'VIETNAM NATTONAIT, UNIVERSTTV, HÀ NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI THUY VAN AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS ON THE INTERNET TO IMPROVE 12" FORM STUDENTS’ EXTENSIVE READING AT B PHU LY HIGH SCHOOL ( Nghiên cứu hành động về hiệu quá việc sử dụng tư liệu nguyên gốc trên Internet để nâng cao kĩ năng đọc mổ rộng của học sinh lớp 12 trường THIYT B Phủ Lý, Hà Nam) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 HANOL, 2016 'VIETNAM NATTONAIT, UNIVERSTTV, HÀ NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST - GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYEN THI THUY VAN AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS ON THE INTERNET TO IMPROVE 12" FORM STUDENTS’ EXTENSIVE READING AT B PHU LY HIGH SCHOOL ( Nghiên cứu hành động về hiệu quá việc sử dụng tư liệu nguyên gốc trên Internet để nâng cao kĩ năng đọc mổ rộng của học sinh lớp 12 trường THIYT B Phủ Lý, Hà Nam) M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 SUPERVISOR: PROF. HOANG VAN VAN HANOL, 2016 CERTIFICATION OF ORIGINALITY Thereby certify that. the minor thesis enliled “An action research project on the effectiveness of using anthentic materials on the Internet to improve 12th form students! extensive reading at B Phu Ly High Schaof" submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Aris al Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies, University of Languages and Intemational Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi is my own study, and that it has not been submitted for any degree io any olher universilics er institulions. Where ofher souees of information have been used, they have been identified and acknowledged.
Signature LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ANCOVA, Analysis of Covariance EPL: English as a Foreign Language ESP: English for Special Purposes GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Bducation Second Language SPSS: Statistical Packages for Social Sciences vi ACKNOWLETGEMENTS To accomplish this study, Tam indebted lo many people Cor their thoughtful help First and foremost, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to my yospevtable supervisor, Prof. Hoang Van Van for his restless and. syinpathetic encouragement, and critical feedback, without which my thesis would be far from completion. T would alse like to acknowledge a particular debt lo Assoc.
Le Van Canh Sor his valuable advice and patient guidance though he is not my supervisor My sincere thanks also go to my dear colleagues at B Phn Ly High School for all their help, supports and encouragement when I encountered difficulties I wish to acknowledge my thankfulness to classes 1242 and 12A3 at B Phu Ly High School for their enhustaslic participalion 14 the experiment. Finally, I would like to express my thanks to my frionds who were willing to help me during the course. in particular, | find myself indebted to my family especialy my husband for their love, care and loleranee during the process of writing this thesis. Some related studies.
nưey 16 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH MI2THODOLOGY. ssessssesseses se sinetsetnsneeietniaeinee 19 2. An overview of action research. Rationale for the use of an action research 20 2.
Description of the rescarch. Population bạ bà oF 2. Data collection instruments 2. The action procedurrcs.4, Data collection procedures.5, Data analysis procedure tàt9 2.
CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 3.1, Studenty’ attitudes towards authentic materials. Students’ suggestions for future program. Conclusion PART C: CORNCLUSILON. Limitations of the study.
REFERENCES - APPENDIX I: PRE-QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS ACKNOWLETGEMENTS To accomplish this study, Tam indebted lo many people Cor their thoughtful help First and foremost, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to my yospevtable supervisor, Prof. Hoang Van Van for his restless and. syinpathetic encouragement, and critical feedback, without which my thesis would be far from completion. T would alse like to acknowledge a particular debt lo Assoc.
Le Van Canh Sor his valuable advice and patient guidance though he is not my supervisor My sincere thanks also go to my dear colleagues at B Phn Ly High School for all their help, supports and encouragement when I encountered difficulties I wish to acknowledge my thankfulness to classes 1242 and 12A3 at B Phu Ly High School for their enhustaslic participalion 14 the experiment. Finally, I would like to express my thanks to my frionds who were willing to help me during the course. in particular, | find myself indebted to my family especialy my husband for their love, care and loleranee during the process of writing this thesis. LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Advantages & Disadvantages of Aulhentic Materials ‘Table 2: Range of students! attitudes to target language Table 3: An overview of an extensive reading program: Table 4: The levels of students’ interest in reading lessons, their needs and their attitades toward reading skills Table 5: Significant difference between the protest mean scores of the students taught using traditional method and that of those using authentic materials in the teaching of extensive reading Table 6: Sigmficant difference between the post-test mean scores of the siudet ls taught using traditional method and that of those using authentic materials in the teaching of extensive reading.
Table 7: Sigrolicant clTeet of authentic materials m the teaching of extensive reading, ‘Table 8: Students” attitudes towards authentic material program ‘Table 9: Students’ suggestions for future program ‘Table 10; Summary of the Research l'indings vii ABSTRACT Fxlensive reading is believed to develop good reading habits, to build up knowledge of vocabulary and structures, and to encourage a liking for reading. Materials for extensive reading are available everywhere but Internet-based. materials sccm to be the most suitable for high school studenls because the World Wide Web now is easily accessible with an endless supply of authentic materials in the target language where students can start on their own. The use of authentic materials in extensive reading is appropriate since they relate directly to the real world.
Other aspects which prove positive when using authentic materials are that they are highly motivating, giving a sense of achievement when understood and encourage further reading. However, there has been insufficient research to explore the effects of extensive reading that utilizes authentic materials. Thus, this study is conducted, adapting action research approach, to investigate the impact of authentic alcrials as Uie mnain source of extensive reading and sludenls' alliludes toward these materials. The findings indicate a positive effect of authentic materials on students” language competence and favorable opitions from students.
1H LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Advantages & Disadvantages of Aulhentic Materials ‘Table 2: Range of students! attitudes to target language Table 3: An overview of an extensive reading program: Table 4: The levels of students’ interest in reading lessons, their needs and their attitades toward reading skills Table 5: Significant difference between the protest mean scores of the students taught using traditional method and that of those using authentic materials in the teaching of extensive reading Table 6: Sigmficant difference between the post-test mean scores of the siudet ls taught using traditional method and that of those using authentic materials in the teaching of extensive reading. Table 7: Sigrolicant clTeet of authentic materials m the teaching of extensive reading, ‘Table 8: Students” attitudes towards authentic material program ‘Table 9: Students’ suggestions for future program ‘Table 10; Summary of the Research l'indings vii PART A: INTRODUCTION: ‘This is a study on the influence of authentic materials on learning reading skills. This chapter starts wilh the rationale of the siudy. Then the aims, hypothesis, scope, significance and method of the study will be presented.
1, Rationale of the study Reading is an activily that can be considered as a crucial aspect ol one's language ability because this skill helps to develop other language skills and provides knowledge on the target language. [owever, many students experience difficulties in comprehending the reading texts, These difficulties appear because the students have low motivation and possess limited vocabulary. Students today have become more passive and reluctant in regard to reading, doing no more than what is required. Educators are concemed about students! disinterest.
and therefore, are endeavoring to find ways and sources to encourage students to read. Textbooks are widely adopted in classroom teaching but perhaps because texthook materials oflon break down language to discrete linguistic points, it may be loo formulaic for students. Additionally, textbooks are never enough, especially for those who are going to lake the 2in 1 GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exams in which English is a compulsory subject. Morcover, tume for reading lesson at high school is limited, There are three Linglish lessons every week and in five or six lessons, there is only one for reading which incans there is nol enough time [or xeading - the most important language skill.
‘That is the reason why teachers have to find ways to enhance students to read more. That means students have to read extensively. Additionally, most of the coursebooks used in language classrooms are perceived as traditional materials because they serve a pre-planned goal, so texts are simplified and exercises are atapled, which somelimes seems impractical 10 learners. ‘Therefore, a new concept, “authentic materials" has been established.
Most linguists agree that in language teaching, the use of authentic materials is quite useful to the learing process beeause as Raddovk (1981) staled, learners find. ACKNOWLETGEMENTS To accomplish this study, Tam indebted lo many people Cor their thoughtful help First and foremost, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to my yospevtable supervisor, Prof. Hoang Van Van for his restless and. syinpathetic encouragement, and critical feedback, without which my thesis would be far from completion.
T would alse like to acknowledge a particular debt lo Assoc. Le Van Canh Sor his valuable advice and patient guidance though he is not my supervisor My sincere thanks also go to my dear colleagues at B Phn Ly High School for all their help, supports and encouragement when I encountered difficulties I wish to acknowledge my thankfulness to classes 1242 and 12A3 at B Phu Ly High School for their enhustaslic participalion 14 the experiment. Finally, I would like to express my thanks to my frionds who were willing to help me during the course. in particular, | find myself indebted to my family especialy my husband for their love, care and loleranee during the process of writing this thesis.
ACKNOWLETGEMENTS To accomplish this study, Tam indebted lo many people Cor their thoughtful help First and foremost, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to my yospevtable supervisor, Prof. Hoang Van Van for his restless and. syinpathetic encouragement, and critical feedback, without which my thesis would be far from completion. T would alse like to acknowledge a particular debt lo Assoc.
Le Van Canh Sor his valuable advice and patient guidance though he is not my supervisor My sincere thanks also go to my dear colleagues at B Phn Ly High School for all their help, supports and encouragement when I encountered difficulties I wish to acknowledge my thankfulness to classes 1242 and 12A3 at B Phu Ly High School for their enhustaslic participalion 14 the experiment. Finally, I would like to express my thanks to my frionds who were willing to help me during the course. in particular, | find myself indebted to my family especialy my husband for their love, care and loleranee during the process of writing this thesis. LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Advantages & Disadvantages of Aulhentic Materials ‘Table 2: Range of students!
