STATE BANK OF VIETNAM BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ------------o0o----------- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO DOING PAIRWORK WITH PEER FEEDBACK TO DEVELOP ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS STUDENT: Truong Binh Minh – 22A7510081 Pham Thi Hien – 22A7510028 Pham Thuy Duong – 21A7510023 Nguyen Thi Giang – 21A7510027 Nguyen Huu Duy – 21A7510021 SUPERVISOR: Le Thi Hong Phuc (M.A) HANOI, May 2022 STATE BANK OF VIETNAM BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ------------o0o----------- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO DOING PAIRWORK WITH PEER FEEDBACK TO DEVELOP ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS STUDENT: Truong Binh Minh – 22A7510081 Pham Thi Hien – 22A7510028 Pham Thuy Duong – 21A7510023 Nguyen Thi Giang – 21A7510027 Nguyen Huu Duy – 21A7510021 SUPERVISOR: Le Thi Hong Phuc (M.A) HANOI, May 2022 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation PREFACE We confirm that this research paper is our own work, is not copied from any other person's work (published or unpublished), and has not previously submitted for assessment either at Banking Academy or elsewhere. Signatures of students Truong Binh Minh Pham Thi Hien Pham Thuy Duong Nguyen Thi Giang Nguyen Huu Duy 1 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation ACKNOWLEDGMENT In the process of doing this study, we have received a great deal of help, guidance, and encouragement from teachers and friends. First of all, we would like to express our thanks from the bottom of our hearts to Ms. Le Thi Hong Phuc who gave us suggestions on how to complete the study and always was willing to give us valuable advice and comments and correct our research paper.
Next, we want to give many thanks to all teachers in Banking Academy in general and the Faculty of Foreign Languages in particular for their lectures that help us very much in this research. Last but not least, we would like to show our gratitude to our families and friends who always encouraged and supported us to finish our scientific paper. An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE Error! Bookmark not defined. ABSTRACT 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Error! Bookmark not defined.
LIST OF FIGURES 4 LIST OF ABBREVIATION 6 CHAPTER I. Problem Statement and Rationale for the study 7 I. Aims and objectives of the study 8 I. Scope of the study 8 I.
Methods of the study 9 I. Organization 9 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 10 II.1 English speaking skills 10 II. English pronunciation skills 11 II. Overview of Pronunciation skills 11 II.
Factors affecting the development of English pronunciation skills 11 II. Definition of pairwork 13 II. Students' perceptions of doing pairwork to develop English pronunciation skills. The effectiveness of doing pairwork 14 III.
Challenges in doing pairwork 15 II. Feedback and peer feedback 16 II. Peer feedback 19 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 24 III. Participants and participant selection method 24 III.
Data collection method 24 III. Data collection procedure 25 III. Data analysis method 25 III. Data analysis procedure 25 CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 27 IV.
Students' perceptions of doing pairwork with peer feedback in learning English pronunciation skills 27 1 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation IV. The effectiveness of pairwork and peer feedback in learning pronunciation 33 IV. Challenges in doing pairwork with peer feedback in learning English pronunciation skills 39 IV. Discussion of the research findings 42 IV.
Students’ preferences in using pairwork and peer feedback 42 IV.2 The effectiveness of pairwork and peer feedback 43 IV. Students’ difficulties in using pairwork and peer feedback 44 IV. To teachers 44 IV. To students 46 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION 47 V.
Limitations of the study 47 V. Suggestions for further study 48 REFERENCES 49 APPENDICES 1 Appendix 1 1 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES 1 CÂU HỎI KHẢO SÁT 6 Appendix 2 10 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 10 CÂU HỎI PHỎNG VẤN 11 Appendix 3 11 INTERVIEWEES’ RESPONSES 11 CÂU TRẢ LỜI PHỎNG VẤN 18 2 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation ABSTRACT Past research has shown that both pairwork and peer feedback in studying have a big number of influences on students’ English skills in terms of writing, speaking, pronunciation, etc. However, very few studies have been done on the topic of combining method pairwork and peer feedback in order to develop English skills and English pronunciation skills in particular. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of pairwork and peer feedback in improving English pronunciation skills among students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages in Banking Academy.
Our research employs mixed methods to collect data, including an online survey and semi-structured interviews. An online survey was responded to by 124 students, and the interview was conducted among 6 students. Results indicated that this method mostly has a positive effect on students' pronunciation skills. Students can improve different aspects of pronunciation such as intonation, accent, stress, linking sounds, ending sounds, etc.
Besides, they can find out their partners’ mistakes as well as correct their errors in pronunciation based on receiving feedback from their peers. However, some students also have trouble working with or giving feedback to their partners. The success of this research field will, hopefully, benefit the development of students' English pronunciation skills as well as other English oral skills. 3 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation LIST OF FIGURES Title Page Figure 1 Learners' preferences in using pairwork in learning English 29 pronunciation skills Figure 2 Learners' preferences in giving feedback to their partner in pairwork 30 activities to improve English pronunciation skills Figure 3 Learners' preferences in receiving feedback to their partners in 31 pairwork activities to improve English pronunciation skills Figure 4 The importance of pairwork activities in learning English 32 pronunciation skills Figure 5 The importance of giving and receiving peer feedback in pairwork 33 activities to improve English pronunciation skills Figure 6 Learners’ wish to continue doing pairwork in learning English 34 pronunciation skills Figure 7 Learners’ wish to continue giving feedback in pairwork activities to 34 improve English pronunciation skills Figure 8 Learners’ wish to continue receiving feedback in pairwork activities 35 to improve English pronunciation skills Figure 9 The improvement of various aspects of English pronunciation when 36 using pairwork Figure 10 The improvement of various aspects of English pronunciation when 37 using peer feedback in pairwork activities Figure 11 The influence of pairwork with peer feedback on increasing 38 motivation in learning English pronunciation skills Figure 12 The influence of pairwork with peer feedback on developing 39 learner’s autonomy in learning English pronunciation skills Figure 13 The influence of pairwork with peer feedback on developing 40 confidence in oral skills Figure 14 The types of feedback learners often get from their peer 40 4 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation Figure 15 The effectiveness of peer feedback in learning English pronunciation 41 skills Figure 16 Learners' challenges in working in pairs 42 Figure 17 Learners' challenges in giving peer feedback 43 Figure 18 Learners' challenges in receiving peer feedback 44 5 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation LIST OF ABBREVIATION ATC Faculty of foreign languages BA Banking Academy CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning CPRs Cued Pronunciation Readings ESL English as a Second Language TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language CF Corrective feedback SLA Second Language Acquisition L1 The first language L2 The foreign language CMC Computer‐mediated communication APP.
Page S Student Q Question 6 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION This chapter is going to state the rationale for the study, aims of the study, research questions, scope, methods and introduce the organization of the study. Problem Statement and Rationale for the study English is often regarded as one of the most common languages in the world. Coupled with the advent of globalization, English is becoming ubiquitous, not only in developed and developing countries but also in least-developed countries.
It is the key to help people access the elites, advances in culture, education, science, technology, and many other fields of humanity. English facilitates international trade, global economy, and intercultural communication. Therefore, English is very essential for people around the world. Learning English would stand people in good stead and help them have well-paid jobs, improving their standard of living and developing the national economy.
However, English requires learners to persist and spend time as well as effort on it because of its complicated skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Among these, listening and speaking have direct effects on communication because they help to convey ideas to others exactly. Nevertheless, not all learners can master these skills because of many significant parts such as fluency, nature, pronunciation, etc. Pronunciation skills have long played an important role, which is the precursor to the development of English aspects.
Learners, through learning pronunciation skills, may pronounce professionally as native speakers and improve listening ability, which can promote confidence in communication. Nevertheless, many learners of English as a foreign language encounter a great number of challenges and obstacles when studying English pronunciation. According to some previous research, there are many factors that may cause problems for English learners to master pronunciation skills. The lack of understanding of the English language's phonology and phonetics systems may make learners difficult to learn pronunciation (Zhang, Yin, 2009) The system of vowels and consonants has so many different sounds that make English pronunciation difficult and perplexing for learners.
Learners of English may make mistakes because the consonants and vowels do not exist in their mother tongue (Wei, Zhou, 2002). This is also asserted in the research of Keshavarz and Khamis Abubakar (2017). Despite these problems, learners are able to acquire pronunciation skills by applying appropriate methods. There are numerous techniques used in the process of language acquisition and development to master pronunciation skills.
Teachers, to create a relaxed atmosphere and reduce stress in the classroom, often choose methods that entertain and effectively improve pronunciation skills, such as listening to an English song and singing along. Meanwhile, there are methods that allow learners to learn pronunciation through technical assistance. However, there are those who still choose to learn pronunciation traditionally by using shadowing or tongue twister methods. Pairwork and peer feedback are two methods used quite commonly in not only speaking classes but also pronunciation classes.
Pairwork is an activity that is practiced by two individuals working together when they are learning a language (Richards, Schmidt, 2002). This method, in the English language classroom, may provide students with more opportunities to use English and help them to improve pronunciation. Peer feedback is defined as "a communication process through which learners enter into dialogues related to 7 An Investigation into Doing Pairwork with Peer Feedback to Develop English Pronunciation performance and standards. Students can learn from each other when they receive peer evaluation.
Two methods may be combined to apply in English class activities to maximize the effectiveness of learning pronunciation. The essentials of pronunciation in English skills development and the efficiency of pairwork and peer feedback in pronunciation classes are widespread in education. Besides, previous studies focused mainly on the effect of pairwork and peer feedback in improving speaking and writing skills and did not deepen learners' pronunciation skills. Therefore, this research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of these two methods in ATC students' pronunciation improvement as well as the combination of these to maximize the effectiveness of the English pronunciation learning process.
The existence of this research hopes to bring great meaning to learners in the process of learning pronunciation and English acquisition. Aims and objectives of the study The research was carried out to investigate the effect of pairwork and peer feedback on improving pronunciation skills. To be more specific, three main purposes are mentioned as follows: 1. To identify ATC students’ attitudes towards pairwork and peer feedback activity.