Luận văn thạc sĩ VNU ULIS some communicative activities to enhance speaking skills for first year students of english department university of languages and international studies m a thesis linguistics

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES POST GRADUATE DEPARTMENT NGUYỄN MINH HẠNH SOME COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE SPEAKING SKILLS FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT – UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS (TEFL) SUPERVISOR: TÔ THỊ THU HƢƠNG, Ph.D Hanoi, July 2010 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iii TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i ABSTRACT ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES vii INTRODUCTION Rationale Aims of the study and research questions Significance of the study Scope of the study Methods of the study Design of the study CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 An overview of speaking activities in language teaching and learning 1.1.1 The nature of speaking in oral communication 1.1.2 The role of speaking in language teaching and learning 1.1.3 Characteristics of a successful speaking lesson 1.1.3.1 High learner’s talking time 1.1.3.2 High motivation 1.1.3.3 Even participation 1.1.3.4 An acceptable level of language 1.2 Communicative activities in language teaching and learning process 1.2.1 Definition of communicative activities 1.2.2 Characteristics of communicative activities 1.2.3 The roles of communicative activities in language teaching and learning 10 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iv 1.2.4 The roles of teachers in communicative activities 11 1.2.5 Types of communicative activities 12 CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 2.0 Research questions 15 2.1 Research setting 15 2.1.1 An overview English Department – ULIS - VNU 15 2.1.2 Teachers of English Division I 15 2.1.3 The students 16 2.1.4 The syllabus 16 2.1.5 Current situation of teaching and learning English speaking at EDI 16 2.2 Research approach 17 2.3 Subjects 18 2.4 Data collection instrument 18 2.5 Procedures 19 2.6 Method of data analysis 19 CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1 Data analysis 3.1.1 Results of teachers’ survey questionnaire 21 21 3.1.1.1 Teachers’ attitudes towards teaching English speaking skills 21 3.1.1.2 Teachers’ attitudes towards communicative activities 23 3.1.1.3 Teachers’ difficulties in using communicative activities 25 3.1.2 Results of students’ survey questionnaire 26 3.1.2.1 Students’ attitudes towards learning speaking skill 26 3.1.2.2 Students’ attitudes towards communicative activities 28 3.1.2.3 Students’ difficulties in practicing communicative activities 29 3.2 Findings and discussion 29 3.2.1 Findings from the classroom observation 29 3.2.2 Findings from the survey questionnaire 30 3.2.2.1 Teachers’ problems 31 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com v 3.2.2.2 Students’ problems 3.3 Conclusion 31 32 CHAPTER 4: IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 4.1 Some kinds of communicative activities 33 4.1.1 Using song 33 4.1.2 Communicative games 34 4.1.3 Question and answer 35 4.1.4 Role play 36 4.1.5 Class discussion 37 4.1.6 Problem-solving activity 38 4.2 Some considerations and suggestions on using communicative activities 39 CONCLUSION 41 REFERENCES 42 APPENDICES 44 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com ... 1.2.2 Characteristics of communicative activities 1.2.3 The roles of communicative activities in language teaching and learning 10 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com iv 1.2.4... High motivation 1.1.3.3 Even participation 1.1.3.4 An acceptable level of language 1.2 Communicative activities in language teaching and learning process 1.2.1 Definition of communicative activities. .. Teachers’ problems 31 LUAN VAN CHAT LUONG download : add luanvanchat@agmail.com v 3.2.2.2 Students? ?? problems 3.3 Conclusion 31 32 CHAPTER 4: IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 4.1 Some kinds of communicative