: the questionnaire and classroom observations.
‘Ihe fmdings show that there are fourteen problems that cause difficulties to the students of class 1HD2. The problems have been classified into four categories, namely (1) problems related to the boltom-up processing, (11) problems related to top-down processing, (iii) problems related to materials and listening tasks, and (iv) other problems. Based on the findings, the researcher has offered seme solutions to the teacher, so thal he will make changes in his approaches, methods and techniques to help his students overcome the problems and become better listeners ABSTRACT This study aims af discovering diffioullics thal the students of class 11D2 at Nguyen Viet Xuan High School encounter when they study listening skills and suggesting solutions for the teacher to improve students’ listening competence. To collect the data for analysis, two instruments have been used: the questionnaire and classroom observations.
‘Ihe fmdings show that there are fourteen problems that cause difficulties to the students of class 1HD2. The problems have been classified into four categories, namely (1) problems related to the boltom-up processing, (11) problems related to top-down processing, (iii) problems related to materials and listening tasks, and (iv) other problems. Based on the findings, the researcher has offered seme solutions to the teacher, so thal he will make changes in his approaches, methods and techniques to help his students overcome the problems and become better listeners 1. Problom of understanding difforent aecents.
Problem of mismatch between learners’ vocabulary and vocabulary used in listening Lexts 14 1. Problem of mismatch between leamers’ syntactic knowledge and syntax used in listening texts. sesesntnee sesesntnee sesesntnee " 1.4,Problems related to top-down processing. Problem of cultwal differences 16 1.
Problem of unfamiliar topics 16 1.Problems related to materials and listening tasks. Problem related to length and density of the text. Problem related to delivery speed 17 1. Problem related to the complexity of the task 18 1.
Problem of failing to apply effective leaming styles and strategies. Problems of fatigue and lack of concentration 19 1. - Problem related to physical settines. Problem related to lack of visibility of the speaker 20 1.Review af previous warks.
CHAPTER 2: THLE STUDY .Research context, learning materials, research subjects. Data collection instrumenis. Reasons for using the questionnaire 24 tờ 2. Formal of the questionaire 24 tà is 2.Data collection procedure.Students’ background information.
Students’ time expericnce in leaming English 25 TAST OF ABBREVIATIONS, NVXHS: Nguyen Viel Xuan High School L2: Second Language ESL: inglish as a second language EFL: English as a foreign language vin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to express my simcere gralitude to my supervisor, Assoc. Kiou Thi Thu Huong for her guidance, comments, enthusiasm, encouragement and heartfelt sympathy throughout the whole research process. Without her assistance, this lhesis could nol have been completed Second, my big thanks go to all the lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies, [anoi University of Languages and Intemational Studies, Vicinam National University, Hanoi, for their profound knowledge and guidance during my two years of studying at the Faculty. Third, I would like to thank all the librarians for their helping me with the refercnee materials and their efforts to make the atmosphere of reading rooms as pleasant as possible Especially, I wish to express my special thanks to the students and teachers al Nguyen Viel Xuan High School for their full support in completing the questionnaires and their detailed answers to the questions in the interview.
Talso wish to send my grateful thanks to examiners who will spend their lime reading and making commonts on [his thesis And finally, I wish to send my thanks to my family, relatives and friends who always cheer me up and support me at hard time. TAST OF ABBREVIATIONS, NVXHS: Nguyen Viel Xuan High School L2: Second Language ESL: inglish as a second language EFL: English as a foreign language vin 2. Students’ average scores in listening skills last semostcr. Students’ perception of the importance of listening skills.4, Students’ perception of the dilficulty of listening skills in comparison with other skills.Students’ responses to the questions about problems related to bottom-up process.
Students” responses related to problem of hearing sounds 28 2. Students’ responses related to problem of understanding stress and intonation 29 2. Students’ responses related to problem of understanding different accents 30 2. Students’ responses related to problem of mismatch between learners’ yooabulary and vocabulary used in listening texts.
Students’ responses related to problem of mismatch between learners’ syntactic knowledge and syntax used in listening texts 31 2.Students’ responses to questions about the factors related to top-down processing 2. Problem of cultural differences 2. Problem of unfamiliar topie.Questians about problems caused by materials and fasks.1, Students’ responses related to problem concerning length and density of the text, and delivery speed. Students’ responses related to problem of the complexity of the task 34 2.Students’ responses to questions ahout other factars 34 2.
Students’ responses related ta problem of failing to apply effective learning styles and strategies 34 2. Students’ responses related to problems of fatigue and lack of concentration 36 2. Students’ responses related to problems of physical settings 37 vi ABSTRACT This study aims af discovering diffioullics thal the students of class 11D2 at Nguyen Viet Xuan High School encounter when they study listening skills and suggesting solutions for the teacher to improve students’ listening competence. To collect the data for analysis, two instruments have been used: the questionnaire and classroom observations.
‘Ihe fmdings show that there are fourteen problems that cause difficulties to the students of class 1HD2. The problems have been classified into four categories, namely (1) problems related to the boltom-up processing, (11) problems related to top-down processing, (iii) problems related to materials and listening tasks, and (iv) other problems. Based on the findings, the researcher has offered seme solutions to the teacher, so thal he will make changes in his approaches, methods and techniques to help his students overcome the problems and become better listeners TAST OF ABBREVIATIONS, NVXHS: Nguyen Viel Xuan High School L2: Second Language ESL: inglish as a second language EFL: English as a foreign language vin TAST OF ABBREVIATIONS, NVXHS: Nguyen Viel Xuan High School L2: Second Language ESL: inglish as a second language EFL: English as a foreign language vin TABLE OF CONTENTS. DECLARATION «Liror! Bookmark not defined.
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Rationale of the study. al Objectives of the study. 2 A wh Research question. wk Aw Scope af the study ad Methodology of the study wd Significance of the study.
Design of the study. 8 CIIAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. Notions of listening. Nature of listening.
Importance of listening skills oN 1. Types of listening. sesesntnee sesesntnee sesesntnee 1.Procedures ofa listening lesson in a language classroom.Problems related to bottom-up processing. Problem related to hearing sounds " 1.
Problem of understanding stress and mlonalion 13 iv 1. Problom of understanding difforent aecents. Problem of mismatch between learners’ vocabulary and vocabulary used in listening Lexts 14 1. Problem of mismatch between leamers’ syntactic knowledge and syntax used in listening texts.
sesesntnee sesesntnee sesesntnee " 1.4,Problems related to top-down processing. Problem of cultwal differences 16 1. Problem of unfamiliar topics 16 1.Problems related to materials and listening tasks. Problem related to length and density of the text.
Problem related to delivery speed 17 1. Problem related to the complexity of the task 18 1. Problem of failing to apply effective leaming styles and strategies. Problems of fatigue and lack of concentration 19 1.
- Problem related to physical settines. Problem related to lack of visibility of the speaker 20 1.Review af previous warks. CHAPTER 2: THLE STUDY .Research context, learning materials, research subjects. Data collection instrumenis.
Reasons for using the questionnaire 24 tờ 2.
