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2009

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45 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

Candidate’s declaration

Tables of contents

List of abbreviations

List of figures, charts and tables

Statement of the problem and the rationale for the study

Aims and objectives of the study

Significance of the study

Scope of the study

Methods of the study

Design of the study (An overview of the rest of the paper)

1. CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1. Definition of needs

1.2. The importance of needs analysis

1.3. Textbook evaluation and adaptation

1.3.1. The Role of Textbooks

1.3.2. Textbook evaluation

1.3.3. Textbook adaptation

3. CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

3.1. Personal evaluation of the coursebook New Headway

3.2. The attitudes of students and teachers towards the coursebook New Headway

3.3. Students’ preferences for a supplementary material

3.4. Teachers’ view on the teaching of reading and writing

3.5. Teachers’ view on where to use the supplementary materials

4. CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR NON – ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS IN HULIS, VNU

4.1. Criteria of developing supplementary reading and writing materials

4.2. Criteria of selecting reading materials

4.3. An overview of the developed sample material

4.4. General descriptions of the material

4.5. Purposes of the material

4.6. The sample of supplementary reading and writing materials for NEMS

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES -----------***---------- LE THI THUY DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A NEEDS-BASED APPROACH PHÁT TRIỂN TÀI LIỆU ĐỌC-VIẾT BỔ TRỢ CHO SINH VIÊN KHÔNG CHUYÊN TIẾNG ANH THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG LẤY NHU CẦU NGƯỜI HỌC LÀM TRUNG TÂM M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 HANOI - 2009 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES -----------***---------- LE THI THUY DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR NON-ENGLISH MAJORED UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A NEEDS-BASED APPROACH PHÁT TRIỂN TÀI LIỆU ĐỌC-VIẾT BỔ TRỢ CHO SINH VIÊN KHÔNG CHUYÊN TIẾNG ANH THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG LẤY NHU CẦU NGƯỜI HỌC LÀM TRUNG TÂM M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Language Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Vu Mai Trang, M.A HANOI - 2009 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iv Tables of contents Candidate’s declaration .iii Tables of contents . iv List of abbreviations . vi List of figures, charts and tables . Statement of the problem and the rationale for the study . Aims and objectives of the study . Significance of the study. Scope of the study . Methods of the study . Design of the study (An overview of the rest of the paper) . 4 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW . Definition of needs . The importance of needs analysis . Textbook evaluation and adaptation . The Role of Textbooks . The importance of supplementary materials . Definition of supplementary materials . Criteria of developing supplementary reading texts . Reading exercises and reading skills . Types of reading exercises . Creating activities based on reading texts. 14 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Skills integration in EFL teaching and learning . Creating writing activities from reading texts . Suitability of the present study in the research area . Description of the context . The current syllabus for the third-year students . The teaching staff . Description of the participants . Methods of data collection . Methods of data analysis . Scope of the research . 20 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS . Personal evaluation of the coursebook New Headway . The attitudes of students and teachers towards the coursebook New Headway . Students’ preferences for a supplementary material . Teachers’ view on the teaching of reading and writing . Teachers’ view on where to use the supplementary materials . 32 CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTARY READING AND WRITING MATERIALS FOR NON – ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS IN HULIS, VNU . Criteria of developing supplementary reading and writing materials. Criteria of selecting reading materials . An overview of the developed sample material . General descriptions of the material . Purposes of the material . The sample of supplementary reading and writing materials for NEMS . I LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com vi LIST OF ABREVIATIONS VNU Vietnam National University HULIS Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies NEMS Non – English majored students ESP English for Specific Purposes B.A Bachelor of Arts LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com vii LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS, AND TABLES Figures Figure: A framework for material writing Charts Chart 1: Overall rating of teachers and students on the course book Chart 2: Students’ attitudes towards the course book’s layout and design Chart 3: Students’ attitudes towards the topics’ sequence Chart 4a: Students’ attitude towards the reading passages Chart 4b: Teachers’ attitude towards the reading passages Chart 5: Course book evaluation average marking – a comparison between teachers and students Chart 6: Respondents’ view on using the course book Chart 7: Students’ attitude towards the benefits of reading exercises Chart 8: Students’ preference of reading texts Chart 9: Favorite types of exercises Chart 10: Reading skills students would like to develop more Chart 11a: The frequency of practicing writing exercises Chart 11b: Students’ preference of writing exercises Chart 12. Advantages of using a reading text to teach writing Chart 13: Techniques used to employ reading texts to create writing activities Tables Table: An overview of the coursebooks New Headway LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Statement of the problem and rationale for the study The diversity of needs of English language learners has long been acknowledged (Tarone & Yule, 1989). Researchers also propose that teachers should identify correct learner expectations and attitudes about how languages are learned and also explain the reasoning behind classroom methods, in order to reduce any gap between learner and teacher beliefs (Horwitz, 1985; Wenden, 1986; McCargar, 1993; Kern, 1995; Peacock, 1999). A learning-centered approach to lessons, materials and syllabus design advocates the involvement of learners in contributing to this design. Learners should be invited to express their views in their needs for learning the language, their preferred learning styles (Willing, 1988). These views can then inform the material design, and they should take part in assessing the materials once they are applied. Therefore, when designing materials for NEMS, it is necessary that the teachers have reliable information about their learner variables so that syllabi, methods of teaching, and methods of testing match learners‟ needs as closely as possible. According to Bachman and Palmer (1996): “needs analysis, or needs assessment, involves the systematic gathering of specific information about the language needs of learners and the analysis of this information for purpose of language syllabus design” (p. A pilot survey was done by the researcher with the aim of learning about the needs of the non-English majored students (NEMS) shows that while students want to get good marks at final exams (in the format of reading and writing), they also want to enhance their language competence including reading and writing skills. For a majority of students coming from such departments as German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese who had chance to learn English at high school, exercises in the coursebook New Headway bore them and discourage them from practicing their skills. They really need something more challenging. Students work with the ready-made-text in the coursebook because the text is seen as the main source of providing and acquiring knowledge for both teachers and students. Supplementary reading texts are „sometimes‟ or „rarely‟ assigned to the students. During the periods of reading skill, they concentrated only on practicing reading exercises of a unit in the coursebook and dealing with new words appearing in the text. The study also indicated that most of the students would like to have a full pack of supplementary reading materials to meet the needs of the students. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 2 Selecting or developing reading materials to enhance reading and writing skills has become a popular activity in English Department, HULIS, VNU. However, a library search suggested that there have been very few researches on designing supplementary materials for NEMS in our university, especially those on the integration of reading and writing. This fact urged the researcher to do a research on the subject with the hope that the final product (supplementary reading and writing material) would benefit both teachers and NEMS in HULIS, VNU. Aims and objectives of the study This study investigates NEMS‟ learning needs including their attitudes towards the New Headway coursebook, their practice of reading and writing strategies. The first aim of this study is to examine some characteristics of the reading texts and exercises in the coursebooks „New Headway‟ (Elementary and Pre-intermediate). The second aim is to find out how well the coursebook matches the needs of students. In addition, the research aims to analyzing students‟ preferences for the choice of topics and types of supplementary reading and writing exercises. To help the students to be aware of the importance of integrating reading and writing skills is also an important aim. More importantly, the researcher aims to develop a supplementary material to motivate the students and help them to reinforce reading and writing skills. Specifically, this minor thesis would aim to develop a supplementary reading and writing skills to enhance these skills. By that, the study would have to answer the following questions: 1. What are students‟ views on the New Headway coursebooks? 2. To what extent does the New Headway coursebooks satisfy students‟ needs? 3. What are students‟ preferences for a supplementary Reading and Writing material? 3. Significance of the study The findings of this research will provide teachers with insightful information on learners‟ needs and preferences as an input to materials design, focusing on reading and writing skills input to materials planning. The study demonstrates the importance of a good understanding of learner variables at multi-faculty in HULIS. Although the actual needs of English might vary among different multi-faculty universities, the applied process of questionnaire design, validation and data analysis can serve as a model or example for LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 3 other NEMS in HULIS or in other universities in VNU. Hopefully, the developed material would be a reference for both teachers and NEMS to use when teaching and learning the coursebooks New Headway (Elementary/ Pre-intermediate). Scope of the study The researcher has no ambition to touch upon every aspect of teaching both reading and writing skills but focuses mainly on selecting reading texts and creating writing activities based on reading texts. In other words, the study is only aimed at guiding students to different kinds of writing exercises in which they can use reading texts as the springboard to generate ideas. Therefore, more attention is given to reading exercises. Writing, in this paper, is considered nearly like post-reading stage. Additionally, due to the small scale of the study as well as the limitation of time and knowledge, the material designed will be applied to third year students learning in session two, including 10 units for 15 weeks, focusing on the integration of reading and writing, designing the supplementary the materials for developing listening and speaking skills will be the future research. Methods of the study According to Hutchinson and Waters (1987), the best methodology for studying the needs of any particular group of students is to use such methods as questionnaires, follow-up interviews, and collection of authentic texts. Therefore, in order to find out answers to the above-mentioned questions, survey questionnaires - a typical time-saving and information- reliable method of quantitative approach will be exploited to collect opinions about the coursebook and teachers and students‟ attitudes towards the reading passages in New Headway coursebooks taught in the second session. Through questionnaires, quantities data, truth value of persuasive statistics concerning the investigated issues, could be obtained. In addition, information from other sources such as the Internet, journals, and books was collected, summarized, analyzed and synthesized. Collecting information and analyzing data from other sources also equip the researcher with background knowledge and literature of the investigated issue. In summary, through analyzing the information and data collected, the researcher have flexibly taken advantages of all the above mentioned methods as a source of evidence to enhance the persuasive value of the study. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. An overview of the rest of the paper The paper includes four chapters altogether: Chapter 1 - Literature Review reviews theoretical background on which the whole study is based, including the theoretical issues of supplementary reading and writing materials. Chapter 2 – Methodology describes in detail the methods and procedures the researcher uses in conducting this research. Chapter 3 – Data analysis and findings presents the results and discusses the findings as well as possible interferences from such findings Chapter 4 – provides some criteria for developing supplementary reading and writing exercises for NEMS with Recommendations giving pedagogical suggestions for teachers and students when and how to use this material. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 5 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1. Definition of needs There are different understandings of needs, which reflect the interest as well as, to some extent, some points of views of stakeholders.

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