English major students difficulties in improving speaking skills on online platforms at thang long university in 2022

THANG LONG UNIVERSITY THANG LONG UNIVERSITY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GRADUATION THESIS ENGLISH-MAJOR STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILLS ON ONLINE PLATFORMS AT THANG LONG UNIVERSITY IN 2622 Supervisor: Ms Nguyen Phuong Ha, M.A Student’s name: Nguyen Thi Doan Student’s code: A36003 Major: English language Hanoi, February 2023 wa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I received the enthusiastic help of many people in order to be able to complete my thesis It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge those who have cared for me and guided me to where I am today First and foremost, I am deeply indebted to the English Language Department at Thang Long University for their care, advice, and for establishing the best circumstances for giving me permission to commence this thesis in the first instance and to the necessary work I also would like to express my sincere thanks to Ms Nguyen Phuong Ha, M.A., who has been my thesis instructor for the last time Her advice and ideas mean a lot to me since they help me maintain the proper mindset while doing my thesis obligations Not only that, I am particularly grateful to the 100 students at Thang Long University who assisted me much in completing the survey so that I could collect data for my research Last but not least, a very special thanks to my family, my parents, my classmates and everyone else who has always supported me I could not have done my work properly without the support, encouragement, and understanding of my family Once again, my heart-felt thanks to all the people who supported me to finish my thesis Thttvion b H Ththeg L ong STATEMENT FROM CANDIDATE I certify that no material from the minor thesis has been submitted for examination in any other courses or accepted for any other degrees or certificates at any university To the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no previously published content by another individual, except as referenced in the text The research was originally written by me under strict guidance from my supervisor Supervisor’s signature Student’s signature (signature and full name) (signature and full name) Nguupei (hoa, Ho peg he Deas, ABSTRACT The goal of learning any language is to communicate effectively, and communication is impossible if one does not have the opportunity to communicate It is natural that communication is in great demand in our ever-changing world Language is fundamental in communication, and English is without a doubt the most significant and widely used communication tool on the world However, in the last two years, the COVID-19 epidemic has raged all over the world, posing a significant barrier to students' English learning, particularly speaking skills This leads to a serious subsequence is that the quality of pupils is low, and learning and teaching encounter several challenges as a result of the fact that speaking ability is a vital tool when studying communication in any other language Therefore, this study was conducted with the goal of identifying difficulties in increasing speaking skills on an online platform in order to assist English language majors at Thang Long University in enhancing their speaking ability By collecting data and using a questionnaire survey of 100 English language students at Thang Long University, I have come to some main conclusions The most significant are external factors, specifically the COVID-19 pandemic, which is a special reason why their improvement in speaking skills has become less Not only that, almost all students (98.1%) uttered that they agreed with the fact that it was their lack of vocabulary that inhibited their English-speaking ability Moreover, 98% students agreed that they had trouble with grammatical use during online speaking performance Specially, 94.2% of students reported that poor signals or internet connections inhibited their speech delivery process In addition, nearly 96% of students agreed with the pressure of public speaking through a computer screen difficulties will be mentioned in more depth in the following sections Thttvion b H Ththg Long And these THANG LONG UNIVERSITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Trang CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION dsaaasaesS2jSvdo6S2kSdu6)GS335858:02880540G16À80E14865.0/05603/6.a0 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Research 0bj€CfÏV€S e-e