Nghiên cứu về việc dạy và học ngữ điệu cho học sinh lớp 9 tại trường cấp 2 tỉnh Thái Bình

Luận văn thạc sĩ phân tích vnu ulis an investigation into the teaching and learning of intonation to the 9th grade students at, đánh giá thực trạng, chỉ ra hạn chế, đề xuất giải

2017

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DECLARATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

1. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale

1.2. Aims of the research

1.3. Research questions

1.4. Scope of the research

1.5. Significance of the research

1.6. Structure of the research

2. CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Review of theoretical background

2.1.1. General description of English intonation

2.1.2. Intonation in different types of English questions

2.1.3. Review of previous studies

3. CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1. The participants of the study

3.2. Data-related issues

3.2.1. Data collection instruments

3.2.2. Data analysis techniques

4. CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1. Objectives of teaching and learning intonation

4.2. Report on the results collected in survey questionnaires

4.2.1. Summary of respondents participating in the research

4.2.2. Students’ perception on intonation teaching by teachers at English lessons

4.2.3. Students’ perception on finding out teachers intonation mistakes and use of intonation as one of the important assessment criteria in examinations

4.2.4. Students’ perception on materials and means of support that are currently applied for teaching intonation

4.2.5. Students’ opinions of their commonly committed intonation mistakes in speaking lessons

4.3. The possible solutions to intonation teaching problems

4.3.1. Teaching intonation on the level of accuracy

4.3.2. Teaching intonation on the level of fluency

4.3.3. Organizing training courses for English teachers

4.3.4. Investing more suitable facilities

4.4. Concluding remarks on the first objective

4.5. Concluding remarks on the second objective

4.6. Concluding remarks on the third objective

4.7. Limitations and suggestion for the further studies

APPENDIX 1: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES FOR 100 9TH GRADE STUDENTS

IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH GROUP LEADER OF ENGLISH GROUP AT 9TH GRADE

IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH ENGLISH TEACHER AT 9TH GRADE

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERISTY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ******************** NGUYỄN THỊ DIỄM AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF INTONATION TO THE 9TH GRADE STUDENTS AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THAI BINH PROVINCE (Nghiên cứu điều tra về việc dạy và học ngữ điệu đối với học sinh khối 9 ở một trường cấp 2 tại tỉnh Thái Bình) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Major: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 HANOI – 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI UNIVERISTY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ******************** NGUYỄN THỊ DIỄM AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF INTONATION TO THE 9TH GRADE STUDENTS AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN THAI BINH PROVINCE (Nghiên cứu điều tra về việc dạy và học ngữ điệu đối với học sinh khối 9 ở một trường cấp 2 tại tỉnh Thái Bình) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Major: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Assoc. Võ Đại Quang HANOI – 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION I, Nguyen Thi Diem, hereby certify that my thesis submitted to the Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, apart from the help recognized, is my own work. Documented references have been fully provided. I have not submitted this thesis for assessment in any other training institutions. Hanoi, 2017 Nguyễn Thị Diễm i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to express my special and sincere thanks to my supervisor, Assoc. Vo Dai Quang, who gave me enthusiastic instructions, precious support and critical feedback on the construction of the study. This has always been one of decisive factors in the completion of this thesis. Second, I also express my profound gratitude to all doctors, lecturers and staff members of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, University of Foreign Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi for their valuable lectures and useful advice that are a great help me for the fulfilment of the thesis. Next, I would like to send my deep sense of thanks to the teachers and 100 students at the 9th grade at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my research field. Furthermore, I would like to send my heartfelt gratitude to my family and all of my friends who have great source of endless care and support. Last but not least, I am also thankful to many writers whose ideas are useful hints for the development of this thesis. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT This research investigates teaching and learning of intonation to the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School. For research objectives, I surveyed 100 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School and asked their opinions about using intonation and difficulties in using intonation when putting various English questions. The research was investigated through two instruments: questionnaires for students and students‟ voice recording. Also, the in-depth interviews with two English teachers at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School were conducted in order to understand their intonation teaching methods and students‟ current intonation use. As the result, the intonation mistakes that the 9th grade students commonly commit in using intonation in types of English questions, namely, Yes-No questions, Wh-questions and Tag questions were discussed and analyzed; thereby the appropriate solutions to improve their intonation use in different types of English questions at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School were recommended. I hope this research will contribute a small part in helping the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School correct their intonation mistakes and enhance intonation use in their English communication. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . iii TABLE OF CONTENT . vi LIST OF FIGURES . vii LIST OF TABLES . viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .2 Aims of the research .4 Scope of the research .5 Significance of the research .6 Structure of the research . 3 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW .1 Review of theoretical background .1 General description of English intonation .2 Intonation in different types of English questions .2 Review of previous studies . 11 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .2 The participants of the study .4 Data-related issues .1 Data collection instruments .2 Data analysis techniques . 17 CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .1 Objectives of teaching and learning intonation .2 Report on the results collected in survey questionnaires .1 Summary of respondents participating in the research .2 Students‟ perception on intonation teaching by teachers at English lessons . 19 iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.3 Students‟ perception on finding out teachers intonation mistakes and use of intonation as one of the important assessment criteria in examinations .4 Students‟ perception on materials and means of support that are currently applied for teaching intonation .5 Students‟ opinions of their commonly committed intonation mistakes in speaking lessons .3 The possible solutions to intonation teaching problems .1 Teaching intonation on the level of accuracy .2 Teaching intonation on the level of fluency .3 Organizing training courses for English teachers .4 Investing more suitable facilities .1 Concluding remarks on the first objective .2 Concluding remarks on the second objective .3 Concluding remarks on the third objective .3 Limitations and suggestion for the further studies . I APPENDIX 1: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES FOR 100 9TH GRADE STUDENTS . IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH GROUP LEADER OF ENGLISH GROUP AT 9TH GRADE . IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH ENGLISH TEACHER AT 9TH GRADE. VI v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABBREVIATIONS TI Methods of teaching intonation AI Methods of assessing intonation MS Materials and means of support vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: One question pronounced with different intonation patterns (Ladefoged, 2006,p. Figure2: Illustration of an unmarked yes-no question (Pierrehumbert & Hirschberg, p. Figure 3: Illustration of rise-plateau-rise in the contour (Pierrehumbert & Hirschberg,p. Figure 4: Example of a Wh-question. Figure 5: Students‟ perception on intonation teaching by teachers at English lessons Figure 6: Students‟ perception on finding out teachers‟ intonation mistakes Figure 7: Students‟ perception about materials and means of support that are currently applied for teaching intonation vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1: Students‟ perception on intonation teaching by teachers at English lessons .2: Results of Methods of teaching intonation at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School .3: Students‟ perception on finding out teachers‟ intonation mistakes and use of intonation as one of the important assessment criteria in examinations.4: Results of Methods of assessing intonation in Pham Huy Quang Secondary School .5: Students‟ perception on materials and means of support that are currently applied for teaching intonation.6: Results of materials and means of support in Pham Huy Quang Secondary School .31 viii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale In recent years, English has been widely used in Vietnam. It has become a compulsory subject at school. Theoretically, there has been a remarkable change in methods of teaching and learning English. However, in fact, teaching and learning English at the secondary school don‟t prove their own real competence. Teaching and learning English only focus on grammar and vocabulary with an aim at getting the high scores in examinations. For instance, in speaking lesson, teachers seem not to focus on teaching some significant factors such as rhythms, phonetics and intonation… Individually, I first became interested in intonation of English language after my first year at university. At one of the seminars, I completely misunderstood a question that a native speaker asked because of the difference in intonation. The other students and I did not recognize that was said as a question and nodded our head as we might respond to a statement we did not understand even though we were getting the gist of the conversation. The teacher stopped all conversation and let us know that this is a big problem for English – speaking learners. This sparked my interest in intonation in different types of questions. Since then, intonation and how it relates to miscommunication is an area I have focused on in teaching. Because intonation pattern differences could hinder students‟ lives outside the classroom in various ways such as making friends, meeting needs, and job advancement. All of these motivated me to conduct this research “An investigation into the teaching and learning of intonation to the 9th grade students at a secondary school in Thai Binh province”, which will go into details of intonation mistakes in different types of English questions of the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang School and then recommend solutions in order to mitigate the problems. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.2 Aims of the research The specific aims of the study are: - To investigate the most common mistakes committed when using intonation in different types of English questions by the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh. - To identify the causes of students’ problems when using intonation in different types of English questions. - To recommend possible solutions to their intonation mistakes.3 Research questions Based on the above purposes, this investigation was designed to answer the following questions: - What are the intonation mistakes commonly committed by the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh? - What are the causes of students’ problems when using intonation in different types of English questions? - What are possible solutions to their intonation mistakes? 1.4 Scope of the research The research was conducted on the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh. Regarding its scope, the research focused on finding out the most typical mistakes which the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh commonly commit when using intonation in different types of English questions. Hence, the research results cannot be true to all Vietnamese learners. That is to say, the study works well only for teachers and learners who are teaching and learning at such schools with similar English syllabus or education training or for the ones who are concerned. Moreover, due to both limited time and experience, this study only mentions the mistakes in using intonation in different types of English questions. Any attempt to study English intonation mistakes on other aspects, such as statement sentences intonation…, is beyond the scope of this thesis. 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.5 Significance of the research This research provides an insight into the teaching and learning of intonation to the 9th grade students at Pham Huy Quang Secondary School, Thai Binh. Furthermore, the research results would be used as useful references for English teachers while they teach intonation to their students not only in Pham Huy Quang School but also in other schools.6 Structure of the research The research consists of 5 chapters as follow: Chapter 1 is the INRODUCTION, which provides an overview of the research with specific information about rationale, aim and objectives of the research, the research questions, the scope and structure of the research Chapter 2 is the LITERATURE REVIEW, which presents a review of theoretical background about using intonation in different types of English question and a review of previous studies related to the research. Chapter 3 is the METHODOLOGY, which gives a detailed discussion of the method used in the study. It presents the subject of the study, the instruments used to collect the data and the procedure of the data collection. Chapter 4 is the FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION, which is a detail description of data analysis and a discussion of the findings of the study Chapter 5 is the CONCLUSION, which includes the recapitulation of the main points presented in the thesis and concluding remarks.

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