VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & TNTERNATIONAT. STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATF STUDIES ki ĐH 4 tr 4 Ki tk VY TRAN TID TANG AN EVALUATION OF THE WRITING COMPONENT IN THE « ENGLISII 12 » TEXTBOOK IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND METIIODOLOGY : A CASE AT UONG BI TIIGIE SCHOOL, QUANG NINH PROVINCE pANII GIA PHAN VIET TRONG CIIUONG TRINII SACII GIAO KIIOA LỚP 12 VỀ MẬT NỘI DƯNG VÀ PHƯƠNG PHIÁP: NGHIÊN CUU TAI TRUONG THPT UONG Bi, TINH QUANG NINH M. Minor Thesis Ficld: English Mcthodology Code: 60 1410 Hanoi — 2010 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAT, STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES AR RRR RRR TRAN TID HÃNG AN EVALUATION OF THE WRITING COMPONENT IN THE « ENGLISH 12 » TEXTBOOK IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY : A CASE AT UONG BI HIGH SCHOOL, QUANG NINH PROVINCE DANII GIA PIIAN VIẾT TRONG CHƯƠNG TRÌNH SÁCH GIÁO KHOA LOP 12 VE MAT NOI DUNG VA PHƯƠNG PHÁP : NGHIÊN CỨU TẠI TRƯỜNG TIIPT UÔNG Bi, TINEI QUANG NINIL MA. Minor Thesis Field: English Methodology Code: 60 1410 Supervisor: Hoang Xuan Hoa, Ph.D Hanoi - 2010 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS T: Teachers §: Sludents MOET: Ministry of Education and Training set of materials is suitable for a particular situation Most often materials evaluation is carried! ont to find ont the strengths and weaknesses af the materials so (hal changes nocd to be made to improve the suitability and enhance the etféctiveness of the materials.
This is the reason why the researcher conducted an evaluation of the writing component in “Tinglish 127 textbook 2, Aims of the study ‘The study is aimed to evaluate the Writing component in “English 12” textbook at Uong Bi secondary school in terms of content and mothodatogy to determine whether il uly reflects the objectives prescribed by MOET for the course and suitable to the students’ needs of English It is expected that the findings from the study would make contribution to the improvement of ths lexthook or propose changes to enhance the effectiveness of the material for the future use. 3, Rescarch questions The study is to find out the answers to the following research questions 1. Does the writing component of the “English 12” textbook mect the requirements of the course in terms of content and methodology? 2.18 the writing component, of the “Fngtish 12” lextbook suitable fo the students’ needs in terms ofcontent and methodology? 4, Scope of the study Though the author is awa at in order to lave a comprehensive evaluation of any material, a great number of critaria should be taken into consideration, such as the audience, the content, the methodology, the cultural bias, the authenticity, the layout ete, and each criterion needs taking inte account various aspects. With the scope of this minor thesis, this study is only aimed at cealnating the suitabilily of the writing component in English 12 textbook in the standard in terms of content and methodology.
This study is a in-depth survey at Uong Bi Iligh School in Quang Ninh. Therefore, the findings of the study arc not intended to be gencralized to other school contexts, Indeed the findings may not apply beyond the actual participants in this particular study. 5, Significance of the study The findings of the thesis will serve as a back-up for the improvements of the writing component in the “English 12° textbook, teachers’ method adjustment and materials adaptation as well. Practically, the findings are beneficial for both teachers and learners at set of materials is suitable for a particular situation Most often materials evaluation is carried! ont to find ont the strengths and weaknesses af the materials so (hal changes nocd to be made to improve the suitability and enhance the etféctiveness of the materials.
This is the reason why the researcher conducted an evaluation of the writing component in “Tinglish 127 textbook 2, Aims of the study ‘The study is aimed to evaluate the Writing component in “English 12” textbook at Uong Bi secondary school in terms of content and mothodatogy to determine whether il uly reflects the objectives prescribed by MOET for the course and suitable to the students’ needs of English It is expected that the findings from the study would make contribution to the improvement of ths lexthook or propose changes to enhance the effectiveness of the material for the future use. 3, Rescarch questions The study is to find out the answers to the following research questions 1. Does the writing component of the “English 12” textbook mect the requirements of the course in terms of content and methodology? 2.18 the writing component, of the “Fngtish 12” lextbook suitable fo the students’ needs in terms ofcontent and methodology? 4, Scope of the study Though the author is awa at in order to lave a comprehensive evaluation of any material, a great number of critaria should be taken into consideration, such as the audience, the content, the methodology, the cultural bias, the authenticity, the layout ete, and each criterion needs taking inte account various aspects. With the scope of this minor thesis, this study is only aimed at cealnating the suitabilily of the writing component in English 12 textbook in the standard in terms of content and methodology.
This study is a in-depth survey at Uong Bi Iligh School in Quang Ninh. Therefore, the findings of the study arc not intended to be gencralized to other school contexts, Indeed the findings may not apply beyond the actual participants in this particular study. 5, Significance of the study The findings of the thesis will serve as a back-up for the improvements of the writing component in the “English 12° textbook, teachers’ method adjustment and materials adaptation as well. Practically, the findings are beneficial for both teachers and learners at set of materials is suitable for a particular situation Most often materials evaluation is carried! ont to find ont the strengths and weaknesses af the materials so (hal changes nocd to be made to improve the suitability and enhance the etféctiveness of the materials.
This is the reason why the researcher conducted an evaluation of the writing component in “Tinglish 127 textbook 2, Aims of the study ‘The study is aimed to evaluate the Writing component in “English 12” textbook at Uong Bi secondary school in terms of content and mothodatogy to determine whether il uly reflects the objectives prescribed by MOET for the course and suitable to the students’ needs of English It is expected that the findings from the study would make contribution to the improvement of ths lexthook or propose changes to enhance the effectiveness of the material for the future use. 3, Rescarch questions The study is to find out the answers to the following research questions 1. Does the writing component of the “English 12” textbook mect the requirements of the course in terms of content and methodology? 2.18 the writing component, of the “Fngtish 12” lextbook suitable fo the students’ needs in terms ofcontent and methodology? 4, Scope of the study Though the author is awa at in order to lave a comprehensive evaluation of any material, a great number of critaria should be taken into consideration, such as the audience, the content, the methodology, the cultural bias, the authenticity, the layout ete, and each criterion needs taking inte account various aspects. With the scope of this minor thesis, this study is only aimed at cealnating the suitabilily of the writing component in English 12 textbook in the standard in terms of content and methodology.
This study is a in-depth survey at Uong Bi Iligh School in Quang Ninh. Therefore, the findings of the study arc not intended to be gencralized to other school contexts, Indeed the findings may not apply beyond the actual participants in this particular study. 5, Significance of the study The findings of the thesis will serve as a back-up for the improvements of the writing component in the “English 12° textbook, teachers’ method adjustment and materials adaptation as well. Practically, the findings are beneficial for both teachers and learners at Uong Bi Ligh school from the experience of reflection.
Secondly, the findings of the study will contribute information to textbook writers and cducalors lo dolzmuinc puricula and program direction. It is also hoped that the thesis will be of contributions towards the development of the writing component in general and the writing component in “English 12” textbook in particular 6, Method of the study In order to evaluate the writing component of the ‘English 12” textbook, document analysis and survey questionnaires were cruployed lo addrass (he lwo questions bog invostigats Document analysis was one of the main instruments with a thorough objective analysis of the textbook under evaluation. Survey questionnaire was used to collect the data that tol: sử to the toaclurs’ and students’ porspoclives and altitudes lowards the lexthook they have just finished, The findings are expected to provide convincing evidence for the contribution to the improvement of the textbook for the future use. Design of the study The study consists of three parts: the introduction, the main content and the conclusion.
‘The introduction provides the basic information such as the rationale of the study, the aims, the research questions, the scope, the significance of the study and the methods of the study. ‘The main content is divided into 3 chapters. Chapter one reviews the literature on materials evaluation. 11 first presents the Totes and types of inalerials in language leaching, Then il presents major issues in materials evaluation, including reasons for materials evaluation, types of materials evaluation, who carries out and who provides data for materials evaluations, models for materials evaluation and criteria for materials evaluation.
Next it provides the information about mulcrials adaptation such as reasons for adapting and adapting techniques, Finally, it focuses on theoretical backgrounds to writing and teaching writing, which consists of reasons for teaching writing and main approaches to teaching writing. This part plays an important role in the cvaluation of the writing component in the study. Chapter two focuses on the methodology employed in the study, including the research questions, research method, dala collection procedures and the participants. Chaptor thrag reports discussions of the results, the findings and the recommendations for the improvement of the materials, The conclusion presents a review of the study, the limitations and some suggestions for further research.4, Data collection procedure.
Chapter 3: Results and discussions.1, Description of the writing component of in the “English 12 3. Requirements of the writing component of the course. The Survey Resulls - - 26 3.1 The appropriateness of the writing component to the content of the course.2 The appropriateness of the writing component in terms of tucthodology an - 33 3. The suitability of the writing component in the English 12 textbook to the requirements of the MOET,.
The suitability of the writing component to the students’needs in terms of contznt and methodology.4 Suggestions far the imnprovetnenL - 38 PART HI: CONCLUSION wood 1. Conclusion of the study. Limitations af the study. Suggestions for fiather sPHÄÿ.
óc ch HH Home 42 REFERENCES. APPENDIX 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE WRITING COMPONENT IN THE ENGLISH 12 TEXTBOOK. APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS. APPENDIX 3: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENT APPENDIX 4: QUESTIONNATRE FOR STUDENTS ( Vietnamese version).
XIV PART I: INTRODUCTION 1, Rationale of the study Nowadays English has become increasingly important as a means of global communication and a lridge 1 mankind's knowledge. In the process of global integration, the teaching and Jeaming English has become a great concem in Vietnam, Therefore, the government has changed the curriculum in order to tran the citizens who can use English for conmmmicative purposes. Ry doing this, in 2002 the Ministry of Eđnealion and Training (MOET) announced a new textbook project for upper secondary school level. The new textbooks comprised two sets.
Set 1, unofficially called “sách chuẩn” (¡e “standard texthooks”, was intended for students pusuing Ban cơ bản (.
