BINH DUONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY NGUYEN HOAI THANG DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH SONGS IN TEACHING ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY AT TRAN VAN ON HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR CODE: 8 22 02 01 MASTER THESIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE BINH DUONG PROVINCE, 2022 BINH DUONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE THU DAU MOT UNIVERSITY NGUYEN HOAI THANG DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS THROUGH SONGS IN TEACHING ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY AT TRAN VAN ON HIGH SCHOOL MAJOR: ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAJOR CODE: 8 22 02 01 MASTER THESIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPERVISED BY NGUYEN HUU THE, Ph. BINH DUONG PROVINCE, 2022 ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank the following people; without their invaluable instructions, encouragement, and assistance, this project would not have been completed on time. Firstly, I want to express my great gratitude to my supervisor, Nguyen Huu The, Ph.D, who spent much valuable time giving me instructions, encouragement and comments on my thesis writing. Secondly, I acknowledge to the staff and all lecturers who are and used to be in charge of the courses at the class CH20AV02 of Thu Dau Mot University (2020-2022).
Thirdly, I am greatly indebted to my colleagues and my classmates for their valuable supports and contributions to the research. I also thank the principal, the vice-principal, leader and member of English group at Tran Van On high school, and all members in class 11A1 and 11A11 (2021-2022) for their co-operation. Finally, I would like to send my greatest gratitude to my family. They supported and sacrificed for me during the time to do the research.
iii STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I certify that this thesis entitled “Developing listening skills through songs in teaching English: A case study at Tran Van On high school” is my own work. This thesis has not been submitted for any degree or other purposes. I certify that the intellectual content of this thesis is the product of my own work and that all the assistance received in preparing this thesis and sources have been acknowledged. Binh Duong, September 5th, 2022 NGUYEN HOAI THANG iv RETENTION OF USE I hereby state that, Nguyen Hoai Thang, being a candidate for the degree of Master accept the requirements of the University relating to the retention and use of Master’s Theses deposited in the Library.
In terms of these conditions, I agree that the original of my Master’s Thesis deposited in the Library should be accessible for purposes of study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the Librarian for the care, loan, and reproduction for theses. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. iii STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY. iv RETENTION OF USE.
v TABLE OF CONTENTS. vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS. x LIST OF TABLES. xi LIST OF FIGURES.
xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. Background to the study. Aim(s) of the study. Significance of the study.
Scope of the study. Definitions of key terms. 4 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW. The general concept of listening.
Types of listening. Motivation and listening skills. Importance of listening skills in language learning and teaching. The principles of teaching listening.
The procedure of teaching listening skills. Definition of music and song. Elements of songs. Importance of songs in teaching and learning foreign language.
Motivation and songs. The criteria for selecting songs in language teaching. Activities through the utilization of songs. The benefits of using music and songs in Foreign Language Acquisition.
Non-linguistic aspects. Other advantages and disadvantages of music and songs in EFL. Research questions and Hypotheses. Setting and sample data.
English-language background survey. 31 CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Analysis of data. The students’ feedback on questionnaires.
Discussion of Findings. Research question 1: How could the usage of songs in teaching English for students at Tran Van On High school enhance their listening skill? 46 4. Research question 2: How will the usage of songs in teaching English in EFL classrooms affect the students’ motivation for learning English?. Limitation of the study.
Recommendation for further study .