VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDTES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES 8k 4v & tư tk th CAO THỊ MINH A STUDY ON MOTIVATIONS OEF 10”" GRADE STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH WRITING SKLLLS AT SON TAY HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI (NGHIEN CUU VE CAC ĐỘNG CƠ HỌC VIET TIENG ANH. CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHÓ THÔNG SON TAY, HA NOD M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodulogy Code: 60140111 Hanoi— 2014 VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-ITA NOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES #4 kg 8 tÝ & tr 4h RH ER CAO TI MINIT A STUDY ON MOTIVATIONS OF 10™ GRADE STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS AT SON TAY HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI. (NGHIÊN CỨU VE CÁC ĐỘNG CƠ HỌC VIẾT TIENG ANH CUA HOC SINH LOP 10 TRUONG TRUNG HOC PHO THONG SON TAY, HA NOD M.
MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: PHAM TH] THANH THUY, PH.D Hanoi —2014 DECLARATION Thereby declare thal the minor thesis ontitled “A Stuy on Motivations of 10th Grade Students in Lowming English Writing Skills at Son Tay High School, Hanoi” is the result of my own work and cffort in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Aits at Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies, Hanoi University of Languages and Intemational Studies, Vietnam National University. ‘Ihe material in this research has not been submitted to any other university or institution wholly and partially. Hanoi, November 10, 2014 Cao Thi Minh 3. 39 4, Recommendations for farther study.ceeeieer we AL APPENDIX.
The setting of the study. An overview of the rescarch site. English teachers in Son Tay hinh sehool. 10” grade students in Son Tay high school.4, English teaching and learning situation at Son Tay High School.
Methods of the study. The subjocls of the shuly 2. Dala collection instruments 2. Data collectiơn proesduros.
Methods of dafa aaÏySlS.3, Summary CHAPTER 3, DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS. Students’ interest in writing lessons. Types of motivation possessed by students 3. Students’ participalion in writing activitics.
Factors affecting students’ motivation 3.5, Problems faced by students in learning writing skills. Attitudes of teachers to motivation in teaching writing skills for students. Teachers’ time to motivate students in writing lessons. Teachers’ assistance during writing lessons.
Teachers’ responses Lo unwilling wrilers 3. Problems faced by (cachers in teaching writing skills, 3. Strategies and activities lo mofivate students in learning writing skills 3. 1, Summary of the main ideas.
Implications and Recommendations TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR! LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PART A. Rationale of the study 2. Aim of the sIudy.
Objcetives of the study. bẻ bà BH 3. Scope of the study. Methods of the sÏudy.
ch HH ng re. Significance of the study eR eR R BG 8. Design of the study PART B, DEVELOPMENT .ssessssnsstssiennn ete sa Le CHAPTER1, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND. Definitions and featurss oŸ writing skllls.
Approaches to teaching waiting. Types of motivation in foreign language learning, 1. The rales of motivation int forcign language learning, L.4, Factors affecting motivation in foreign language learning. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS L2: Sceond language M.A: Master of Art 1Q: Ieligenec yuotient viti LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS L2: Sceond language M.A: Master of Art 1Q: Ieligenec yuotient viti ABSTRACT The sindy ieporled in this paper investigates the motivation in writing lessons of 10" grade students al Son Tay High School to find aul (1) types of motivation possessed by 10 grade students al Son Tay High School.
(2) factors affecting 10” grade students in writing lessons. (3) motivational strategies highly evaluated by 10” grade students in writing lessons. The study was conucted with eighty 10" grade students and eight teachers of English al Son Tay High School, Son Tay town, Hani. In this study, the researcher uscd survey questionnaires and classroom abscrvation sheets lo collect data.
The results obtained fiom the analysis of responses to the questionnaires and classtoom observation sheet revealed the types of motivation of 10 graders, tactors affecting students’ motivation and motivational strategies preferred by students in writing lessons. ‘This study provided some recommendations for effective application. of motivational strategies in enhancing students’ writing skills as well. It is expected that the tesults from the study could he of benefit to the teaching and tearning of English writings af Son Tay High Schoo.
i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, t wish lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Thiy, for the insighlfid comments, criticism, wholehoarted guidance and kind supparl she gave me while 1 was carrying out this rescurch, My special thanks go to all the lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Posi- Graduate Studies, Hanoi University of Languages and Intemational Stuces, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, for their valuable knowledge and guidance and help during my two years of study at the Faculty T am also grateful 10 my colleagues as well ax my students al Son Tay Tigh School, who have helped me aol inmy dita collection to fulfill this paper Last but not least, T would Tike to express my appreciation to my family for their support and strong encouragement to me throughout the study. 39 4, Recommendations for farther study.ceeeieer we AL APPENDIX. 39 4, Recommendations for farther study.ceeeieer we AL APPENDIX.
vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, t wish lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Thiy, for the insighlfid comments, criticism, wholehoarted guidance and kind supparl she gave me while 1 was carrying out this rescurch, My special thanks go to all the lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Posi- Graduate Studies, Hanoi University of Languages and Intemational Stuces, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, for their valuable knowledge and guidance and help during my two years of study at the Faculty T am also grateful 10 my colleagues as well ax my students al Son Tay Tigh School, who have helped me aol inmy dita collection to fulfill this paper Last but not least, T would Tike to express my appreciation to my family for their support and strong encouragement to me throughout the study. 1 TABLES Page ‘Table 1 Reasons for students to eam writing skills Table 2 Students’ parhcipation in writing activities. Table 3 Results of classroom observation Table 4 Faclors affecting studcnis” motivation in learning writing skills Table $ Problems faced by 10th grad: sludents in learning writing skills ‘Table 6 ‘Teachers’ time to motivate students in writing lessons ‘Table 7 ‘Teachers’ assistance during writing lessons Table 8 ‘Teacher's responses to unwilling writers Table 9 Problems faced by teachers in leaching wailing skills Table 10 Students’ comments on aclivilics craployed by teachers Table l1 Students’ comments on motivational strategies and activities employed by teachers CHARTS Chart 1 Students’ interest in writing lessons vii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR! LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PART A. Rationale of the study 2. Aim of the sIudy. Objcetives of the study.
bẻ bà BH 3. Scope of the study. Methods of the sÏudy. ch HH ng re.
Significance of the study eR eR R BG 8. Design of the study PART B, DEVELOPMENT .ssessssnsstssiennn ete sa Le CHAPTER1, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND. Definitions and featurss oŸ writing skllls. Approaches to teaching waiting.
Types of motivation in foreign language learning, 1. The rales of motivation int forcign language learning, L.4, Factors affecting motivation in foreign language learning. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS L2: Sceond language M.A: Master of Art 1Q: Ieligenec yuotient viti TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS. LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR! LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PART A.
Rationale of the study 2. Aim of the sIudy. Objcetives of the study. bẻ bà BH 3.
Scope of the study. Methods of the sÏudy. ch HH ng re. Significance of the study eR eR R BG 8.
Design of the study PART B, DEVELOPMENT .ssessssnsstssiennn ete sa Le CHAPTER1, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND. Definitions and featurss oŸ writing skllls. Approaches to teaching waiting. Types of motivation in foreign language learning, 1.
The rales of motivation int forcign language learning, L.4, Factors affecting motivation in foreign language learning. The setting of the study. An overview of the rescarch site. English teachers in Son Tay hinh sehool.
10” grade students in Son Tay high school.4, English teaching and learning situation at Son Tay High School. Methods of the study. The subjocls of the shuly 2. Dala collection instruments 2.
Data collectiơn proesduros. Methods of dafa aaÏySlS.3, Summary CHAPTER 3, DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS. Students’ interest in writing lessons. Types of motivation possessed by students 3.
Students’ participalion in writing activitics. Factors affecting students’ motivation 3.5, Problems faced by students in learning writing skills. Attitudes of teachers to motivation in teaching writing skills for students. Teachers’ time to motivate students in writing lessons.
Teachers’ assistance during writing lessons. Teachers’ responses Lo unwilling wrilers 3. Problems faced by (cachers in teaching writing skills, 3. Strategies and activities lo mofivate students in learning writing skills 3.
1, Summary of the main ideas. Implications and Recommendations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, t wish lo express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Thiy, for the insighlfid comments, criticism, wholehoarted guidance and kind supparl she gave me while 1 was carrying out this rescurch, My special thanks go to all the lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Posi- Graduate Studies, Hanoi University of Languages and Intemational Stuces, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, for their valuable knowledge and guidance and help during my two years of study at the Faculty T am also grateful 10 my colleagues as well ax my students al Son Tay Tigh School, who have helped me aol inmy dita collection to fulfill this paper Last but not least, T would Tike to express my appreciation to my family for their support and strong encouragement to me throughout the study. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF TABLES AND CHAR! LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS PART A. Rationale of the study 2. Aim of the sIudy. Objcetives of the study.
bẻ bà BH 3. Scope of the study. Methods of the sÏudy. ch HH ng re.
Significance of the study eR eR R BG 8. Design of the study PART B, DEVELOPMENT .ssessssnsstssiennn ete sa Le CHAPTER1, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND. Definitions and featurss oŸ writing skllls. Approaches to teaching waiting.
Types of motivation in foreign language learning, 1. The rales of motivation int forcign language learning, L.4, Factors affecting motivation in foreign language learning. TABLES Page ‘Table 1 Reasons for students to eam writing skills Table 2 Students’ parhcipation in writing activities. Table 3 Results of classroom observation Table 4 Faclors affecting studcnis” motivation in learning writing skills Table $ Problems faced by 10th grad: sludents in learning writing skills ‘Table 6 ‘Teachers’ time to motivate students in writing lessons ‘Table 7 ‘Teachers’ assistance during writing lessons Table 8 ‘Teacher's responses to unwilling writers Table 9 Problems faced by teachers in leaching wailing skills Table 10 Students’ comments on aclivilics craployed by teachers Table l1 Students’ comments on motivational strategies and activities employed by teachers CHARTS Chart 1 Students’ interest in writing lessons vii TABLES Page ‘Table 1 Reasons for students to eam writing skills Table 2 Students’ parhcipation in writing activities.
