VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES HOÀNG THỊ CÚC TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PILOTED TEXTBOOK ENGLISH 10: THE CASE OF NGHIA HUNG UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAM DINH CITY THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIÁO VIÊN VÀ HỌC SINH ĐỐI VỚI SÁCH GIÁO KHOA TIẾNG ANH 10 THÍ ĐIỂM: NGHIÊN CỨU TẠI TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NGHĨA HƯNG A TỈNH NAM ĐỊNH M. Minor Programme Thesis FIELD: Theory and Methodology of Teaching English CODE: 60140111 HÀ NỘI - 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES HOÀNG THỊ CÚC TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PILOTED TEXTBOOK ENGLISH 10: THE CASE OF NGHIA HUNG UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, NAM DINH CITY THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIÁO VIÊN VÀ HỌC SINH ĐỐI VỚI SÁCH GIÁO KHOA TIẾNG ANH 10 THÍ ĐIỂM: NGHIÊN CỨU TẠI TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NGHĨA HƯNG A TỈNH NAM ĐỊNH M. Minor Programme Thesis FIELD: Theory and Methodology of Teaching English CODE: 60140111 SUPERVIOR: Hoàng Thị Xuân Hoa, PhD HÀ NỘI - 2017 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com i CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT I certify that the minor thesis entitled: “Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards the piloted textbook English 10: The case of Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School, Nam Dinh City.” is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts is the result of my own work, except where otherwise acknowledge and that this minor thesis or any part of the same had not been submitted for a higher degree to any other universities or institutions.…………………………… LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ii ACKNOWLEGDEMENTS During the process of writing this thesis, I have been fortunate to receive supports and assistance from a variety of people. First and foremost, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr.
Hoang Thi Xuan Hoa, who allows me to draw fully on her wisdom and experience in implementing this study. Her guidance, encouragement and invaluable detailed critical feedback have been most generous. I would like to convey my thanks to all my teachers of the Post graduate course 22 whose fundamental knowledge about language teaching and learning is of great importance to the achievement of my academic study. My heartfelt gratitude is also to the English teachers and students of Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School for their tremendous supports in the collections of data and information for my study.
Finally, I wish to express my acknowledgments to other individuals who have indirectly contributed to the completion of this thesis. To all these people I only hope that the achievement of my thesis will be favorable enough to satisfy their expectation. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iii ABSTRACT The textbook is an useful tool for teaching and learning second language and one of the most important components of any educational environment that lead to success or failure of the teaching and learning language. This is especially true a Nghia Hung A Upper Secondary School where English teachers and students use the piloted textbook English 10 in the course.
Also, the role of the teachers‟ and students‟ attitudes affects teaching and learning second language. According to Karahan (2007), “positive language attitudes let learner has positive orientation towards learning English” (p. Gardner, Masgoret, Tennant & Mihic (2004) claim that attitudes influence language learning. As such, attitudes play a crucial role in language learning because they would influence students‟ and teachers‟ failure or success in their teaching and learning.
Gardner and Lambert (1972) in their studies give evidence that positive attitudes toward language enhance proficiency. It is also believed that positive attitudes alleviate language learning whereas negative attitudes act as s psychological barrier against it. This study is therefore conducted with the hope to investigate the teachers‟ and students‟ attitudes towards the piloted textbook English 10. The study was conducted with 2 teachers and 80 students at 10T1 and 10T2-Nghia Hung A Upper Secondary School.
The data was collected through interviews, observations and questionnaires to find out the attitudes of teachers and students towards the piloted textbook. The findings reveal that most of teachers and students have positive attitudes towards the topic and contents, the vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, the physical appearance and the social cultural contexts of the piloted textbook, they have however negative attitudes towards the language contents. The findings also show that the teachers‟ and students‟ positive attitudes, knowledge and background are necessary components affecting to the teaching and learning the piloted textbook English 10. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iv LIST OF ABREVIATIONS MOET: Ministry of Education Training L2: Second Language EFL: English as a Foreign Language ESL: English as a Second Language LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com v LIST OF TABLES Tables: Table 1: The attitudes of students towards the topic and the content of the piloted textbook English 10.
25 Table 2: The attitudes of students towards the vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation of the textbook. 26 Table 3: The attitudes of students toward language contents of the textbook. 27 Table 4: The attitudes of students towards the physical appearance. 28 of the textbook.
28 Table 5: The attitudes of students towards social and cultural contexts of the textbook. 29 Table 6: The attitudes of students’ towards teaching methods. 29 Charts: Chart 1: The students’ preferences toward the piloted textbook English 10. 30 Chart 2: The beliefs of the students about the students’ proficiency toward the textbook.
30 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com vi TABLE OF CONTENTS CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT .iii LIST OF ABREVIATIONS. iv LIST OF TABLES. v TABLE OF CONTENTS. vi PART I: INTRODUCTION.
Rationale of the study. Aims of the study. Scope of the study. Significance of the study.
Design of the study. 4 PART II: DEVELOPMENT. 6 CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW. Attitudes in teaching and learning foreign language.
Definition of attitude. Components of attitude. Behavioral Aspect of Attitude. Cognitive Aspect of Attitude.
Emotional Aspect of Attitude. The roles of attitudes in language learning. The textbook in teaching and learning language. Definition of the textbook.
The roles of a textbook. The roles of a textbook in language learning. 14 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. 15 CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
Practical situation of teaching and learning the piloted English 10 in Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School. Description of the English course and its objectives at Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School. Description of the students at Upper Secondary School. Description of the teachers at Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School.
Overview of the textbooks. The Data Collection Methods. Data collection and data analysis procedures. Data collection procedures.
Data analysis procedures. 24 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS. Data analysis of questionnaire. Data analysis of the interview.
Data analysis of classroom observation. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Limitations of the study. 43 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
Suggestions for further researches. V LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 1 PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the study It is argued that language learning is regarded as the cornerstone of human existence. Knowing the language can help people to express their opinions, hopes, and even their dreams (Tavil, 2009).
In recent years, English has become a compulsory subject for the students in all school levels, which urges the educators and the researchers to find out ways of teaching and learning effectively. There are some factors affecting teaching and learning foreign language such as personal characteristics, disposition, the background of the teachers and students, the difficulty of the language, the lack of the instruction media and facilities to teach the English language the appropriate classroom environments, the content of the English course, and the teachers' satisfaction with their job as EFL teachers, etc. In foreign language learning context, there are various factors that influence the teaching and learning process such as motivation, attitudes, anxiety, learning achievements, aptitudes, intelligence, age, personalities, etc. The attitudes of teachers and students have a strong impact on the success or failure of teaching and learning language.
Attitudes had a strong impact on teaching and learning language, which affects the success or failure of teachers and learners. Also, the textbook also played an important role in teaching and learning, it provides the framework for teachers and learners in achieving the aim of the course. In fact, there are no studies about the piloted textbook English 10. Hence, the study looks into the concept of attitude as one of the major affective factors for success in teaching and learning a foreign language.
Therefore, this research focused on the attitudes of teachers and learners towards the piloted textbook English 10. Being a teacher of English in Upper Secondary School, I realize that the attitudes of the teachers and students towards the piloted textbook could affect the results of teaching and learning the language. Hence, I would like to do an LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 2 investigation with a hope to elucidate the roles of attitudes in teaching and learning L2 so that I have carried out the study entitled: Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards the piloted textbook English 10: The case of Nghia Hung Upper Secondary School, Nam Dinh City. Aims of the study The present study aims to investigate the attitudes of the teachers and students in the piloted textbook English 10.
The following were the objectives of this study: - To find out the teachers‟ and students‟ attitudes towards the piloted textbook English 10. - To find out the feelings of teachers and students in the classroom toward the piloted textbook English 10. Research questions To order to achieve the above purposes in the research, there are 2 questions in the research: (i).What are the attitudes of the teachers towards the teaching of the piloted English 10? (ii).What are the attitudes of the students towards the learning of the piloted English 10? 4. Scope of the study The new piloted English 10 textbook is not common because it is the piloted program in the small extent of the quantity of the schools and the subjects in the piloted program, so the study will focus on the attitudes of teachers and students towards the piloted textbook.
However, this study only focuses on the attitudes of teachers and learners towards employing the piloted textbook English 10, particularly with 80 students and 5 teachers chosen for this program at Nghia Hung LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 3 Upper Secondary School. Therefore, it cannot be said that the result of the study are generalized to all students and teachers who piloted this new textbook. Significance of the study One of the major theoretical issues that have been paid attention to is the attitudes of teachers and students because they affect to the behaviors and responses of the teachers and students. According to Ajzen and Fishbein (1980), attitudes exert a direct influence on behavior.
An individual‟s attitudes towards something will influence his or her overall patterns of responses to it. The study was conducted with the expectation that its results would be useful for the teachers and students. Firstly, a deeper understanding of teachers‟ and students‟ attitudes towards teaching and learning the piloted English 10 textbook will be gained. Secondly, the results from this study can help teachers‟ and students‟ attitudes toward teaching and learning language.
Thirdly, the information from the study can benefit teachers and students conceive the need to develop positive attitudes toward teaching and learning second language and control the attitudes to achieve the effectiveness of language teaching and learning.