MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ------------ NGUYEN TUONG KHANH HA AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES AND USE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HUE CITY MA THESIS IN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Hue University of Foreign Languages HUE, 2016 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HUE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ------------ NGUYEN TUONG KHANH HA AN INVESTIGATION INTO TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES AND USE OF BODY LANGUAGE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SOME PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN HUE CITY MA THESIS IN THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CODE: 60.11 SUPERVISOR: TON NU NHU HUONG, D. HUE, 2016 i BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐẠI HỌC HUẾ TRƢỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ -------- NGUYỄN TƢỜNG KHÁNH HÀ NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ THÁI ĐỘ VÀ VIỆC SỬ DỤNG NGÔN NGỮ CƠ THỂ TRONG VIỆC DẠY TIẾNG ANH Ở MỘT SỐ TRƢỜNG TIỂU HỌC TRONG THÀNH PHỐ HUẾ LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ LÝ LUẬN VÀ PHƢƠNG PHÁP DẠY HỌC BỘ MÔN TIẾNG ANH MÃ SỐ: 60.11 NGƢỜI HƢỚNG DẪN KHOA HỌC: TS. TÔN NỮ NHƢ HƢƠNG HUẾ, 2016 ii STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY This work has not previously been submitted for a degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the thesis itself.
Date: 5/20/2016 Signature Full name Nguyen Tuong Khanh Ha iii ABSTRACT The research was carried to investigate the teachers‟ attitudes and use of body language in teaching English at some primary schools in Hue city. In detail, the study was done with 30 teachers at some primary schools in Hue city and the objectives of the research are to (1) explore teachers‟ attitudes towards using body language in teaching English at some primary schools in Hue city, (2) examine types of body language employed by them, (3) find out how frequently they were used and (4) make recommendations for the use of body language in English teaching classes. Questionnaires, interviews and class observations were used to collect data. 30 questionnaires were delivered to teachers at some primary schools in Hue city.
10 teachers were chosen to interview and the observations were done in 5 classes. The major findings show that(1) all of the teachers acknowledged the importance of body language in English teaching, (2) six types of body language namely facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, posture, touch, and distance were used by all of the teachers,(3) the teachers‟ frequency of using body language types was different and (4) some suggestions were given toward teachers, students, administrator officers and textbook writers to find more effective ways in teaching English for primary students. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project would not have been finished without the help of many people. First and foremost, I would like to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor Dr.
Ton Nu Nhu Huong who has supported me throughout my thesis with her patience, motivation and immense knowledge. Actually, her expert guidance and value feedback at every stage of the development of this study helped my thesis be improved and completed. I would like to thank the teachers from primary schools in Hue city for spending their time to provide me the needed information. Last but not the least, I am deeply grateful to my parents, my sister and my close friends for supporting me spiritually throughout writing this thesis and my life in general.
v TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Pages SUB COVER PAGE. i STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY. v TABLE OF CONTENTS. vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
x LIST OF FIGURES. xi CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION. Aims and Significance of the research. Objectives of the research.
Scope of study. Outline of the research. 4 CHAPTER II - LITERATURE REVIEW. Non-verbal communication.
Definition of non-verbal communication. Types of non-verbal communication. Functions of non-verbal communication in language teaching and learning. Definition of body language.
Types of body language. Importance of body language in language teaching and learning. Characteristics of young learners .