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BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES GRADUATION THESIS DIFFICULTIES IN ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS AT BANKING ACADEMY Student: Nguyen Thi Hai Yen Student ID: 22A7510047 Class: K22ATCB Academic course: 2019 - 2023 Supervisor: Dr Hoang Quoc Thinh Hanoi, May 2023 BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES GRADUATION THESIS DIFFICULTIES IN ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF ENGLISH-MAJORED STUDENTS AT BANKING ACADEMY Student: Nguyen Thi Hai Yen Student ID: 22A7510047 Class: K22ATCB Academic course: 2019 - 2023 Supervisor: Dr Hoang Quoc Thinh Hanoi, May 2023 DECLARATION I confirm that I have created the graduation thesis with the title “Difficulties in oral presentation of English-majored students at Banking Academy” entirely on my own, with great effort for three months I assure that it has not been incorporated into any other thesis or dissertation submitted to another institution for any degree, diploma, or other recognition Author of graduation thesis (Signature and Full name) Nguyen Thi Hai Yen i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Foremost, I express my gratitude to Dr Hoang Quoc Thinh, my supervisor, who has been with me from the outset I am deeply grateful for the guidance and support in keeping me on track throughout the writing process I also extend my heartfelt appreciation to all the instructors at Banking Academy, specifically those from the Faculty of Foreign Languages, for their valuable lectures during my entire academic journey here Secondly, my sincere thanks go to all the English-majored students at Banking Academy who took part in my online survey and interview I could not have accomplished this project without their assistance Furthermore, I would like to give special thanks to my dear parents and my beloved, who instilled in me motivation and always gave me unconditional support Lastly, I am thankful to the readers of this thesis I hope that you can see my dedication through this work and find something interesting ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES viii ABSTRACT ix CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale of Study 1.2 Research Aim 1.3 Research Questions 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Structure of the study CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Oral presentations 2.1.1 Definition of oral presentations 2.1.2 The benefit of oral presentations 2.1.3 Types of oral presentation 2.1.4 The difficulties in making an oral presentation 2.1.4.1 Linguistic factors 2.1.4.2 Non-linguistic factors 11 2.2 Previous research 18 2.2.1 Study abroad 18 2.2.2 Study Vietnam 20 2.3 Theoretical Framework 22 CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 24 3.1 Research Design 24 3.2 Participants 24 iii 3.2.1 Questionnaires 24 3.2.2 Interview 25 3.3 Research Instruments 26 3.3.1 Questionnaires 26 3.3.2 Interview 26 3.4 Data collection 27 3.4.1 Questionnaires 27 3.4.2 Interview 27 3.5 Data analysis 27 3.5.1 Questionnaires 28 3.5.2 Interview 28 3.6 Reliability and validity 29 CHAPTER IV: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 31 4.1 Results 31 4.1.1 Student’s background 31 4.1.1.1 English presentation ability 31 4.1.1.2 Frequency of english presentations 32 4.1.1.3 The importance of english presentations 33 4.1.1.4 Frequency of having difficulties in making english presentations 34 4.1.2 Difficulties in oral presentations 35 4.1.2.1 Difficulties related to vocabulary 35 4.1.2.2 Difficulties related to pronunciation 36 4.1.2.3 Difficulties related to grammar 38 4.1.2.4 Difficulties related to psychology 39 4.1.2.5 Difficulties related to background knowledge 41 4.1.2.6 Difficulties related to presentation skills 42 4.2 Discussion 43 4.2.1 Linguistic factors 44 4.2.1.1 Vocabulary 44 4.2.1.2 Pronunciation 44 iv 4.2.1.3 Grammar 45 4.2.2 Non-linguistic factors 46 4.2.2.1 Psychology 46 4.2.2.2 Background Knowledge 46 4.2.2.3 Presentation Skills 47 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION, IMPLICATIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 49 5.1 Conclusion 49 5.2 Implications 49 5.2.1 For students 49 5.2.2 For teachers 51 5.2.3 For schools 52 5.3 Limitation 52 5.4 Recommendation for Further Studies 53 REFERENCES APPENDICES v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Meaning ATC Faculty of Foreign Languages EFL English as a Foreign Language MS Mean Score SD Standard Deviation SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences vi LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1 Demographic information of the questionnaire about participants 25 Table 3.2 Background information of four interviewees 26 Table 3.3 Five contributing levels 28 Table 3.4 Reliability and validity of survey’s answers and questions 29 Table 4.5 Difficulties related to presentation skills 42 vii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 Conceptual framework 23 Figure 4.1 Distribution of english presentation ability 31 Figure 4.2 Frequency of english presentations 32 Figure 4.3 The importance of english presentations 33 Figure 4.4 Frequency of having difficulties in making english presentations 34 Figure 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My name is Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, final year student of Faculty of Foreign Languages - Banking Academy I am in the process of completing my graduation thesis related to "Difficulty of language students when giving presentations" Therefore, I really need your information based on the experience of this presentation skill The survey is completely used in Vietnamese and takes less than a few minutes to access and complete, so we hope that our faculty can join hands to help Hai Yen graduate on time! All information of ATC-ers will be used only for research purposes and strictly confidential Phone numbers, Facebook links are collected on a voluntary basis (If you have some free time about 10-15 minutes at any time of the day, don't hesitate to help me fill in the information No Phone or Facebook link so I can contact you and listen to your details in the interview!) I appreciate and appreciate all of your feedback! Part I: Demographic questions What’s your gender? o Male o Female o Others What level is your English presentation skill? o Very good o Good o Average o Bad o Very bad How often you make oral presentation in university? o Always; o Often o Sometimes o Rarely o Never How is the important of oral presentation to you? o Very important o Important o Normal o Not important o Not important at all How often you have difficulties in making oral presentation in university? o Always; o Often o Sometimes o Rarely o Never Part II: Respondent’s attitudes toward difficulties in English presentations Think about your difficulties giving a presentation in English and answer the following questions: Please read the statements below carefully and choose ( ✓ ) a level that suits you from 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree Please select the most appropriate level 2.1 Linguistic factors 2.1.1 Difficulties related to vocabulary Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Disagree You cannot remember meaning of word and a multiple meaning words You not have enough vocabulary to express ideas, thoughts and emotion You repeat the words because you lack of vocabulary You are not using appropriate vocabulary in various contexts You don't know how to use linking words in the presentation Agree Strongly Agree 2.1.2 Difficulties related to pronunciation Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree Strongly Agree You pronounce the word incorrectly You emphasize the incorrect syllables Intonation is one of the challenges in giving a presentation 2.1.3 Difficulties related to grammar Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree You usually commit errors in grammar You often have trouble with word order You meet difficulty in choosing suitable grammar structures Strongly Agree 2.2 Non-linguistic factors 2.2.1 Difficulties related to Psychology Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree You feel anxiety before and during the presentation You have a lack of motivation in presentations You don’t feel confidence to make oral presentations Strongly Agree 2.2.2 Difficulties related to Background knowledge Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree You meet difficulty to present unfamiliar topic You cannot make a presentation well because of poor background knowledge You lack sufficient teacher support in learning the background knowledge Strongly Agree 2.2.3 Difficulties related to Presentation Skills Responses Statements Strongly Disagree Neutral Agree Disagree You are having trouble using body languages You don't know how to organize a presentation You are facing difficulty in getting the audience's attention You don't know how to create outstanding presentation slides You look at notes whenever making presentations You have difficulty with time management You face challenges with technology when giving a presentation Strongly Agree APPENDIX 2: Interview I'm Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, a final year student in the English department of Banking Academy This interview is one of my instruments for my research titled “Difficulty in Oral Presentation of English-majored students at Banking Academy” I would like to thank you very much for agreeing to take your precious time to participate in this in-depth interview with me today The the collected data will be very necessary and useful for my research Your personal information will be kept secret Thank you for your cooperation Do you like presenting in English? Why? What you think about the importance of English presentation in school and in real life? What are your difficulties in making oral presentations? What should you to improve your presentations?