VIETNAM NATIONAL NIVERSTTY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT GF POST GRADUATE STUDIES. DINII THT XUYEN STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS USING MOTHER TONGUE IN EFT. CLASSROOMS: A SURVEY STUDY AT TIEN LANG HIGH SCHOOL, HAI PHONG THÁI ĐỘ CỦA HỌC SINH ĐÔI VỚI VIEC SU DUNG TIENG ME DE TRONG CAC LOP HOC TIENG ANH: MOT NGHIEN CUU KHAO SAT TAITRUGNG 'THPT TIÊN LÃNG, HẢI PHÒNG M. MIXGR PROGRAMME TIIESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 HANOI-— 2015 VIETNAM NATIONAL NIVERSTTY, HANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT GF POST GRADUATE STUDIES.
DINII THT XUYEN STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS USING MOTHER TONGUE IN EFT. CLASSROOMS: A SURVEY STUDY AT TIEN LANG HIGH SCHOOL, HAI PHONG THÁI ĐỘ CỦA HỌC SINH ĐÔI VỚI VIEC SU DUNG TIENG ME DE TRONG CAC LOP HOC TIENG ANH: MOT NGHIEN CUU KHAO SAT TAITRUGNG 'THPT TIÊN LÃNG, HẢI PHÒNG M. MIXGR PROGRAMME TIIESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Ủr. Nguyễn Thị Xgọc Quỳnh TTANOT—2015 DECLARATIONS I Dinh Thi Xuyén - hereby declare that the thesis entitled “Stedents’ Aititudes Towards Using Mother Tongue In EFL Classrooms: A Survey Study At Tien Lang High School, HaiPhong” is the result of my own research in the fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts at Faculty of Post Graduate Studies - University of Languages and International Studies, VNU, IIanoi and this thesis has not heen submitted for any degree al any other university or institution.2 Students” reasons fpr unying Ï.1 im EET, claysroonw 28 1.3, The expected frequency of students’ using Vietnamese in English claSSŒS.4, Learning occasions in which students prefer fo nse L1.
What are high-achievers’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of Vietnamese in EFI. classrooms compured to those of law-uchievers? 32 2. Students’ general attitudes tward teacher’s use of Vielnamese 34 2. Students’ reasons for preferring teacher's use of Vietnamese 34 2.3, Students’ expectation of the teacher's frequency of using Vietnamese dS 2.4, Students’ preference of learning occasions in which teacher uses 'Viefnamese.
Students’ general attitudes towards their own use of Vietnamese 2. Students’ reasons for using Vietnamese 37 2.3, Students’ preference of the frequency of using Vietnamese 38 2.4, Students’ preference of learning accasions 38 1. A summary of study and implications. Limitations of the study.
Suggestions for further research. 44 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES -T viii LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Tables: Table 1: Students’ reasons for supporting teacher’s use of L1 in EFL classrooms,. 24 ‘Table 2: Learning occasions in which students prefer their teacher to use L] in EFL. classrourns: 27 Table 3: Students’ reasons for using [1 in EFL classrooms 29 Table 4: Leanning occasions in which students prefer to usc 1.1 in FFT, classrooms.
Ö 31 Figures: Higure 1: Students' general attitude towards teacher's use of L1 in EFL classrooms. 23 Figure 2: The frequency that Ss prefer teacher to use L1 in EL classrooms 26 Figure 3: Students' general attitude towards students’ use of 1. classrourns: 28 Figure 4: Studests? overall view regarding the frequency of their using 1. „30 ACKNOWLEGDEMENTS Dung the process of writing this thesis, | have been fortunate to receive supports and assistance tom a vanety of people.
First and foremost, | wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Ma. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh, Ph.D, who allows ine Lo craw fully on her wisdenn and oxperiones in implementing this study. Her guidance, oneourageaont and invaluable detailed critival feedback have buen most generous. I would like to convey my thanks to all my tcachers of the Post Graduate, Cohort 21 whose fundamental knowledge about language teaching and learning is of great importance to the achievement of my academic study.
It is my pleasure to acknowledge my debt to the Board of Management of Foreign Languages Department for their support and the favorable conditions they have granted me during my study I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deepest thanks to all the toachers, especially Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyen, al Tien Lang High School for their help in completing the survey questionnaires, for Uuir constructive suggestions to this rescarch, and for their willingness to share their relevant probloms with me. Tam most thankful to the students of grade 11B8 and 11B2 at Tien Lang High School whose cooperation is great significance to the completionof the study, Finally, | owe a great debt of gratitude to my parents whose loving support has been encouraging me Lo ful ll Ihis thesis successfully. LIST OF ABREVIATIONS EFL: English as a Foreign Language LI the first language L2: the second language Ss: students T: Isacher RQI: 1esearch question| RQ2: research question 2 D.; standard deviation MI: high achievers’ mean M2: low achievers’ mean.
iv ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to investigate whether or not students at Ticn Lang, High School support the use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms and then compare high achievers’ and low achievers’ attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 91 11th grade students at ‘lien Lang High School, Hai Phong. T'hen, the responses of 24 high achiavers (ih grade Tinglish final mark is above 8.0), and 29 low achievers (English final mark is below 3.9) wore compared, Ton students with different altitudes were then farther investigated through an interview. The results show that all participants supported both teacher’s and students’ use of LI.
Also, there was almost no difference between two groups, except for some reasons of motivation, level of proficiency, and the occasion of checking ther production with their peers. However, the study also indicates that for the best use of Vietnamese, it should be used reasonably in L2 classrooms so as to expose students to English communicative opportunities as much as possible LIST OF ABREVIATIONS EFL: English as a Foreign Language LI the first language L2: the second language Ss: students T: Isacher RQI: 1esearch question| RQ2: research question 2 D.; standard deviation MI: high achievers’ mean M2: low achievers’ mean.2 Students” reasons fpr unying Ï.1 im EET, claysroonw 28 1.3, The expected frequency of students’ using Vietnamese in English claSSŒS.4, Learning occasions in which students prefer fo nse L1. What are high-achievers’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of Vietnamese in EFI. classrooms compured to those of law-uchievers? 32 2.
Students’ general attitudes tward teacher’s use of Vielnamese 34 2. Students’ reasons for preferring teacher's use of Vietnamese 34 2.3, Students’ expectation of the teacher's frequency of using Vietnamese dS 2.4, Students’ preference of learning occasions in which teacher uses 'Viefnamese. Students’ general attitudes towards their own use of Vietnamese 2. Students’ reasons for using Vietnamese 37 2.3, Students’ preference of the frequency of using Vietnamese 38 2.4, Students’ preference of learning accasions 38 1.
A summary of study and implications. Limitations of the study. Suggestions for further research. 44 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES -T viii 2.
Support for bilinguuil qppruacii. The role of mother tongue in learning English.2, Students’ and teachers’ attitudes towards using L1 in English classrooms eld 3. Shudies on students’ affitudes towards using£7 in 12 classrooms. Studies an both Sts’ and 1s’ attitudes toward using L1 in English claxsroums.
- 15 CHAPTER TWO: METHODOLOGY. The seffing of the gludy. sọ seo T7 2, Subjects of the study. Instruments of collecting data.
Dafaanalysis 20 CHAPTER TITREE: RESUL.TS AND DISCUSSIONS. Students' general attitude towards teacher’ s use of L1 in L2 classes 2 1. Students' reasons for supporting teacher's use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms. The expected frequency of teacher's using Vietnamese in EFL classrooms su 25 1.
Learning occasions in which students prefer the teacher to use 'Vietmamese.2, What are Tien Lang students’ altitudes towards students! use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms?. Students’ general views on their own use of Vietnamese in L2 classes a8 ABSTRACT This study is an attempt to investigate whether or not students at Ticn Lang, High School support the use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms and then compare high achievers’ and low achievers’ attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 91 11th grade students at ‘lien Lang High School, Hai Phong. T'hen, the responses of 24 high achiavers (ih grade Tinglish final mark is above 8.0), and 29 low achievers (English final mark is below 3.9) wore compared, Ton students with different altitudes were then farther investigated through an interview.
The results show that all participants supported both teacher’s and students’ use of LI. Also, there was almost no difference between two groups, except for some reasons of motivation, level of proficiency, and the occasion of checking ther production with their peers. However, the study also indicates that for the best use of Vietnamese, it should be used reasonably in L2 classrooms so as to expose students to English communicative opportunities as much as possible ACKNOWLEGDEMENTS Dung the process of writing this thesis, | have been fortunate to receive supports and assistance tom a vanety of people. First and foremost, | wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Ma.
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh, Ph.D, who allows ine Lo craw fully on her wisdenn and oxperiones in implementing this study. Her guidance, oneourageaont and invaluable detailed critival feedback have buen most generous. I would like to convey my thanks to all my tcachers of the Post Graduate, Cohort 21 whose fundamental knowledge about language teaching and learning is of great importance to the achievement of my academic study. It is my pleasure to acknowledge my debt to the Board of Management of Foreign Languages Department for their support and the favorable conditions they have granted me during my study I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deepest thanks to all the toachers, especially Ms.
Nguyen Thi Nguyen, al Tien Lang High School for their help in completing the survey questionnaires, for Uuir constructive suggestions to this rescarch, and for their willingness to share their relevant probloms with me. Tam most thankful to the students of grade 11B8 and 11B2 at Tien Lang High School whose cooperation is great significance to the completionof the study, Finally, | owe a great debt of gratitude to my parents whose loving support has been encouraging me Lo ful ll Ihis thesis successfully. LIST OF ABREVIATIONS EFL: English as a Foreign Language LI the first language L2: the second language Ss: students T: Isacher RQI: 1esearch question| RQ2: research question 2 D.; standard deviation MI: high achievers’ mean M2: low achievers’ mean.2 Students” reasons fpr unying Ï.1 im EET, claysroonw 28 1.3, The expected frequency of students’ using Vietnamese in English claSSŒS.4, Learning occasions in which students prefer fo nse L1. What are high-achievers’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of Vietnamese in EFI.
classrooms compured to those of law-uchievers? 32 2. Students’ general attitudes tward teacher’s use of Vielnamese 34 2. Students’ reasons for preferring teacher's use of Vietnamese 34 2.3, Students’ expectation of the teacher's frequency of using Vietnamese dS 2.4, Students’ preference of learning occasions in which teacher uses 'Viefnamese. Students’ general attitudes towards their own use of Vietnamese 2.
Students’ reasons for using Vietnamese 37 2.3, Students’ preference of the frequency of using Vietnamese 38 2.4, Students’ preference of learning accasions 38 1. A summary of study and implications. Limitations of the study. Suggestions for further research.
44 REFERENCES 45 APPENDICES -T viii 1.2 Students” reasons fpr unying Ï.1 im EET, claysroonw 28 1.3, The expected frequency of students’ using Vietnamese in English claSSŒS.4, Learning occasions in which students prefer fo nse L1. What are high-achievers’ attitudes towards teachers’ use of Vietnamese in EFI. classrooms compured to those of law-uchievers? 32 2. Students’ general attitudes tward teacher’s use of Vielnamese 34 2.
Students’ reasons for preferring teacher's use of Vietnamese 34 2.3, Students’ expectation of the teacher's frequency of using Vietnamese dS 2.4, Students’ preference of learning occasions in which teacher uses 'Viefnamese. Students’ general attitudes towards their own use of Vietnamese 2. Students’ reasons for using Vietnamese 37 2.3, Students’ preference of the frequency of using Vietnamese 38 2.4, Students’ preference of learning accasions 38 1.