Thực trạng dạy và học ngữ âm tại trường THPT Quỳnh Côi, Thái Bình: Vấn đề và giải pháp

Luận văn thạc sĩ VNU ULIS phân tích thực trạng dạy và học phát âm tại trường THPT Quỳnh Côi, Thái Bình, nêu ra vấn đề và giải pháp.

Chuyên ngành

English Methodology

Người đăng

Ẩn danh

2010

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Phí lưu trữ

30 Point

Mục lục chi tiết

1. CHƯƠNG 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1. Rationale of the study

1.2. Aims of the study

1.3. Research questions

1.4. Scope of the study

1.5. Methods of the study

1.6. Significance of the study

1.7. Design of the study

2. CHƯƠNG 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. Pronunciation concepts

2.2. Features of pronunciation

2.3. The importance of teaching and learning pronunciation

2.4. A paradox

2.5. Teachers’ roles in teaching pronunciation

2.6. Approaches, techniques and activities in teaching pronunciation

2.7. Factors affecting learning pronunciation

2.8. Students’ roles in learning pronunciation

2.9. Teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation

3. CHƯƠNG 3: METHODOLOGY

3.1. Description of the setting

3.2. Description of the course

3.3. Subjects

3.4. Data collection procedures

4. CHƯƠNG 4: PRESENTATION OF THE DATA

4.1. Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards teaching and learning pronunciation

4.2. Students’ pronunciation level

4.3. Pronunciation teaching and learning time

4.4. Teachers and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation

4.5. Teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning intonation and stress

4.6. Classroom approaches, techniques and activities used by teachers

4.7. Students’ expectations and teachers’ recommendations to teaching and learning pronunciation

4.8. Teaching, learning materials and curriculum

4.9. Students’ activities and their mistakes in producing stress and intonation

4.10. Teachers’ approaches and techniques used in teaching pronunciation

4.11. Interviews and discussions

5. CHƯƠNG 5: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE DATA

5.1. Research question 1: What is the present situation of teaching and learning pronunciation at QC high school?

5.2. Research question two: What are teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation?

5.3. Research question 3: What teaching techniques can be used to improve teaching pronunciation for students at QCHS?

6. CHƯƠNG 6: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.1. Conclusions

6.2. Recommendations for further studies

APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Survey questionnaire for teachers

Appendix 2: Survey questionnaire for students

Appendix 3: Classroom observation sheet

Appendix 4: Interview questions and transcription

REFERENCES

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VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** HOÀNG THỊ DUYÊN THE REALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING PRONUNCIATION AT QUYNH COI HIGH SCHOOL IN THAI BINH: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS (Thực trạng dậy và học ngữ âm tại trường PTTH Quỳnh Côi, Thái Bình: vấn đề và giải pháp) M. Minor Programme Thesis Field: English Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: TỪ THỊ MINH THÚY. Hanoi, December 2010 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Rationale of the study 1 1.2 Aims of the study 2 1.4 Scope of the study 2 1.5 Methods of the study 2 1.6 Significance of the study 3 1.7 Design of the study 3 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.2 Features of pronunciation 5 2.1 The importance of teaching/ learning pronunciation and a “paradox” 6 2.1 The importance of teaching and learning pronunciation 6 2.2 Teachers’ roles in teaching pronunciation 8 2. Approaches, techniques and activities in teaching pronunciation 10 2.1 Approaches in teaching pronunciation 10 2.2 Techniques and activities 10 2.1 Factors affecting learning pronunciation 12 2.2 Students’ roles in learning pronunciation 13 2.5 Teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation 13 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 16 3.1 Description of the setting 16 3.1 Description of the school 16 3.2 Description of the course 16 3.2 Subjects 16 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.4 Data collection procedures 18 CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF THE DATA 20 4.1 Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards teaching and learning pronunciation 20 4.2 Students’ pronunciation level 20 4.3 Pronunciation teaching and learning time 21 4.4 Teachers and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation 22 4.5 Teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning intonation and stress 23 4.6 Classroom approaches, techniques and activities used by teachers 24 4.7 Students’ expectations and teachers’ recommendations to teaching and learning pronunciation 25 4.1 Teaching, learning materials and curriculum 26 4.2 Students’ activities and their mistakes in producing stress and intonation 27 4.3 Teachers’ approaches and techniques used in teaching pronunciation 27 4.3 Interviews and discussions 29 CHAPTER FIVE: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE DATA 31 Research question 1: What is the present situation of teaching and learning pronunciation at QC high school? 31 Research question two: What are teachers’ and students’ problems in teaching and learning pronunciation? 32 Research question 3: What teaching techniques can be used to improve teaching pronunciation for students at QCHS? 34 CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 38 6.2 Recommendations for further studies 38 REREFENCES 40 APPENDICES 42 Appendix 1: Survey questionnaire for teachers 42 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com vi Appendix 2: Survey questionnaire for students 44 Appendix 3: Classroom observation sheet 46 Appendix 4: Interview questions and transcription 47 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 1 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale of the study Nowadays, with the rapid pace of integration and globalization, English becomes a golden key to open the door of many fields such as commerce, communication, science and technology throughout the world. Therefore, to meet the demand of the society, it is very necessary to teach English in schools at all levels. And the highest target is to get well in communication. If one wants to get successful in communication, he must be good at pronunciation: “a threshold level of pronunciation in English such that if a given non-native speaker's pronunciation falls below this level, he or she will not be able to communicate orally no matter how good his or her control of English grammar and vocabulary might be” (Celce-Murcia, 1987:5). In the field of language teaching, the role of pronunciation has varied widely from having virtually no role in the grammar-translation method to being the central focus in the audio-lingual method where emphasis is on the traditional notions of pronunciation, minimal pairs, drills and short conversations. The growing emphasis on communicative approaches for the teaching of English has placed higher demands for correct pronunciation. Despite this fact, at the upper-secondary school level in Vietnam, in language teaching and learning, compared with vocabulary, grammar and language skills, pronunciation has so far been paid less attention to. In the official textbooks used for teaching English at high school level, there are a few exercises for pronunciation practice. To make the matter worse, all important English exams at schools as well as the entrance exam to universities are always in written form so most teachers as well as students have little motivation to teach and to learn pronunciation. As a result, students are often shy and unconfident to speak in English. And that is the reason why the effectiveness of teaching pronunciation still remains one of the most widely problematic subjects in the field of language teaching. Coping with this pressing fact, as a language teacher teaching English at Quynh Coi high school (QCHS), the author always thinks of some burning questions: in language teaching and learning, what is the present situation of teaching and learning pronunciation at high school level in QCHS? What are the problems teachers and students face in teaching and learning pronunciation? How to find suitable methods to LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 2 teach pronunciation? What should teachers do to teach pronunciation effectively? How should teachers make students become interested in learning pronunciation? The answers to these questions will help language teachers improve their students’ pronunciation as well as help them make progress in effective communication. For the above reasons, the author decides to carry out the study entitled: “The reality of teaching and learning pronunciation at Quynh Coi high school: problems and solutions”.2 Aims of the study The main purpose of this study is to discover the reality of teaching and learning pronunciation at Quynh Coi high school, especially to find out problems that teachers and students often have in pronunciation lessons. The writer also hopes to make some feasible solutions that can help the English teachers overcome those problems and improve students’ pronunciation.3 Research questions The above aims of the study can be realized by answering the following research questions: (1) What is the present situation of teaching and learning pronunciation at QCHS? (2) Which problems do the teachers and students at QCHS face in pronunciation lessons? (3) What teaching techniques can be used to improve teaching pronunciation for students at QCHS? 1.4 Scope of the study As a case study, this study focuses on the reality of teaching and learning two aspects of English pronunciation: stress and intonation for the 12th form students at Quynh Coi high school. The subjects of the study are 12th form students those are familiar with learning pronunciation for two years at high school. Moreover, stress and intonation are two major aspects of pronunciation introduced in the official textbook used by the 12th form students. Other characteristics of English pronunciation would not be deeply investigated in this research.5 Methods of the study In order to fulfill the tasks mentioned above, both qualitative and quantitative methods are selected for this case study, involving the following instruments: survey LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 3 questionnaires, classroom observations and interviews. Firstly, the survey questionnaires were delivered to both teachers and students to investigate the reality of teaching and learning pronunciation at QCHS. Then, some classroom observations and interviews with some English teachers have been also conducted to get supplementary information. Finally, the results obtained from questionnaires, observations and interviews have been discussed and analyzed to with a hope for providing language teacher with some feasible teaching techniques to work successfully with their students.6 Significance of the study This study hopes to make contribution to teaching pronunciation at high school level in Vietnam and the result of the study is considered to be useful for teachers and students at school. Thus, this study will be an interesting reference material for any high school language teachers in Vietnam, especially for those who are in favor of improving their students' pronunciation. This research will help teachers and students identify their problems in teaching and learning pronunciation and self- improve their pronunciation.7 Design of the study This thesis consists of six main chapters: Chapter one is the INTRODUCTION including the rationales, the aims, the scope, the research questions, the methods, the significance and the design of the research. It expresses the reason why the author decided to choose this study and the methods for the fulfillment of the study. Chapter two is the LITERATURE REVIEW. It starts with theoretical issues on pronunciation concepts, features of pronunciation, importance, problems, approaches, techniques and activities, as well as teachers’ roles in teaching pronunciation. It also covers such factors in learning pronunciation as students’ motivation, other subjective and objective factors, and students’ roles. Problems in teaching and learning pronunciation are in the last part of the LITERATURE REVIEW. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 4 Chapter three is the METHODOLOGY. Chapter three starts with the description of the setting and the participants. It also presents how data was collected through the research methods and research procedures. Chapter four is the PRESENTATION OF THE DATA, in which the outcomes of the collected data are presented. A summary of the results and a general narrative description is also provided. Chapter five is the ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE DATA. In this chapter, collected data is analysed and findings is explained. Chapter six is the CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. This chapter shows what the author learnt from the study. It also includes some recommendations for other teachers and for further study. LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 5 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Pronunciation concepts The notion of pronunciation has been defined in many different ways by writers. Generally speaking, pronunciation is simply defined as “the way in which a word is spoken” (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Encyclopedic, 1992) or “the way in which a word is usually pronounced” (Longman dictionary of contemporary English, 1978). In the book “Pronunciation” published in 1994, Christiane Dalton and Barbara Seidlhofer (1994:3) consider pronunciation “as the production of significant sound”. They look at the word in two senses. First, it is used as part of a code of a particular language. That is the reason why English sounds are distinguished from sounds of other languages. In this sense, pronunciation can be told as the production and reception of sounds of speech. Second, sound is used to achieve meaning in contexts of use. Here the code combines with other factors to make communication possible. In this sense pronunciation is referred with reference to acts of speaking. In the scope of this study, the concept of pronunciation can be described as “a way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or generally understood” (American Heritage Dictionary, 1992) or “may be said to conclude the sounds of the language or phonology; stress and rhythm; intonation; combination sounds; linkage of sound” (Ur, 1996).2 Features of pronunciation Gerald Kelly (2000) points out main features of pronunciation including phonemes and suprasegmental features, in which consonants and vowels belong to phonemes, intonation and stress are two main parts of suprasegmental. Phonemes are units of sound, they are known as segments. Suprasegmental features are features of speech which apply to groups of segments, or phonemes. The features which are important in English are stress, intonation, and how sounds change in connected speech. The following diagram shows a breakdown of the main features of pronunciation: LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com 6 Phonemes Suprasegmental features Consonants Vowels Intonation Stress Voiced Unvoiced Single vowels Diphthongs Word stress Sentence stress Short Long Features of pronunciation (Kelly, 2000:1) As seen from the diagram, pronunciation is a broad subject with the boundaries of various items such as consonants, vowels, stress, and intonation. This study is intended to focus on two major features of pronunciation: intonation and stress are deeply investigated. According to Quirk R.

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