internship report in English major

Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In the course of this report, I would like to thank all those who helped me complete this training period. First of all, I am greatly indebted to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thuy Loan M.A. as our supervisor for instructing me procedure to do the internship. With her sincere comments from the beginning days of this process, I really more mature in recognizing strong points to increase and decrease weaknesses. I also have accumulated good experience from her shares about English teaching methodology. Especially, I really want to send my thanks to her for giving me chance to be an actual teacher to transmit my limited knowledge to her students. Without her help, I could not finish the internship course. Many thanks also to Ms. Tran Thuy Xuan Thao, Mr. Nguyen Van Nha, Mr. Tran Duy Tuan, Mr. Ngo Xuan Dieu and Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vinh who help me so much by allowing me to come to their classes to observe as well as study from their teaching technique to see the differences about learning styles. My appreciation is also extended to a numbers of classes AVSC 002, AVSC 009, AVSC 018, AVSC 033, AVSC 024, especially the cooperation of students in class DHAV178, they were very enthusiastic when I gave them instructions, they are encouraged me in being confident to accomplish my practice completely. I am really appreciated their support. Very special thanks are due to my close friends who are also other members in my group. They are Nguyen Thi Phung, Bui Hai Linh, Nguyen Thi Linh, Nguyen Thi Le Quyen, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Doan Vu Thanh Nhan, Bui Thi My Phuong, Thai Thanh Tan, Vu Thi Kim Oanh and Nguyen Vuong Boi Ngoc. With their suggestions and supporting, I have many good ideas for my lesson plans and using them effectively. I am deeply indebted to Ho Chi Minh University of Industry as an active learning environment where I have chance to receive knowledge and experience life as a university student. In the school, I have been approached professional training and educating that is required by modern society. I also would like to sincerely thank the Faculty of Foreign Languages for providing me with foundation as well as advanced knowledge of English language in learning process. If I did not have the faculty’s permission to observe in some classes I cannot finish my internship. The faculty brought me the most favorable conditions to carry out this internship period. Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 1 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 And last but not least, my heartfelt thanks go to Mr Nguyen Xuan Hong M.A, he helped my class so much in our internship, he gives us a form to observe the class. He also gives us the ways to write the internship report. In short, I would like to thank all people supporting me to finish my internship course. Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 2 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 SUPERVISOR’S COMMENTS …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… SUPERVISOR: …………………………… SIGNED: ………………………………… Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 3 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 4 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 MARKER’S COMMENTS …………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … Final grade awarded: ……… MARKER: …………………………………………………. SIGNED: …………………………………………………… Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 5 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 TABLE OF CONTENTS Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 6 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT OF THE REPORT Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 7 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 1. SELF- INTRODUCTION: My full name is Duong Thi Tuyet Nhi, I am studying in Faculty of Foreign Language in Ho Chi Minh University of Industry, and my major is English. One of my favorite is studying English. When I was young, I saw my uncle talked with the foreigner, I felt interested. I thought that when I am adult, I will choose English as a major. As a result, after my effort, I can be a student in Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City. I love English so I have passion to study day by day. I have try my best to master this great language. What I study in class is focus in linguistic term by researching knowledge of English language. Being major in English lets us acquire academic theories of English language, for instance, how to pronounce a word correctly, how to analyze the smallest element of language. English major help me discover the essence of language in order to apply them in real situation. This report might be considered as the overall result of three weeks internship time. Although three weeks might not be long for me to get totally used to a new working environment, I tried my best to take up and apply what I learned during four years into my internship course. 2. SUPERVISOR AND PARTNERS: Thanks to the help of my beloved supervisor- Mrs Nguyen Thi Thuy Loan M.A, working in Faculty of Foreign Language of Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, she gives me a lot of feedbacks to correct my lesson plan that make me have a successful teaching in my internship course. My group usually sends ours questions to her e-mail for a help or her advices. She works with us enthusiastically by giving us advice to create lively activities for our non- English major students. Besides, she gives us instructions to write a better plans and internship report lately without grammatical mistakes. Whenever our group comes and meets her, she is always eager to talk with us and point out many ideas to make our classroom activities more creatively. Teacher always show us the way to stand in front of student, the way we express, the way we behave like a real English teachers and how to apply methodology to teach and adapting textbook. She also shares her experiences of teaching such as using classroom time effectively, controlling classroom activities and interacting with students. Furthermore, I cannot finish my internship successfully without the supports of my lovely friends. They are always my motivation whenever I am in my teaching periods. We have gone to library or canteen regularly before the day we have lessons. One member pretends to teach students and others of group will consider the good sides and bad sides then Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 8 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 we give advice for each other to make the lesson better. In classroom, I always sit on the back of the class and talk with those who are near me. These partners often sit at the middle, therefore we seldom have a conversation. However, thanks to this internship, we have had more chance to talk and share together. I was getting along well with them. As a matter of fact, there was not any conflict or disagreement between us. Every single matter involving to the internship, we shared, discussed and solved together. One again, I want to thank them, my good partners. 3. THE OVERVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY AND FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3.1 INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) is one of biggest technical and vocational education providers in Vietnam. It has 3 campuses: A. Campus 1 (Headquarter): Address: 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Ward 4, Go Vap district, HCM City. Phone : 08 38940390 Website: www.iuh.edu.vn B. Campus 2 (Quang Ngai): Address: 938 Quang Trung Road, Quang Ngai Province. Phone : 0553 250 075 Website: http://www.iuh.edu.vn/QuangNgai/ C. Campus 3 (Thanh Hoa): Address: Quang Tam Commune, Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province. Phone : 0373 675 092 Website: http://www.iuh.edu.vn/thanhhoa/ Annually, IUH offers the multi-discipline, multi-professional and multi-level training services to tens of thousands of students nationwide. With its equally qualified teaching staff of over 1800 and hundreds of guest lectures, IUH is committed to enhance the quality of its training services. The students are also offered the supplementary foreign language and IT courses and many others in terms of interaction, and industrial behavior helpful to them in a modern working environment. The university also focus on professional training courses according to the requirements of the industry or localities where the students can improve their professional knowledge, practical labor skills, and operate the modern machines at work. IUH has built long term cooperation with partners from Europe, North American, Australia, and regional countries whose education and training are well- established and developed on the basis of high quality technologies. Annually, IUH offers the international cooperative training programs at university and college degree in the training areas of Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 9 Submitted by DUONG THI TUYET NHI ID number:10034951 information Technology, Business administration, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science and Garment and Fashion Design Techniques. IUH is determined to construct a modern teaching and learning environment, offering its students the achievement of advanced education. IUH constantly upgrades its capacity of providing academic education and technical training courses to meet the needs of the industry and community in Vietnam as well as to be one of the key universities in the country where the latest technical advances, teaching methodologies, and training services are applied. Certificated by ISO in 2005, it has been striving for a prestigious trade mark on the labor market nationwide. 3.2. THE OVERVIEW OF FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Located at the ground floor of the block B, Faculty of Foreign Languages (FFL) has played a significant role in IUH. Established in 2005, it takes responsibility for training and reaching English in the entire university. IUH’s students have to get a certain English certificate, depending on their levels. Every single English certificate, therefore, has to be controlled and managed by the FFL. From being established till now, FFL has trained 9 courses of university level from DHAV1 to DHAV9, 8 courses of college level from CDAV7 to CDAV15 and 3 courses of vocational college from NCAV2 to NCAV5. Under the lead of Mr. Bui Van Hat M.A., Dean of the FFL, Mrs. Do Kim Hieu M.A. and Mr Nguyen Xuan Hong M.A., Deputy of Dean, the staff of over 55 skilled and enthusiastic lecturers have performed very well in their teaching. Besides teaching, some of them have also complied course book for internal use. Beside Dean and Deputy of Dean in FFL, we have some lecturers as a head of a major. Mrs Hoang Le Thi Tuyet is the Head of Basic Major including Speaking, Writing, Listening, Reading. Mr Nguyen Khanh Du is the Head of British- American Literature and Culture, Linguistics, Translation and Interpretation major. Mr Nguyen Xuan Hong is the Head of English Teaching Methodology major. Though I have not worked with all of the FFL’s lecturers, my common sense is that they are really good, in terms of professionalism and morality. The FFL at present has more than 1000 students with different levels: four years, three years and two years. At the beginning, they will study macro skills including speaking, listening, reading and writing. These are very useful for them in the further learning. After Supervisor: NGUYEN THI THUY LOAN M.A. Page 10 [...]... chance to practice it in real life That is the reason why internship plays an important role in changing theories into specific circumstance lively By doing internship, I am got acquainted with new friends who are from other faculties and observed their English learning attitudes and demands in order to apply suitable teaching strategies and methods for each subject Though the internship- the foundation... difficulties in my future job Our group started the internship at the beginning of the second term of 2013-2014 Not similar to any students from different major, we fell so lucky when IUH created good conditions for us to practice teaching English at our school It lasted 4 months from December 2013 to March 2014 My internship course including two main activites: classroom observation and teaching practice In. .. taught about linking words, he did not give them the linking works immediately He wrote down some examples on the board and asked the students to find out linking words He called some students to speak their answers and explained it Then, he led his students to the main content of the lesson by providing some examples, translating the linking words All of his examples was very funny And interesting Especially,... Vinh) for their permission to observe five class During this part, I receive from the teachers many experiences that I have never had I can learn the way they express to their students, the ways they force students… Thanks to this part, I continued the next part, it is teaching practice Teaching practice was a turning-point in my life It was also an interesting experience that I went through This internship. .. his students these linking words After that, he invited some students choose one of the linking words on the board and make a sentence used that linking words He said that this way could help teachers check students’ background knowledge effectively Then he correct the mistake of the students He used the sentences of the students to help them distinguish between the linking words In the next part, he... first period of my teaching practice, I received many feedbacks from my supervisor She pointed at my good points to continue and some things need to improve She said that I must improve my pronunciation, especially in my ending sound And I might chance some way to manage class in the game When I came to my home after my role, I felt happy, I remembered my teaching process in that morning I tried my best... should make a sample before asking students to find key words In addition, I should practice more about ending sound She said that in the West, they always speak English with ending sound In addition, I must speak English more than Vietnamese, she said that was a way I can help my students practice listening skill Thanks to her advice, I have a lot of experiences for my job in the future Supervisor: NGUYEN... Teaching) Consequently, I got more choices in choosing appropriate method for my teaching practice For instance, in the second period, when I knew that my teaching would be about grammar, I chose the method of PPP But I thought that if I just applied PPP, the lesson could be boring, and the class might be teacher-centered Finally, I decided to opt CLT, but based on PPP In the production stage, instead... mistake was my inappropriate form of address for the students Before the class, I reminded myself that I had to use “cô”, not “mình” But I could not completely make it Sometimes, I used “mình” to talk to students And finally, I should have checked everything and also had a vack-up in case of unexpected situations In conclusion, through the teaching practice in particular and the internship in general,... a website and told me to find a form of booking online Then designed it into a game Beside, she gave me some ways to design an effectively exercise about listening At once, I came home and started wrote my lesson plan First of all, I found a form of booking online on a website Then, I wrote on the table (size A3) a form like that, I wrote full information of a person including name, date of birth, sex, . supervisor for instructing me procedure to do the internship. With her sincere comments from the beginning days of this process, I really more mature in recognizing strong points to increase and. much in our internship, he gives us a form to observe the class. He also gives us the ways to write the internship report. In short, I would like to thank all people supporting me to finish my internship. What I study in class is focus in linguistic term by researching knowledge of English language. Being major in English lets us acquire academic theories of English language, for instance, how