VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES FEE ESSE OEE tot tớ LUU THANH HUYEN ifficulties of the 10" form Students at Canh Tan high school in Learning Grammar and Some Possible Solutions \( Những khó khăn của học sinh lớp 10 trường THPT Canh Tân trong việc học ngữ pháp và một số giải pháp khả thi ) M.A MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLODY CODE: 601410 HANOI - 2011 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERN. MONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-G. LUU THANH HUYEN Difficulties of the 10" form Students at Canh Tan high school in Learning Grammar and Some POSSIBLE Solutions ( Những khó khăn của học sinh lớp 10 trường THPT Canh Tân trong việc học ngữ pháp và một số giải nháp) MLA MINOR THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLODY CODE: 601410 SUPERVISOR: D.R DUONG TI] NU HANOI - 2011 ABSTRACT ‘rhe important role of English grammar is apparent for any students in general and for high school students in particular because grammar is the basic of their English leaning. For students at Canh Tan High School, grammar has been more paid attentions to as in the national examinations to get ths Certificate of Tigh School Graduation, grammar is the main part, However, they have encountereda lot of difficulties in leaming grammar.
‘This study aimed to investigate the difficulties in grammar learning perceived by the 10° form students at Canh ‘lan [ligh School. ‘The results of this study show that the students have specific problems im learning grammar, such as lack of fundamental knowledge, ineffective learning strategies, lack of intrinsic motivation and unsuitable materials. This study also find out the factors affecting language acquisition and suggests some solutions to reduce their grammar difficulties and help students to obtain desirable results in learning grammar, iii 1. lLcaring corlexI ll 1.
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The students’ awareness of the importance of grammar in learning Em.2, Students’ cvaluation on difficulties in learning English grannrnar.3, ‘The students’ frequency in leaming English grammar after the lessons at school "¬—. Time for learning English compared with other subjects 19 3.5, Students’ evaluations of the grammar teaching in the Language Focus Lessons 20 3. The studenl' lzandng sIyes. The students’ assessment of the grammar exercises in the textbook.
The sludents’ difficulties md the reasons caused di [ficulties in learning Enplish grammat. Students’ preference for the teachers’ grammar presentation approaches. Students’ favourite grammar practice activities.11, Expeetation for a bellor and more effective grammar Ïess91.2, Results from class observations. Summary, 29 CHAPTER 4: MAJOR FINDINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.1, Major findings and discussions - 30 4.1, Lack of grammar knowledge 4.
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Adapting and improving grammar malerials 33 vi PART A: INTRODUCTION In this chapter, the methodology of the study was presented. The research questions, subjects of the study, procedures and data collection will be described in detail 1. Rationale of the study Caobang is a mountainous province in the North —East of Vietnam. The province of Caobang is home to many people belonging to Vietnam's ethnic minority groups.
There are 28 ethnic minority groups living there and the most notable of these are the Tay, Nung, Dao, and Hmong. Canh Tan High School is situated in the West of Caobang town; most students here are ethnic minority of Tay, Nung and Dao groups. There have been many difficulties in life as well as in education development, especially in the development of teaching and leaming a foreign language like English. The students here considered the language of their groups their mother tongue, Vietnamese is the second language and English is a foreign language.
For students at Canh Tan High School, learning grammar is an important task. The students at Canh Tan High School are ethnic minority so they find learning grammar the most challenging to them in acquiring English. Therefore, they often raise many questions about how to learn grammar in an effective way. Facing these situations, the teachers at Canh Tan High School want to do something to change the ways of teaching and learning grammar.
Therefore, a research has been conducted to find out the current situation of learning English grammar and the difficulties of students in learning English grammar at Canh Tan High School. The researcher wishes to help students successfully improve their knowledge and feel more interested in grammar lessons. Aims of the study With the rationale above, my study was conducted with the aims - To investigate the difficulties of 10" form students in learning English grammar. - To investigate factors affecting the grammar acquisition - To recommend some solutions for students to overcome these difficulties.2, Students’ cvaluation on difficulties in learning English grannrnar.3, ‘The students’ frequency in leaming English grammar after the lessons at school "¬—.
Time for learning English compared with other subjects 19 3.5, Students’ evaluations of the grammar teaching in the Language Focus Lessons 20 3. The studenl' lzandng sIyes. The students’ assessment of the grammar exercises in the textbook. The sludents’ difficulties md the reasons caused di [ficulties in learning Enplish grammat.
Students’ preference for the teachers’ grammar presentation approaches. Students’ favourite grammar practice activities.11, Expeetation for a bellor and more effective grammar Ïess91.2, Results from class observations. Summary, 29 CHAPTER 4: MAJOR FINDINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.1, Major findings and discussions - 30 4.1, Lack of grammar knowledge 4. Lack of motivation.
Ineffective lcaring strategics. Factors affecting students” leaming —. cọc ch nh HH go eeoeoecoou32 `". Adapting and improving grammar malerials 33 vi The rescarch was carricd out with an attcmpt to find out the answers to the following questions: 1.
What are the main difficulties in learning English grammar? 2. Whal are the causes of these difficultios? 3. What are the suggested solutions to overcome the difficulties? 4. Significance of the study It is hoped that the findings and recommendations of this study will be helpful to the improvement of learning English grammer of Vietnamese students in general and of Canh Tan High Schoot students in particular.
The study also gives some guidelines for leavhers lo help their students overcome their grammar learning problems. The results of this study may also be useful for those who are interested in this field. Methods af the study The research is done by both quantitative and qualitative methods. The instruments were used lo collect data from the teachers and students at Cank Tan high school with the intention of addressing the aims of the study.
Questionnaire instrument was used to investigate the curent situation of leaning English grammar of students, their difficulties, the causes for the difficulties Class observation was samployed to get information about the tcacher’s methods and. the students’ ways of leaming English grammar. The researcher observed three lessons at different classes but with only one teacher. Scope of the study ‘The study focuses on the learning English grammar of 10" form students in Language Focus lessons in the new standard textbook 10 al Canh Tan High Schoot.
Design of the study This study is divide into three parts: The first part is “Introduction”, In this part the rationale, the aims, research questions, scope, methods, significance and design of the study are presented, ‘The second part is “Develapment”, which consists of four chaplers 1. lLcaring corlexI ll 1. à nh th ng me l3 "¬”. esceeeies „l3 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.1, An overview of Canh Tan High School./he teachers” background and their teaching conditions 14 2.3, The students’ background.
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Dala collection methods. Dafa collsction procedi06s. nh nhe xe 17 li. na ốc ốc.
TH HH1 210 17 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISC USSIONS. Results from the questionnaire. The students’ awareness of the importance of grammar in learning Em. Improving teaehers" rnethoứs.3, Helping students to be confidert.àà non tre 33 4.4, Giving homework and checking the previous lesson frequently.8, Guiding students’ home revision 34 4.
Being aware of grammar. Cooperaling with teu 34 4. Leaming from mistakes. Summary of the study e - 37 2.
Limitations of the study and snyggostions for further study 39 REFERENC! APPERDIC Appendix l: Survsy queatiomaire for sndenis I Appendix 2: Classroom observation checklists Appendix 3: Classroom observation chaoklis vin Appendix 4: Classroom observation ehs x LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS Tables: Table 1: The use of students” language Table 2: Language mamly used in English lessons ‘Table 3: Students’ awareness of the importance of grammar in learning English Table 4: Ways of learning English grammar Table 5; the students’ evaluation of the grammar lessons at school Table 6: Students’ level of difficulties in leaming English grammar Table 7: Reasons for difficulties in learning English grammar Table 8: Students’ favourite grammar practice activities ‘Table 9: Suggestions for learning grammar better and more effective Charts: Chart 1: The students” frequency in leaming grammer after the lessons at school Chart 2: Time for learning English compared with other subjects Chart 3: Studonts” level of understanding of grammar structures presented in the Language Focus lessons Chart 4: The students’ assessment of the grammar exercises in the textbook Chart 5: Students’ preference for the teachers’ grammar presentation approaches viii The rescarch was carricd out with an attcmpt to find out the answers to the following questions: 1. What are the main difficulties in learning English grammar? 2. Whal are the causes of these difficultios? 3. What are the suggested solutions to overcome the difficulties? 4.
Significance of the study It is hoped that the findings and recommendations of this study will be helpful to the improvement of learning English grammer of Vietnamese students in general and of Canh Tan High Schoot students in particular. The study also gives some guidelines for leavhers lo help their students overcome their grammar learning problems. The results of this study may also be useful for those who are interested in this field. Methods af the study The research is done by both quantitative and qualitative methods.
The instruments were used lo collect data from the teachers and students at Cank Tan high school with the intention of addressing the aims of the study. Questionnaire instrument was used to investigate the curent situation of leaning English grammar of students, their difficulties, the causes for the difficulties Class observation was samployed to get information about the tcacher’s methods and. the students’ ways of leaming English grammar. The researcher observed three lessons at different classes but with only one teacher.
Scope of the study ‘The study focuses on the learning English grammar of 10" form students in Language Focus lessons in the new standard textbook 10 al Canh Tan High Schoot. Design of the study This study is divide into three parts: The first part is “Introduction”, In this part the rationale, the aims, research questions, scope, methods, significance and design of the study are presented, ‘The second part is “Develapment”, which consists of four chaplers 1. lLcaring corlexI ll 1. à nh th ng me l3 "¬”.
esceeeies „l3 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.1, An overview of Canh Tan High School./he teachers” background and their teaching conditions 14 2.3, The students’ background. eects etse rinses 2. The students’ living and learning condition. The students’ language competence.
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