VIETNAM NATIONAL, UNIVERSITY, IANGI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES SSSR et etobetecahtk oc L& THU TRANG AN EVALUATION OF THE ESP MATERIALS FOR THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, IIA HOA TIEN UNIVERSITY AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ADAPTATION Banh gid giao trình tiếng Anh chuyên ngành đành cho sinh viên năm thứ hai khoa Tài chính Kế toán trường Đại học Hà Hoa Tiên, Hà Nam và đề xuất biệu chỉnh giáo trình M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELI: ENGLISH TEACTIING METIIODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 TIanoi, 2014 VIETNAM NATIONAL, UNIVERSITY, IANGI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES SSSR et etobetecahtk oc Li THU TRANG AN EVALUATION OF THE ESP MATERIALS FOR THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, IIA HOA TIEN UNIVERSITY AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ADAPTATION ảnh giá giáo trình tiếng Anh chuyên ngành dành cho sinh viên năm thứ hai khoa Tài chính Kế toán trường Đại học Hà Hoa Tiên, Hà Nam và đề xuất hiệu chỉnh giáo tình M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELi: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60440111 SUPERVISOR: Dr. TRAN THI THU HIEN Tĩanoi, 2014 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP 1 certify my authority of the submitted minor thesis entitled “dn evalsation of the ESP materials for the 2" year students of Faculty of Financial Accounting, Ha Hoa Tiên University in la Nam and suggestions for adaptation”. in terms of slalement of requirement for the thesis and the field study reports in Masters’ programs, is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledged and that this minor thesis or any part of the same had not been subrilled for a highor degree to any other univers institutions Hanoi, August 2014 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP. ACKNOWLEDGMEN ATSTRACT iit TABLE OE CONTENTS.
se el LIST OF ABBRIVIATIONS vii LIST OF TABLES vith PART A: INNTRODUCTION. Rationale ƒïỉ†= Aims of the study Scopeof the stuđy. ok kw G A Tescarch questign. sec Se Research method ae Significance of the SUdY.
Design of the sfuđÿ,. R PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW. 11 ESP course evaluation 1.1 What ix meant hy evaluation? ~ 1.2 Why should the evalnation be carried aut?. tới 113 When should the evaluation be 0CCHrreif?.
Lhd iow can the evaluation be carried out? sa "3 115 Who should be involved in the evaluation 1.2 Materials, courscbock and textbook. Definition and principles of materials adapfafion. Materials adaptation technigue.5 Chapter summary CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 21 Context of the study vii LIST OF ABBRIVIATIONS English for general purposes English for specific purposes FOFA: Faculty of Financial Accounting HT: Ha Hoa Tign University VNU-ULIS: Vietnam National University— University of Languages and Intemational Studics ACKNOWLEDGMENT On the completion of this thesis, I would like to give my sincere thanks to many people for their encouragement and assistance during the preparation of my thesis First and foremost, I would like lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr, Trin Thi Thu Hién, who has been most willing and ready to give me valuable and hefpful guidance, advice and support during the most difficult time of thesis construction.
Without hor help, this thasis would not have baan nade possible My special thanks also go to all the teachers in the English Department, at Ha Hoa ‘ign University for their enthusiastic participation and constructive suggestions for the development of the sindy. And Tatso wish to oxpress my Uanks for the groal. cooperation from the second year accounting students of the Faculty of Financial Accounting and the graduated ones in the data collection of my study. My gratitude also extends to my lecturers for their interesting and helpful lessons duting of working towards my master’s degree.
Last but not least, my sincere thanks go to my family who give me much motivation, energy and supparl in accomplishing this challenging work ACKNOWLEDGMENT On the completion of this thesis, I would like to give my sincere thanks to many people for their encouragement and assistance during the preparation of my thesis First and foremost, I would like lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr, Trin Thi Thu Hién, who has been most willing and ready to give me valuable and hefpful guidance, advice and support during the most difficult time of thesis construction. Without hor help, this thasis would not have baan nade possible My special thanks also go to all the teachers in the English Department, at Ha Hoa ‘ign University for their enthusiastic participation and constructive suggestions for the development of the sindy. And Tatso wish to oxpress my Uanks for the groal. cooperation from the second year accounting students of the Faculty of Financial Accounting and the graduated ones in the data collection of my study.
My gratitude also extends to my lecturers for their interesting and helpful lessons duting of working towards my master’s degree. Last but not least, my sincere thanks go to my family who give me much motivation, energy and supparl in accomplishing this challenging work 4. Suggestions tor further study. - 31_Tou399741752 APPENDIX APPENDIX 2.
VI APPENDIX 5 XI APPENDIX 6 - - xv LIST OF TABLES Tabie 1. Statistics on the 2° year students’ opinions on the coursebook in terns of aims Table 2: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opmions towards the statement I (appendix 1; Table 3: Statistics on the graduated students’ opinions toward statements 4 and 5 (appendix 1) Table 4: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 1) Table 5: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 2) Table 6. Statistics on the 13 second year students’ opinions towards the statements 7 and 8 ‘appendix l} Tabie 7: Statistics on the 2" year students’ opinions toward statements 7 and 8 fappendix 2) Tabie 8: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the wlatenent 9 fappendix 2) Table 9 Statistics on the 2” year students’ opinions toward statements 10 and 1} (appendix 2) LIST OF TABLES Tabie 1. Statistics on the 2° year students’ opinions on the coursebook in terns of aims Table 2: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opmions towards the statement I (appendix 1; Table 3: Statistics on the graduated students’ opinions toward statements 4 and 5 (appendix 1) Table 4: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 1) Table 5: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 2) Table 6.
Statistics on the 13 second year students’ opinions towards the statements 7 and 8 ‘appendix l} Tabie 7: Statistics on the 2" year students’ opinions toward statements 7 and 8 fappendix 2) Tabie 8: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the wlatenent 9 fappendix 2) Table 9 Statistics on the 2” year students’ opinions toward statements 10 and 1} (appendix 2) ACKNOWLEDGMENT On the completion of this thesis, I would like to give my sincere thanks to many people for their encouragement and assistance during the preparation of my thesis First and foremost, I would like lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr, Trin Thi Thu Hién, who has been most willing and ready to give me valuable and hefpful guidance, advice and support during the most difficult time of thesis construction. Without hor help, this thasis would not have baan nade possible My special thanks also go to all the teachers in the English Department, at Ha Hoa ‘ign University for their enthusiastic participation and constructive suggestions for the development of the sindy. And Tatso wish to oxpress my Uanks for the groal. cooperation from the second year accounting students of the Faculty of Financial Accounting and the graduated ones in the data collection of my study.
My gratitude also extends to my lecturers for their interesting and helpful lessons duting of working towards my master’s degree. Last but not least, my sincere thanks go to my family who give me much motivation, energy and supparl in accomplishing this challenging work ii ABSTRACT Coursebock evaluation is of great importance in assessing how efftotive a coursebook is to the teaching and leamung of foreign languages. The thesis is carried out in an allempl to evaluais the suilability of the coursebook “nglish for Finance” (Cao Xuan ‘Thigu, 2003, Publisher of Finance) for the second year students of finaneial accounting at Ha Hoa ‘Tién University, in Ha Nam to the course’s objectives in terms of aims, contents, and methodology. The sludy makes usc of survey rescarch approach wilh dala collection instruments of questionnaires in form of Likert rating scale type, informal interviews, and with the involvement of 69 informants.
‘Type of summative evaluation was chosen to seek for significant improvements for subsequent usc. The findings points out that the coursebook is partially suitable to the course's objectives and would be subsequently used for incoming ESP courses at the university, However, seeking for effectively and completely obtaining given objectives of the course, there should be necessary improvements 9 be made with the courscbook in terms of language components, reading topics, types of exercises and tasks, guidance and suggestion for further study and practice as recommended in the study. LIST OF TABLES Tabie 1. Statistics on the 2° year students’ opinions on the coursebook in terns of aims Table 2: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opmions towards the statement I (appendix 1; Table 3: Statistics on the graduated students’ opinions toward statements 4 and 5 (appendix 1) Table 4: Statistics on the 13 graduated students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 1) Table 5: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the statement 6 (appendix 2) Table 6.
Statistics on the 13 second year students’ opinions towards the statements 7 and 8 ‘appendix l} Tabie 7: Statistics on the 2" year students’ opinions toward statements 7 and 8 fappendix 2) Tabie 8: Statistics on the 53 second year students’ opinions towards the wlatenent 9 fappendix 2) Table 9 Statistics on the 2” year students’ opinions toward statements 10 and 1} (appendix 2) ii ABSTRACT Coursebock evaluation is of great importance in assessing how efftotive a coursebook is to the teaching and leamung of foreign languages. The thesis is carried out in an allempl to evaluais the suilability of the coursebook “nglish for Finance” (Cao Xuan ‘Thigu, 2003, Publisher of Finance) for the second year students of finaneial accounting at Ha Hoa ‘Tién University, in Ha Nam to the course’s objectives in terms of aims, contents, and methodology. The sludy makes usc of survey rescarch approach wilh dala collection instruments of questionnaires in form of Likert rating scale type, informal interviews, and with the involvement of 69 informants. ‘Type of summative evaluation was chosen to seek for significant improvements for subsequent usc.
The findings points out that the coursebook is partially suitable to the course's objectives and would be subsequently used for incoming ESP courses at the university, However, seeking for effectively and completely obtaining given objectives of the course, there should be necessary improvements 9 be made with the courscbook in terms of language components, reading topics, types of exercises and tasks, guidance and suggestion for further study and practice as recommended in the study. ii ABSTRACT Coursebock evaluation is of great importance in assessing how efftotive a coursebook is to the teaching and leamung of foreign languages. The thesis is carried out in an allempl to evaluais the suilability of the coursebook “nglish for Finance” (Cao Xuan ‘Thigu, 2003, Publisher of Finance) for the second year students of finaneial accounting at Ha Hoa ‘Tién University, in Ha Nam to the course’s objectives in terms of aims, contents, and methodology. The sludy makes usc of survey rescarch approach wilh dala collection instruments of questionnaires in form of Likert rating scale type, informal interviews, and with the involvement of 69 informants.
‘Type of summative evaluation was chosen to seek for significant improvements for subsequent usc.
