VIETNAM NATIONAL UNLVERSITY, ILANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND LNITERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES: TRẢN THỊ THẢO FACTORS AFFECTING THE PARTICIPATION IN SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OF 10™ GRADE STUDENTS AT DOSON HIGH. SCIIOOL AND SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. NIIAN T6 ANITIIUGNG DEN SU TIIAM GIA VAO TIOAT DONG. NOI CUA HOC SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT ĐỒ SƠN VÀ MỘT SỐ GIẢI PHIÁP KHẮC PHỤC.
MINOR THESIS Ficld: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Hanoi, September 2010. VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI] UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST — GRADUATE STUDIES —0o8- —— TRAN TH] THAO FACTORS AFFECTING THE PARTICIPATION IN SPEAKING ACTIVITIES OF 10™ GRADE STUDENTS AT DOSON LUGU SCHOOL AND SOME POSSIBLE. NHÂN TO ANILTUGNG DEN SU TILAM GIA VAG TIOAT DONG NOT CUA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 TRƯỜNG THPT ĐÔ SƠN VA MOT SỐ GIẢI PHÁP KHẮC PHỤC. MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 SUPERVISOR: PHAM MINH HIEN, M.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents DECLARATION. ACKNOWLEDGEMEN ATSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENT.ccccnntinceeirrieisie LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, LISTS OF TABLES ANT) CHARTS PART A: INTRODUCTION Rationales of the study "`".ốố Research qUestiOnS.eneomsseeatesninesennnes usurp Methods of the study. Scope oŸ {he siudy.cekeeiiieieierrrie Significance of the StUAY.seosssnnnenenminnene Design of the study PART B: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Theoretical background af speaking in second language learning and teaching 1.1 Delinitions oŸ speaking.2 Lmportance of speaking Nan 1.3 Approaches to the ching of speaking 1.2 CLT and feaching spealting.1 Coneept of CLT 1.2 Characfcrislies oÊ CLT.4 Students’ participation in speaking activities 1.3 Factors affecting students’ participation in speaking act 1.1 Students’ learning styles 3.3 Students’ altitudes towards the applied teaching techniques.1 Varying speaking activities.2 Personalizing speaking topics 3.3 Using group work to good effct.4 Managing speaking turns 3.5 Building cooperative almosphore 3.6 Establishing good rapport with students.7 Combining the textbook with other relevant materials 3.8 Managing speaking time approprialaly.1 Cooperating wath students.2 Cooperating with teachers 2. co PART C: CONCLUSION: 1.
Summary of the study. Limitations and suggestions for further study. APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for students APPENDIX 2: Quastionnaire for teaehars. APPENDIX 3: Pre — treatment interview questions.
APPENDIX 4: Past — treatment interview questions. APPENDIX 5: Classroom observation checklist.2 Students’ language levels - - - 28 1. Students’ altitude and motivation 9 1.‹ CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY.1 An overview of Doson High School.4 The materials and syllabus.3 Dala collection instruments, 18 2.4 Dala calleetion procedures.1 Results from students’ questionnaire - - -.2 Rcsulis from tcachers` quesfionnairc.3 Results from class abservations and interviews. CHAPTER 3: MAJOR FINDINGS, DISCUS SIONS AND RECOMMENDA 3.1 Major findings und discussions 35 3.1 Students® level of participation in class oral activities .2 Factors affecting students” participation.
- - 235 10 LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS * Tables ‘Table 1: Students’ learning styles. Table 2: Students’ motivation. Table 3: Students’ anndety .seccescseeeesessseneeeeeeians ‘Table 4: Students” language levels Table 5: Teachers” talking tine Table 6: Teachers’ techniques of encouraging students. ‘Table 7: Students’ evaluation on speaking lessons Table 8: Faclors affecting siudonts’ participation Table 9: Students’ suggested techniques to increase their participation.
Table 10: Teachers’ assessment and attitudes towards speaking skil. Table 11: Teachers’ opinions about teaching methods 'Table 13: Tcachers" problcms in teaching speaking skill. “Tabls 13: Teachers” current teaching techniquss and activities. Table 14: Factors affecting students’ participation Table 15; Teachers’ suggested solutions to increase students’ involvement.
‘Table 16: The level of students’ participation before and after the treatment *, Charts Pic— chart I: Students” Pie chart 2; Students’ level of participation in speaking activities. Pie — chart 3: Students’ attitudes towards speaking skill Pic — chart 4: Students’ assessment of speaking activitics m the lass. Pie chart 5; Students’ level of reluctance in speaking lessons. Pie— chart 6: Students’ assessment of the topics in the textbook TIENG ANII 10 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CLT: Communicative Language Teaching LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CLT: Communicative Language Teaching 12 - ‘To examine some techniques and activities applied by teachers and students” proferen - To offer some suggestions for teachers to increase students’ participation in speaking activities.
Research questions The study is implemented to answer the following questions 1. How actively are the 10" grade students at Doson High School involved in oral activities in the class? 2. What are the factors affecting the participation m speaking activities? 3. What are the possible solutions to increase students’ participation in speaking aclivilics? 4.
Methods of the study To conduct the study, both quantitative and qualitative methods are used. The data was collected by means of: - Questionnaires - Classroom observations - Herviews Survey questionnaires, one for students and the other for teachers were mainly used to gather information and evidence for the study. To make the dala more reliable, interviews and classroom observations were conduetsd. All the commons, rermazks, recommendations and conclusion provided in the thesis were based on the analysis of the study.
5, Scope of the study Concoming the scope of the study, sone of the following things should be taken into consideration. First, the subject of the study are the 10 grade students who are full of energy, desire and time to do the study. Second, the study only focuses on oral activities because speaking skill is the most important skill for commmnication. Third, the study concentrates to investigate factors affecting the participation in speaking activities including teacher factors, student factors and classroom factors hindering students” involvernent, in oral activities and find oul same solutions.
Finally, both quantitative and qualitative were used because of their convenience and high reliability. Rationales of the study In recent years, teaching and leaming English is very popular in Vietnam. English has become a crucial means of communication and il is widely used in different fields of the society such as international commerce, science & teclnolegy, education and so on. ‘Therefore, the goal of leaming English has vetified: students study English not only to pass the exam but also to gel communication competence in order to fire a good job in the future or to study abroad, It 1s obvious that learning speaking skills is very important.
‘Together with new textbooks, new teaching approaches have been applied to inercase tho offectiveness of teaching Fnelish al high schools, Tn the Hight of communicative language teaching (CLT), students’ participation in classroom activities plays 2 crucial role in the success of the lesson. However, this is the concern of most teachers as students’ reluctance to speak in the class is the biggest challenge they are facing, Having been teaching English at Doson High School for six years, I have realized that our students have the same problem, they are nol active to participate in the speaking activities. With the desire to identify the causes and solutions to this problem, I chose the topic “Factors affecting the participation in speaking activities of 1" grade students at Doson Tigh School and some possible solutions” as the tilts of my thasis This study helps us have a. decp undarslanding about the factors affscting students? participation in oral activities.
In general, it can be affected by a variety of factors coming from teachers’ side, students’ side and classroom condition. It will also examine the lechniqn ss und activities applisd by teachers and investigaic some difficulties in leaching speaking skills. Through this study, the researcher expects to find out some appropriate solutions to increase students” participation in speaking activities. Aims of the sturly The study aims to investigate the factors affecting the participation in speaking activities of 10" grade students at Doson High School and find out same possible solutions.
To be more specific, the major aims of the study are as follows - Toidentify factors affecting the participation in speaking activities of 10" grade students at Doson High School 3.3 Students’ altitudes towards the applied teaching techniques.1 Varying speaking activities.2 Personalizing speaking topics 3.3 Using group work to good effct.4 Managing speaking turns 3.5 Building cooperative almosphore 3.6 Establishing good rapport with students.7 Combining the textbook with other relevant materials 3.8 Managing speaking time approprialaly.1 Cooperating wath students.2 Cooperating with teachers 2. co PART C: CONCLUSION: 1. Summary of the study. Limitations and suggestions for further study.
APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for students APPENDIX 2: Quastionnaire for teaehars. APPENDIX 3: Pre — treatment interview questions. APPENDIX 4: Past — treatment interview questions. APPENDIX 5: Classroom observation checklist.
12 - ‘To examine some techniques and activities applied by teachers and students” proferen - To offer some suggestions for teachers to increase students’ participation in speaking activities. Research questions The study is implemented to answer the following questions 1. How actively are the 10" grade students at Doson High School involved in oral activities in the class? 2. What are the factors affecting the participation m speaking activities? 3.
What are the possible solutions to increase students’ participation in speaking aclivilics? 4. Methods of the study To conduct the study, both quantitative and qualitative methods are used. The data was collected by means of: - Questionnaires - Classroom observations - Herviews Survey questionnaires, one for students and the other for teachers were mainly used to gather information and evidence for the study. To make the dala more reliable, interviews and classroom observations were conduetsd.
All the commons, rermazks, recommendations and conclusion provided in the thesis were based on the analysis of the study. 5, Scope of the study Concoming the scope of the study, sone of the following things should be taken into consideration. First, the subject of the study are the 10 grade students who are full of energy, desire and time to do the study. Second, the study only focuses on oral activities because speaking skill is the most important skill for commmnication.
Third, the study concentrates to investigate factors affecting the participation in speaking activities including teacher factors, student factors and classroom factors hindering students” involvernent, in oral activities and find oul same solutions. Finally, both quantitative and qualitative were used because of their convenience and high reliability.2 Students’ language levels - - - 28 1. Students’ altitude and motivation 9 1.‹ CHAPTER 2: THE STUDY.1 An overview of Doson High School.4 The materials and syllabus.3 Dala collection instruments, 18 2.4 Dala calleetion procedures.1 Results from students’ questionnaire - - -.2 Rcsulis from tcachers` quesfionnairc.3 Results from class abservations and interviews. CHAPTER 3: MAJOR FINDINGS, DISCUS SIONS AND RECOMMENDA 3.1 Major findings und discussions 35 3.1 Students® level of participation in class oral activities .2 Factors affecting students” participation.
Rationales of the study In recent years, teaching and leaming English is very popular in Vietnam. English has become a crucial means of communication and il is widely used in different fields of the society such as international commerce, science & teclnolegy, education and so on. ‘Therefore, the goal of leaming English has vetified: students study English not only to pass the exam but also to gel communication competence in order to fire a good job in the future or to study abroad, It 1s obvious that learning speaking skills is very important. ‘Together with new textbooks, new teaching approaches have been applied to inercase tho offectiveness of teaching Fnelish al high schools, Tn the Hight of communicative language teaching (CLT), students’ participation in classroom activities plays 2 crucial role in the success of the lesson.
However, this is the concern of most teachers as students’ reluctance to speak in the class is the biggest challenge they are facing, Having been teaching English at Doson High School for six years, I have realized that our students have the same problem, they are nol active to participate in the speaking activities. With the desire to identify the causes and solutions to this problem, I chose the topic “Factors affecting the participation in speaking activities of 1" grade students at Doson Tigh School and some possible solutions” as the tilts of my thasis This study helps us have a. decp undarslanding about the factors affscting students? participation in oral activities.
