VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PHAN THỊ THÙY LINH FACTORS AFFECTING MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SPEAKING ENGLISH OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT THANH BA HIGH SCHOOL ( Những yếu tố ảnh hưởng tới động lực học nói tiếng Anh của học sinh lớp 10 trường THPT Thanh Ba) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 HANOI - 2016 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES PHAN THỊ THÙY LINH FACTORS AFFECTING MOTIVATION IN LEARNING SPEAKING ENGLISH OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS AT THANH BA HIGH SCHOOL ( Những yếu tố ảnh hưởng tới động lực học nói tiếng Anh của học sinh lớp 10 trường THPT Thanh Ba) M. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60140111 Supervisor: Dr D ng Th N HANOI - 2016 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com DECLARATION Title: Factors affecting motivation in learning speaking English of Grade 10 students at Thanh Ba High School I certify that the thesis is the result of my own research for the Degree of Master of Arts at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, and that this thesis has not been submitted for any degree at any other university or tertiary institution. Hanoi, 2016 Phan Th Thùy Linh i LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research has been accomplished with the help and encouragement of many people to whom I would like hereafter to express my deep appreciation.
First and foremost, I would like to express my great attitude to my supervisor, Dr. Dương Thị Nụ for her invaluable inspiration, assistance and guidance during the time I tried to complete this paper. I am thankful to all lecturers and staff of the Post-Graduate Department of University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University for their scientific knowledge, guidance and enthusiasm during my course. I am greatly indebted to my students from class 10A1 to class 10A5 and my colleagues at Thanh Ba high school for their participation and assistance without which this study could not have been successful.
And my heartfelt thanks are due to my dear family members who are always beside me to support and encourage me to fulfill my study. ii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ABSTRACT This exploratory research is an attempt to investigate factors affecting motivation in speaking English of the 10th grade students at Thanh Ba high school. The main purposes of the study are to find out: types of motivation possessed by grade 10 students at Thanh Ba high school, factors affecting students‟ motivation in speaking English, activities and techniques applied by teachers and students‟ preference and then give some suggested solutions for teachers to stimulate students to speak and overcome the difficulties they face with in teaching speaking. This survey study was carried out with the combination of qualitative method and quantitative method with some kinds of research instruments: questionnaires for students and teachers, follow-up interviews and class observations.
The findings shows that grade 10 students at Thanh Ba high school are not only extrinsically, instrumentally but also intrinsically and integratively motivated. Besides, their motivation in speaking is affected much by the factors coming from students‟ themselves, teachers and learning condition. Based on theoretical background of motivation and speaking, the researcher‟s knowledge, experience and observation in teaching speaking, some recommendations for motivating students to speak were suggested such as promoting students‟ internal factors, setting up a co-operative atmosphere in class, applying varying speaking activities, combining different materials or changing teachers‟ characteristics. The researcher believes that these recommendations will be of help for high school English teachers in general and for English teachers at Thanh Ba high school in particular.
iii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS. iv LISTS OF TABLES AND CHARTS. Aims of the study.
Methods of the study. Scope of the study. Significance of the study. Design of the study.
Theoretical background of motivation in L2 learning. Definition of motivation. Types of motivation. Factors affecting motivation inL2 learning……………………………6 1.
Definition of speaking. Approaches to the teaching of speaking. The roles of the teacher in different stages of teaching speaking. Motivation in speaking in classroom.
The setting of the study. Applying techniques and activities of CLT in teaching speaking at Thanh Ba high school. Data collection instruments. 18 iv LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.
Data collection procedures…………………………………………………….16 CHAPTER 3- DATA ANALYSIS. Results from students‟ pre- treatment and post-treatment questionnaires. Results from teacher‟s survey questionnaire (Post-treatment). MAJOR FINDINGS, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Major findings and discussions. Types of motivation possessed by Grade 10 students at Thanh Ba high school. Factors affecting Grade 10 students in learning speaking English. Speaking motivational activities and techniques employed by teachers and students‟ preferences.
Recommendations for motivating students to speak English in class. Promoting students‟ internal factors. Varying speaking activities. Managing speaking turns in class.
Setting up a co-operative atmosphere in class. Combining the textbook and relevant materials. Recognizing the potential value of available facilities of the school and the Internet. Being enthusiastic, tolerant, helpful, creative and active.
Recapitulation of the study. Limitations and suggestions for further study .I v LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BBC British Broadcasting Corporation CLT Communicative Language Teaching FM Frequency modulation L2 Second Language SLA Second Language Acquisition VOA Voice of America vi LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com LISTS OF TABLES AND CHARTS 1. List of tables Table 1.Reason for types of motivations. Factors making students reluctant to speak English in class.
Factors preventing students‟ speaking process. Factors encouraging students to speak. What teachers do to motivate students to take part in speaking activities. Teacher‟s opinions on students‟ motivation of the speaking stages.
Problems teachers facing in teaching speaking. Activities applied by teachers by frequency. Techniques applied by teachers. Activities applied by the teachers and students‟ preferences.
Speaking activities applied by teachers. List of charts Chart 1. Students‟ average marks in the first semester. Students‟ perceived importance of English.
Students‟ aptitude to learn English speaking. Students‟ attitude to learn English speaking……………………………. Students‟ effort in learn English speaking. Students‟ desire to learning speaking.
Students‟ interest in speaking English. Students‟ frequency of speaking English in class time. Students‟ reluctant of speaking English. Students‟ results after the treatment.
Activities enjoyed most by students. 34 vii LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Rationale Nowadays, English is widely known as the major language of intercommunication, international commerce and business, science and technology and so on. Therefore, people with good English proficiency are extremely needed in any fields of society.
As a result, there has been a positive trend of teaching and learning English across the country. People, from children to adults, learn English with different purposes. In general, despite deriving from different purposes, every one wants to turn English to become their own instrument in their lives. In the process of teaching and learning English, there are many factors affecting the success of language learners such as attitude, age, personality, motivation and so on, among which motivation plays an important role.
Researchers on motivation have pointed out that learners who are highly motivated can learn a foreign language better than those who are not and vice versa. With some years of experience in teaching English in some foreign language center and two years of experience in teaching English at high school, I have realized that motivation is one of the key factors that determine students‟ success or failure in language learning. For teaching and learning speaking skill, the great impact of motivation is not an exception. Although motivation in learning English is not a new topic, it still is an unsolved problem of Grade 10 students at Thanh Ba High school.
This is the reason why I choose studying on factors affecting motivation in speaking English of grade 10 students as the topic for my minor thesis. This study will examine types of motivation that students have in speaking and point out some factors that affect their motivation to speak. It also investigates the activities and techniques applied by teachers, students‟ preferences and demands, and some difficulties teachers faced in teaching speaking. The researcher hopes that this study will figure out a concrete picture of motivation in speaking English of grade 10 students at Thanh Ba high school and it will be of help for teachers who want to increase students‟ motivation in speaking English learning.
1 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail. Aims of the study The aims of the study are to investigate the factors affecting motivation in learning speaking English of the 10th grade students at Thanh Ba high school. Some main purposes covering the study are summarized as follows: (1) To point out some factors affecting students‟ motivation in speaking English. (2) To give some suggestions for teachers to stimulate students in speaking English and overcome the difficulties they have to face with in teaching speaking English for grade 10 students.
What are the factors affecting Grade 10 students in learning speaking English? 2. What have teachers done to motivate students in learning speaking English? 4. Methods of the study To carry out the study, qualitative method was mainly used with two instruments: a follow up interview and an informal observation. All the comments, remarks, recommendations and conclusion provided in the study were based on the data analysis of the study.
In addition, to make the data collected more reliable and authentic, quantitative method was applied. The data collected for the study come from two sources: the 10th grade students and all teachers of English at Thanh Ba high school. Survey questionnaires, two for students (pre- and post- treatment questionnaires) and one for teachers, were used to gather information and evidence for the study. Scope of the study Studying motivation and its effects on the second language have been paid attention to by many researchers so far.
This study only investigates the factors affecting motivation in speaking English of grade 10 students at Thanh Ba high school. Because of the limited time and within an M. minor thesis, the researcher intends to make a brief view of the current situation of teaching and learning English speaking skill of the 10th grade students at Thanh Ba high school; identifies factors affecting their speaking stimulation; examines techniques and activities used by 2 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com teachers and students‟ preferences and demands; then suggests some recommendations for teachers to encourage students to speak English and overcome difficulties in teaching speaking. Significance of the study First, the information about types of motivation possessed by grade 10 students in this minor thesis is believed to be useful for the teachers of English in general and teachers of English at Thanh Ba high school in particular.
Second, identifying some factors affecting students‟ motivation in speaking English, pointing out students‟ preferences and demands to activities and techniques applied by teachers are believed to be helpful for all teachers when teaching speaking. Third, giving some recommendations for teachers to motivate students to speak English and overcome obstacles and difficulties in teaching speaking is expected to be beneficial. Design of the study The study is divided into three parts: the Introduction, the Development and the Conclusion. Part A: Introduction- deals with the rationale, aims, scope, methods, significance and design of the study.
Part B: Development- consists of three chapters. Chapter 1- Theoretical background- is intended to give some theoretical background related to motivation and speaking.