THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PHAN THI THE IMPROVING PUPILS’ SPEAKING MOTIVATION THROUGH MAKING SHORT DAILY TOPIC CLIPS: AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BAC NINH PROVINCE MASTER THESIS THAI NGUYEN - JUNE 2023 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PHAN THI THE IMPROVING PUPILS’ SPEAKING MOTIVATION THROUGH MAKING SHORT DAILY TOPIC CLIPS: AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BAC NINH PROVINCE Field: English language teaching methodology Code: 8.111 MASTER THESIS Supervisor: Dương Cong Đat. THAI NGUYEN - JUNE 2023 i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I am fully declares that the thesis “Improving pupils’ speaking motivation through making short daily topic clips: An action research project at a secondary school in Bac Ninh province.” is the outcome of my personal research. This thesis has not been filed for any other degrees. It is for the Master's degree at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University of Education.
Thái Nguyên, tháng 6 năm 2023 Tác giả luận văn Phan Thị Thê ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone who helped me with the research. My profound gratitude goes out to my mentor, Dr. Duong Cong Dat, for his support and direction during the project. I also want to thank all of my instructors at Thai Nguyen University of Education for their knowledge and support in helping me complete my thesis.
The outstanding pupils at Vu Ninh Secondary School who assisted me in gathering the data deserve my acknowledgement and admiration. Finally, I want to express my gratitude to my family for their unwavering love and support. iii ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to improve students' speaking motivation by making short video clips in English speaking lessons in Bac Ninh. During the academic year 2022-2023, the researcher conducted action research with the help of 40 students in grade 7 at Vu Ninh secondary school.
The researcher designed two questionnaires, pre intervention questionnaire and post intervention questionnaire in order to find out that making short video clips can helps students’ motivation in learning English speaking. Findings from the present investigation show that there are “teachers ” and “students” are considered to be the most important factors affecting student speaking. Based on the findings, some implications and recommendations were suggested. The data analysis demonstrated where in the study was a strong influence of brief daily topic clips on pupils' speaking motivation.
Recording video clips increased students’ interest in the speaking lesson. Additionally, the study's results showed that after 8 weeks, students are more actively in speaking lessons. Based on the encouraging results, this study suggests that teachers should ask students to make short daily topic video clips in speaking lessons. iv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS EFL English Foreign Language v TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Statement of authorship i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii List of table iv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.
Rationale of the study 1 1.2 The aims and objectives 2 1.3 Scope of the study 3 1.5 The significance of this study 3 1.6 Study Organization 3 Chapter 2: Literature review 5 2. English Speaking problem and solution 7 2. Video clip definition 9 2. The importance of video clips in speaking 9 2.3 procedures of using video clips in speaking 10 2.
Source of motivation 12 2. Integrative Motivation 14 vi 2. The benefit of motivation 14 2.3 Significance of using video clips inhancing motivation 15 Chapter III: Research methodology 17 3. Participants of the study.
Data collection Instruments 20 3. Data analysis 22 Chapter IV: Findings and discussions 29 4 observation 29 4. Results from the pre-intervention questionnaires 29 4. Results from the post-intervention questionnaires 38 4.
Discussions of the students’ pre intervention 43 questionnaire 4. Discussions of the students’ post intervention 44 questionnaire Chapter v: Conclusion and recommendations 47 References 54 Appendixes 61 vii LIST OF TABLE Table Page 4. Results from the pre-intervention questionnaires 23 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward going abroad.
Students’ attitudes toward speaking to foreigners 24 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward making friends in a foreign country 25 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward speaking and self-study 25 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward communicating online 26 Figure 4.
Students’ attitudes toward future job 26 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward using English outside the class 27 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward English speaking lessons. Students’ attitudes toward watching English cartoon 28 Figure 4.
Students’ attitudes toward making a video clip 28 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward speaking in front of camera 29 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward recording a video clip 30 Figure 4. Students’ attitudes toward their video clip 30 Figure 4.
Students’ attitudes toward improving English by making 31 video clip 4. Results from the post-intervention questionnaires 32 Figure 4.1 Students’ attitudes toward making short video clip.2 Students’ attitudes toward recording short video clip.3 Students’ attitudes toward speaking carefully 33 Figure 4.4 Students’ attitudes toward vocabulary 34 Figure 4.5 Students’ attitudes toward practicing English 34 Figure 4. Students’ interest in speaking lesson 34 Figure 4. Students’ confidence in speaking lesson 35 Figure 4.
Students’ speaking fluency 36 Figure 4. Students participating in speaking activities 36 Figure 4. Students’ motivation 37 viii LIST OF APPENDIXES APPENDIX 1 PRE- INTERVENTION QUESTIONNAIRE PAGE 63 APPENDIX 2 POST- INTERVENTION QUESTIONNAIRE PAGE 65 APPENDIX 3: SOME PHOTOS OF STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES PAGE 66 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the study It is undeniable that English is on the rise and that learning English has received a lot of attention recently, both globally and in Vietnam specifically.
People have given extra thought to learning the language because of its importance in order to compete on a global scale. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing are the four foundational skills for learning English. Among four skills, speaking is the goal for any learners. At Vu Ninh secondary school, teachers of English have taken a number of steps to help students speak English fluently, such as using technology, using material aids.
However, it has been discovered that pupils still view English as a challenging topic and speaking is the most difficult of the four skills at school. Teachers have taken into account the needs of the pupils and alter the teaching and learning materials in order to address their difficulties in learning speaking skill. The researcher believes that new technology media, in this case video clips, should be included in the learning materials because modern pupils are familiar with media and technology. Many researchers have argued that film and video are multimedia products that can support both verbal and nonverbal communication as well as learning.
Utilizing video clips has significant responsibilities in the teaching and learning process to enhance the four language skills, particularly speaking. Through noises and moving images, video clips can draw pupils' attention and increase their motivation for learning English. Additionally, pupils can learn how to use English in context through video clips, which also help them improve their speaking abilities including pronunciation, speed, tone, coherence. Using video clip in the classroom is thought to be one of the ways to help students improve students’ motivation in speaking classes.
Practically, video recording offers a number of benefits in the classroom. First of all, video 2 recording allows students to record their own voice or edit the recording when they want to improve the quality of the voice. Secondly, students can make their own scripted video clips so that they can listen to their own voice at home by using cell phones or computers. Therefore, students can be less anxious when practicing communication with their own voice.
This is important because student’s anxiety is a common problem in English classes in many Vietnamese schools. Finally, using video recording enhance learner motivation because learners are more confidents and independent to speak English in accordance with their time and interests outside of school. Most of the students at grade 7 at Vu Ninh Secondary School come from agricultural households and they do not have many conditions to learn English. They do not have the opportunity to practice speaking English outside of classroom time, and the communication environment in English is limited.
This leads students to being afraid of speaking, making mistakes and not being able to convey their feelings to listeners in English. Besides that, the limited vocabulary makes most students not confident in using English in class. Consequently, the researcher has chosen a study: "Improving pupils' speaking motivation through making short daily topic clips: An action research at a secondary school in Bac Ninh province". This research is hoped to help pupils improve their motivation to learn speaking.2 The aims and objectives The aim of the study is to improve Grade 7 students’ English- Speaking motivation at a secondary school.
In order to achieve the aim, the study is expected to reach the following objectives. The objective is to identify the effest of video clips on students’ motivation toward English speaking. The following objective is that pupils’ speaking motivation will be improved through making daily topic clips. 3 Investigate the students’ attitudes towards the clips which they had done in their speaking periods.3 Scope of the study The pupil’s speaking motivation would be the focus of this study.
The study would be conducted in grade 7 at Vu Ninh Secondary School 1.4 Research questions Base on the objectives of the study, the questions of the study are stated as follows: 1. What are the student’s attitudes toward English speaking skills? 2. How do making short daily topic clips improve pupils’motivation in speaking English ? 1.5 The significance of this study It is hoped that this research will benefit those involved in the teaching and learning of English. Employing video clips is believed to be a good way to enhance the English teaching and learning process.
It is anticipated to implement the video clips as instructional media. The study also helps English teachers at secondary School innovate their teaching strategies. Additionally, the study supports the administration and English teachers at Vu Ninh Secondary School in igniting and sustaining student motivation in both English classes and extracurricular activities. Moreover, the research will draw some outlines for effective teaching strategies that help English teachers motivate pupils based on the investigation's findings.
Not to mention, the author hopes that other researchers who will conduct studies about students' motivation will use the research as a source of reference.6 Study Organization The research is divided into the following five chapters: 4 Chapter 1: Rationale: The purpose for selecting the thesis topic, its importance, key goals, some important research questions, and the scope of the study are all explained. Chapter 2: Theory background: A summary of the theoretical underpinnings of the variables influencing students' motivation to study English is given. Chapter 3: Methodologies: The research approach is highlighted. The research approach for data gathering and analysis is also covered in this chapter.
Chapter 4: Data Analysis: The statistics from the questionnaire are displayed. In order to clearly attain goals and respond to the questions in Chapter 1, findings are examined. Chapter 5: Conclusion: The key findings are summarized along with suggestions for teaching strategies that can help pupils become more motivated. This chapter also identifies the restrictions and research consequences.
At the conclusion of the research, references and appendices are also adequately listed. 5 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW In this chapter, the author reviews the theories and previous research on motivation and speaking skills. The current shift in emphasis in L2 teaching and learning—away from stressing texts and toward the acknowledgment that multimedia, such as video clips, may be beneficial and even necessary in language learning—inspired the creation of the course. The primary instructional implication of the current study is how well video clips motivate students.
Getting pupils to participate in class and be motivated in studying English is one of the main issues teachers have in any EFL program aimed at secondary students.