Nghiên Cứu Về Tầm Quan Trọng Của Lý Tưởng Người Học Đối Với Thành Công Trong Việc Học Tiếng Anh ...

Luận văn thạc sĩ nghiên cứu vnu ulis a study on the importance of learner ideal self to the success in learning english of the, đánh giá hiện trạng, phân tích vấn đề, đề xuất biện

2015

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Phí lưu trữ

30 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

DECLARATION BY AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF CHART

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

PART A. PART A: INTRODUCTION

A.1. Rationale of the study

A.2. Aim of the study

A.3. Objectives of the study

A.4. Research question

A.5. Scope of the study

A.6. Methods of the study

A.7. Significance of the study

A.8. Design of the study

PART B. PART B: DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

1.1. Learner ideal self

1.2. Motivation

1.2.1. Definitions of motivation

1.2.2. The motivation in second/ foreign language learning

1.2.3. Gardner’s social psychological approach to L2 motivation

CHAPTER 3. CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

3.1. Types of students’ motivation in English learning

3.2. Factors affecting students’ motivation in English studying

3.3. Students’ interest in English lessons

3.4. The ways in which the students learn English

3.5. The students’ English results after the first year at the BGA

3.6. Findings and discussions

3.6.1. The learner ideal self - a motivator in English learning

3.6.2. The effects of learner ideal self on the students’ attitude to English studying

3.6.3. The effects of learner ideal self on the student’s investment in English studying

3.6.4. The effects of learner ideal self on the students’ improvement in English studying

3.7. Recapitulation of the main ideas

3.8. Implications for the Border Guard Academy

3.9. Implications for the teachers of English at the Border Gard Academy

3.10. Implications for the students at the Border Guard Academy

3.11. Limitations of the study

3.12. Suggestions for further research

PART C. PART C: CONCLUSION

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ************************* PHÙNG THỊ PHƯƠNG LAN A STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNER IDEAL SELF TO THE SUCCESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH OF THE LEARNERS AT THE BORDER GUARD ACADEMY (Một nghiên cứu về tầm quan trọng của lý tưởng người học đối với sự thành công trong việc học tiếng Anh tại Học viện Biên phòng) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 HA NOI – 2015 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ************************* PHÙNG THỊ PHƯƠNG LAN A STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNER IDEAL SELF TO THE SUCCESS IN LEARNING ENGLISH OF THE LEARNERS AT THE BORDER GUARD ACADEMY (Một nghiên cứu về tầm quan trọng của lý tưởng người học đối với sự thành công trong việc học tiếng Anh tại Học viện Biên phòng) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: DR. PHẠM THỊ THANH THÙY HA NOI – 2015 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION BY AUTHOR PHÙNG THỊ PHƯƠNG LAN, hereby certifies that this thesis, which is entitled “A Study on the Importance of the Learner Ideal Self to the Success in Learning English of the Learners at The Border Guard Academy”is created from my original work. I have firmly declared the contribution of others to my thesis such as data analysis, practical strategies,and all other researches that were employed or reviewed in my thesis. This thesis is the result of my own study in the fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts at Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Hanoi, 2015 Phùng Thị Phương Lan i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Phạm Thị Thanh Thùy,whoseinsightful comments, criticism, direction and kind support were of great assistance to me in carrying out this study. My sincere thanks also go to all the lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Post- Graduate Studies, Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, for their valuable knowledge and invaluable guidance and help during my two years of study at the Faculty. I am also indebted to my colleagues as well as my students at the Border Guard Academy, who have helped me a lot in my data collection to fulfill this paper. Last but not least, I would like to express my appreciation to my family for their understanding and strong encouragement to me throughout the study. Phùng Thị Phương Lan ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT Drawing on the model L2 Motivational Self System by Dörnyei (2005), this study explores the importance of the learner ideal self to the success in studying English of the learners at the Border Guard Academy using survey research methodology. The participants are 100 freshmen in the Border Guard Academy, Sontay, Hanoi, where I am working. Two data collection instruments are employed: questionnaires and individual open-ended interviews. The findings show that the learner ideal self is the key to success in English studying of the learners at the Border Guard Academy. Despite the existence of ideal self in the students’ mind, the number of students with ideal self is still humble, which accounts for the border officers’ inefficiency in solving English using cases. The study puts forward practical suggestions to all the academy, the teachers of English and the students with a view to improving English teaching and learning at the academy. The most important proposal is disseminating the role of the learner ideal self to their own success in English studying and the demand for buiding up, maintaining and motivating the ideal selffor the learners at the Border Guard Academy. iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION BY AUTHOR . iii TABLE OF CONTENTS . iv LIST OF TABLES. vii LIST OF CHART . vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . viii PART A: INTRODUCTION . Rationale of the study . Aim of the study . Objectives of the study . Scope of the study . Methods of the study . Significance of the study . 5 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND . Learner ideal self . Learner ideal self . Success in English learning and criteria to measure English learners’ improvement . Success in general . 17 iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Success criteria in second/foreign language learning . Research setting of the study . An overview of the research site. Students and their background . The English teaching and learning in The Border Guard Academy . Description of the subjects. Data collection instruments . 26 CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS . Types of students’ motivation in English learning . Factors affecting students’ motivation in English studying . Students’ interest in English lessons . The ways in which the students learn English . The students’ English results after the first year at the BGA . Findings and discussions . The learner ideal self - a motivator in English learning. The effects of learner ideal self on the students’ attitude to English studying . 37 v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. The effects of learner ideal self on the student’s investment in English studying . The effects of learner ideal self on the students’ improvement in English studying . Recapitulation of the main ideas . Implications for the Border Guard Academy . Implications for the teachers of English at the Border Gard Academy . Implications for the students at the Border Guard Academy . Limitations of the study . Suggestions for further research . X vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Students’ reasons for studying English . 28 Table 2: Factors affecting students’ motivation in English studying . 30 Table 3: Students’ studying English . 32 Table 4: Students’attitude when reaching a goal in English studying . 34 Table 5: Students’attitude when failing to reach a goal in English studying . 35 Table 6: the students’ English results after the first year at the BGA . 36 LIST OF CHART Students’ interest in studying English . 31 \ vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS M.A: Master of Art BGA: Border Guard Academy L2: Second language viii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale of the study After more than ten years teaching English, I am still in divided mind as to why, from the same background and in the same learning circumstances, some students have succeeded in acquiring a good knowledge of English while others have failed to achieve even the basic level of it. About 1 year ago, I accidentally heard one of my student’s mother mentioning the significance of motivation in general and her son’s ideal self in particular to his success. I immediately came up with the idea of doing a study of the importance of the Learner Ideal Self to the Success in Learning English of the Learners at The Border Guard Academy. It is unarguable that motivation plays an important role in the learners’success in studying a second or foreign language. Many linguists have spent their invaluable time studying it. For instance, Dornyei (2001) puts an emphasis on the teacher’s role of motivating leaners by proposing “teacher skills in motivating learners should be seen as central to teaching effectiveness”. Spolsky (1989) also considered motivation as one of the key factors to the learners’ success in studying a second language. According to him, “The more motivation a learner has, the more time he or she will spend learning an aspect of a second language” (p. However, the query of how the learner ideal self has effect on English learning of the learners at the Border Guard Academy still need a careful research to work out the answer. Aim of the study The research is done for the purpose of finding out the role of the learner ideal self in the success in learning English of the learners at the Border Guard Academy. Depending on the research result, the teachers and learners at the Border Guard Academy can improve their teaching and learning English to achieve the success. 1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Objectives of the study The objectives of the study are as follows: - To examine the kinds of motivation that affect the learners’ success in English learning of the learners at the Border Guard Academy. - To examine the extent of effect of learner ideal self on the success in English learning of the learners at the Border Guard Academy. - To figure out factors building up the ideal self of the learners at the Border Guard Academy, and what should be done to maintain and motivate the ideal self of learners at the Border Guard Academy 4. Research question In order to achieve the aims and objectives mentioned above, I have designed the following research question: - How does learner ideal self affect English studying process of learners at the Border Guard Academy? ? 5. Scope of the study Motivation, undeniably, is a wide research area with various trends and theories related. This study deals with theories of motivation in general, theories of second/foreign language motivation in particular. However, due to the limited time and length constraint of a minor thesis, only one aspect of the new trend of motivation in second/foreign language is profoundly explored – that is learner ideal self, which belongs to the framework the L2 Motivational Self System built up by Dörnyei (2005) and developed so far. The subject of the study is the fresh students only. From the findings of the study, suggestions on how to construct learner ideal self in English learning and teaching at the Border Guard Academy are provided to make improvement in English. Methods of the study 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com The study adopts both quantitative and qualitative methods. The former is used to get data from a great number of participants while the latter is used to gain more profound insight into the study subject. The tasks involved are according to a process. First, data for analysis are collected through questionnaires and interviews, both of which are carried out on the fresh students. Next, data gathered are analyzed, displayed and discussed. Finally, all comments, remarks, recommendations and conclusions are made based on the data analyses of questionnaires and interviews. Significance of the study The study when finished will be an important contribution to English learning and teaching at the Border Guard Academy. So far, neither the teachers nor the students here have paid attention to this temporary trend of second/foreign language motivation. Therefore, it is supposed to benefit both teachers and learners in some ways. First of all, the teachers are provided with the information of motivation in general and learner ideal self in particular. During their process of teaching English, together with equipping their students with necessary knowledge of English, they will exploit the methods to create motivation for students, stimulating them to make improvement in English studying. In addition, the findings of the study will lead the students to have a better understanding of the ideal self of their own. They will study English not only because it is a mandatory subject but because it also opens up a novel horizon to them. With ideal imagination of themselves, they will definitely succeed in learning English. Last but not least, this study not only can be applied to English learning and teaching, but should be taken into consideration for people in all walks of life at this academy as well.

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