(LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ) Challenges of teaching English to primary children voices from Ninh Binh teachers

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** ĐỖ THỊ MAI CHI CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH TO PRIMARY CHILDREN: VOICES FROM NINH BINH TEACHERS NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC DẠY TIẾNG ANH CHO HỌC SINH TIỂU HỌC CỦA GIÁO VIÊN TỈNH NINH BÌNH MA Thesis Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Hanoi – 2010 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** ĐỖ THỊ MAI CHI CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH TO PRIMARY CHILDREN: VOICES FROM NINH BINH TEACHERS NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC DẠY TIẾNG ANH CHO HỌC SINH TIỂU HỌC CỦA GIÁO VIÊN TỈNH NINH BÌNH MA Thesis Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Tô Thị Thu Hương, Ph.D Hanoi - 2010 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com TABLE OF CONTENT PART 1: INTRODUCTION Error! Bookmark not defined Rationale Error! 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Bookmark not defined Appendix TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers LIST OF TABLES Table Teachers’ attitudes towards English language education at the primary school level Table Teachers' self-evaluation of their professional competence Table Teachers' self-report of students' achievement Table Teachers’ understanding of the goal of primary English Table Teachers’ perceived challenges of teaching English to primary children TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers LIST OF TERMS DOET Department of Education and Training EBE English Bilingual Education MOET Ministry of Education and Training PELT Primary English Language Teaching TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers 36 PART 3: CONCLUSION Summary of the study Findings of this study show that teachers were not sufficiently prepared to teach English at the primary school, and that preparation fails to ground the introduction of English into the primary school curriculum It is evident that most of the teachers in this survey showed marked weaknesses in pedagogical skills, oral skills, vocabulary knowledge and pronunciation These weaknesses are attributed to the low-quality preservice training, teachers working in a „language deprived environment‟ where they themselves have little opportunity to use or practice their English at a higher level, and their isolation from the professional community If teachers are central to the success of any educational policy, it is unwise to mask the reality of current problems in teacher preparation Hence, it is critical that these teachers‟ weaknesses be addressed immediately by retraining intensively the English language teachers currently working in the primary schools across the country as the first step This retraining should be based on a localized methodology that cross-breeds elements drawn from ELT techniques of teaching English to young learners with local teaching and learning culture as well as other contextual factors such as time allocation, available resources, etc Priorities should be given to the improvement of teachers‟ pronunciation and fluency in classroom English Then, attempts should be made to establish communities of practice (Wenger, 1999) for clusters of schools in which „excellent practice‟ is developed by teachers themselves through constant collegial examination of pedagogy and teachers‟ self-engagement in the continuous upgrading of knowledge and skills Although the survey reported in this chapter was conducted just in one province of Vietnam, the information it provides can be useful to policy-makers and teacher educators throughout the country We believe that the situation elsewhere in Vietnam is similar politically, economically, socially and educationally Therefore what is found in this survey is true, at least to some extent to other provinces across the country However, in order to achieve generalizations, 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(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers 37 survey on a larger scale in a variety of provinces located in different geographical areas Case studies using multiple methods of data collection would be useful in yielding more comprehensive information Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study Limitation of this study is inevitable Firstly, in terms of methodology, the study is limited in the fact that the data may not fully reflect all primary English teaching challenges in the area of professional support The questionnaires were delivered during the time the participants were taking the Oral and General test given by Apollo so they might not be in the best mood The participants sometimes seemed to contradict themselves in giving their responses in the questionnaires, the talk and interview Therefore, the perceptions may not always be accurate and reliable Secondly, within the scope of this thesis, there was no chance for the investigator to deal with other important factors that threaten the success of teaching English to primary children such as learners‟ characteristic, societal provision, financial support, textbook and curriculum development, etc This calls for further research TIEU LUAN MOI 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(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers 38 References - Abbas, T & Teddlie, C (2003) Handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research USA: Sage Publications - Cameron, L (2003) Challenges for ELT from the expansion in teaching 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A For questions to 16, please tick the box or give the answer that is true to your situation Your gender:  male  female Where is your school located?  rural area  urban area How long have you been teaching English at the primary school?  1-2  3-5  6-10  >10 Did you receive any training in teaching English to primary school children?  Yes  No If you choose “yes” to Question 4, say how long the training was and how useful did you find that training to your teaching …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… On average, how many students are there in your class?  10-20  20-30  30-40  >40 What teaching facilities you use at school? (you can tick more than one box)  reference books  cassette players  DVD/VCD players  tapes/CD/VCD/DVD  computer  flash cards  overhead projectors  pictures  PowerPoint screen Others (please specify): How many English teachers are there in your school? 1 2 3  >3 What type of professional support you have in your school for teaching English to the primary school children? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 What outcome you expect by the end of primary level? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 How successful you think teaching English at the primary school level is so far? Any evidence for success? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers 12 What problems or challenges you have in teaching English at your primary school? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 What problems you think the teaching of English at the primary school creates to the children? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 To teach English successfully at the primary school, what competences and skills you think a teacher should have? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… B For questions to 10, please tick the column to indicate your best choice Note: 1= Strongly disagree 2= Disagree 3= Neutral 4= Agree Questions 5= Strongly agree It is good to introduce English at primary school Primary school children are interested in learning English Primary school children in my school learn English successfully I am satisfied with the learning outcome of the children in my school I am confident in my ability to teach English to the primary school children I have received enough training to teach English to the primary school children All the children in my classes are good at English Very few children in my classes are good enough at English The textbook for teaching English at the primary school is suitable 10 I understand well the goals of teaching English at the primary school C Please tick the column to indicate your best choice Note: 1= Not appropriate 2= 10-30% students should achieve this goal TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 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(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Challenges.of.teaching.English.to.primary.children.voices.from.Ninh.Binh.teachers 3=50% students should achieve this goal 4= 70-80% students should achieve this goal 5= Every student should achieve this goal Goals of English language education at primary school is to greet and say most frequently-used expressions in English to listen to greetings and most frequently-used expressions in English to be able to carry on simple conversations in English to listen and comprehend simple stories in English to read some most frequently-used English words and phrases to spell some most frequently-used English word and phrases to sound out most frequently-used English words accurately to read some short stories in English to write some short stories in English 10 to know more about English-speaking cultures and people 11 to acquire native-like pronunciation in English 12 to know more about and love Vietnamese language and culture more 13 to form better learning methods for children 14 to develop children’s personality and general knowledge Others (please specify) THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com 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