Trang 1 CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAMĐộc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúcĐƠN ĐỀ NGHỊ CÔNG NHẬN SÁNG KIẾN Tên sáng kiến: Deploy IELTS reading materials to develop writing ability of gifted st
CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc ĐƠN ĐỀ NGHỊ CÔNG NHẬN SÁNG KIẾN Tên sáng kiến: Deploy IELTS reading materials to develop writing ability of gifted students at Luong Van Tuy gifted high school Tác giả: Hà Thị Thanh Thủy – Phó hiệu trưởng Trần Thị Thu Thủy - Giáo viên Phạm Thị Linh - Giáo viên Đơn vị công tác: Trường THPT chuyên Lương Văn Tụy Ninh Bình, tháng 04 năm 2023 CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc ĐƠN ĐỀ NGHỊ CƠNG NHẬN SÁNG KIẾN Kính gửi : Sở giáo dục đào tạo Ninh Bình Tơi (hoặc chúng tôi) ghi tên đây: TT Họ tên Ngày tháng năm sinh Nơi cơng tác Chức danh Trình độ Tỷ lệ chun mơn (%) đóng góp vào việc tạo sáng kiến Hà Thị Thanh Thủy 23/11/1981 Trường THPT Phó Hiệu Thạc sĩ chuyên Lương VănTrưởng Tụy 30% Trần Thị Thu Thủy 12/8/1979 Trường THPT Giáo viên Thạc sĩ chuyên Lương Văn Tụy 30% Phạm Thị Linh Trường THPT Giáo viên Cử nhân chuyên Lương Văn Tụy 40% 10/12/1993 Tên sáng kiến, lĩnh vực áp dụng Là tác giả (nhóm tác giả) đề nghị xét công nhận sáng kiến : “Deploy IELTS reading materials to develop writing ability of gifted students at Luong Van Tuy gifted high school” (Sử dụng tài liệu đọc IELTS để nâng cao khả viết cho học sinh chuyên trường THPT chuyên Lương Văn Tụy Lĩnh vực áp dụng: Giảng dạy Tiếng Anh Nội dung a Giải pháp cũ thường làm: - Chi tiết giải pháp cũ: Trươc để nâng cao khả viết giáo viên thường đưa đề theo chủ đề, cung cấp từ vựng học sinh brainstorm, lập sơ đồ tư để lên dàn hướng dẫn học sinh viết - Ưu điểm: Học sinh có hội luyện viết, gặp nhiều dạng đề chủ đề khác nhau, luyện brainstorm tăng vốn từ vựng - Nhược điểm tồn cần khắc phục: Tuy nhiên, cách làm chưa giúp học sinh, đặc biệt em học sinh lớp chuyên anh nâng cao kiến thức – yêu tố quan trọng giúp học sinh phát triển ý làm Đối với học sinh lớp chuyên, em gặp phải nhiều chủ đề viết khó nên việc có kiến thức lĩnh vực khác vô cần thiết Bên cách việc cung cấp từ vựng cách riêng biệt mà không đặt bối cảnh học thuật tình cụ thể khiến học sinh khó dùng từ cách xác, tự nhiên phù hợp bối cảnh b Giải pháp cải tiến: - Mô tả chất giải pháp mới: Giáo viên sử dụng đọc kỳ thi IELTS xếp thành chủ đề khác Khi dạy đọc lớp bên cạnh việc làm tập đọc hiểu giáo viên phân tích từ vựng cấp độ nâng cao xuất đọc Nhấn mạnh cách diễn đạt hay tự nhiên mà người xứ thường dùng viết học thuật Bởi đọc kỳ thi IELTS viết mẫu chuẩn người xứ, dó học sinh học nhiều điều cách viết thông qua việc đọc hiểu tài liệu - Tính mới, tính sáng tạo giải pháp: Sử dụng tài liệu đọc hiểu đề nâng cao kỹ viết học thuật cho học sinh Hiệu kinh tế, xã hội dự kiến đạt - Hiệu kinh tế: Các tài liệu viết chuẩn thực người xứ, hay tài liệu ngơn ngữ thường có giá thành cao Tuy nhiên, áp dụng phương pháp giáo viên học sinh tiết kiệm nhiều chi phí tài liệu cho kỳ thi IELTS phổ biến dễ tìm kiếm Internet - Hiệu xã hội: Học sinh nâng cao vốn từ vựng học thuật, kiến thức nhiều lĩnh vực khoa học khác Qua phát triển kỹ viết nói riêng kỹ ngơn ngữ nói chung cấp độ học thuật Điều kiện khả áp dụng - Điều kiện áp dụng: Học sinh lớp 10 chuyên Anh - Khả áp dụng: Đây dự án có khả áp dung cao lớp học sinh có lực tiếng Anh tốt tài liệu đọc IELTS phổ biển dễ dàng tìm kiếm websites học thuật - Danh sách người tham gia áp dụng sáng kiến lần đầu (nếu có): TT Họ tên vàNgày thángNơi Trình độ chuyênNội dung công việc hỗ Chức danh năm sinh công tác môn trợ Tôi (chúng tôi) xin cam đoan thông tin nêu đơn trung thực, thật hoàn toàn chịu trách nhiệm trước pháp luật XÁC NHẬN CỦA LÃNH ĐẠO ĐƠN VỊ Ninh Bình, ngày 24 tháng năm 2023 Người nộp đơn (Ký ghi rõ họ tên) TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….1 1.1 The rationale of the study…………………………………………………………………… 1.2 The aim of the study 1.3 Scope of the study 1.4 Significance of the study CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Definition of writing skill 2.2 Challenges in Teaching Writing 2.2.1 Challenges to students 2.2.2 Challenges to teachers CHAPTER 3: APPLICATION 3.1 The effects of the IELTS reading for writing approach on the writing ability of the learners 3.2 Procedures CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION .32 4.1 Summary of findings 32 4.2 Limitations 32 4.3 Suggestions for further studies 32 REFERENCES .33 CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale of the study Writing is said to be a productive skill and according to Meyers (2005), writing is somewhat a talent, but it is primarily a skill and like any skill, it will be developed with practice Ur (1996) argues that unlike speaking skills acquired intuitively, writing skills are in most cases taught and learned intentionally However, writing is an intricate process that requires writers to convey their thoughts and ideas, and make them tangible and comprehensible It is a challenging skill for nonnative speakers because writers must handle multiple concerns such as content, organization, purpose, vocabulary, punctuation, spelling, grammar accuracy, coherence and cohersion In high school’s ELT setting, students are struggling to enhance their writing’s coherence since they did not know how to produce a logically organized and well-supported argument ESL students’s writing ability could be tampered with by the overuse of the mother tongue and the limitation of academic vocabulary From this real circumstance, the study is conducted with the aim to preparing students for their writing performance in the test in particular and help them improve their writing proficiency in general 1.2 The aim of the study The study was conducted with the aim of identifying the effectiveness of deploying IELTS reading materials to develop writing ability of gifted students, with the assumption that IELTS reading materials support students to build and develop academic vocabulary and writing style, thereby improving the ideas in students’ essay 1.3 Scope of the study This study was conducted with the participation of grade-10 students in Major English classes to investigate the influences of utilizing IELT reading passages on developing ideas of their writing pieces 1.4 The significance of the study It is hopeful that the research could provide a more insightful understanding of the potential of this approach to learning and devise more appropriate techniques and strategies including guides for lesson planning implemented in classroom as well as proposals of ways to enhance students’ self-study A collection of practice exercises and samples is also included so that teachers and students can utilize it as a source of teaching and learning materials 1|Page CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Definition of writing skill The concept of writing has long been discussed and investigated by many researchers in order to find out how to improve this productive skill effectively As a result, opinions are divided in answering such questions as what writing skills are and how to teach them Writing is a linguistic skill that is necessary for us to successfully express ourselves in our daily lives, especially in complex circumstances where logic is highly demanded, according to Pardede (2014, p 57) Writing itself, according to Knapp and Watkins (2005, p 82), is a disciplined activity that requires platforms for exchanging and assessing ideas like conversation or self-reflection Sianturi, Silalahi and Purba (2020) also state that writing is the process of thinking and creating some ideas, mesages in sequences of orders The sequences might just be two or three sentences long but the words have to be arranged and connected and make sense as a whole In other words, they put emphasis in the significance of idea development, idea organization or coherence in general 2.2 Challenges in Teaching Writing 2.2.1 Challenges to students Lack of language knowledge: The main barrier to developing and practicing writing skills in students is their inadequate academic vocabulary Students frequently experience difficulties coming up with words and ideas when studying a challenging subject like science, politics, technology … which can render them anxious when brainstorming In some cases, students fail to use vocabulary naturally in the right context Many students invariably want to show that they are academically superior by employing academic vocabulary Nevertheless, they sometimes minimize the significance of specific terminology for particular themes They utilize complex terms without fully understanding the context, which leads to misunderstanding the idea of content to convey Lack of background knowledge is also an obstacle for students' writing process Nation (2006) draws the following conclusion: "Learners need to know roughly 98% of the terms in the written or spoken language to be able to grasp what they hear or read well.” In other words, a student's ability to form ideas will not be hindered when exposed to novel or out-of-curriculum issues if they have a solid and comprehensive background, whereas students who lack background knowledge or who are unfamiliar with the subject would struggle 2.1.2.2 Challenges to teachers As can be referred from the previous part, writing is truly complex and it requires a lot of effort to be enhanced There arises the need of looking into common problems hindering the process of teaching writing skills According to Westwood (2008), writing is the most challenging skill to master since it needs the efficient cooperation of cognitive, linguistic, and psycho-motor processes There are five 2|Page components of effective writing namely purpose, audience clarity, coherence, and unity Writing is therefore typically categorized as a complicated intellectual task Writing becomes such a unique skill because instructional context is usually restricted to classroom settings Progress with this skill is difficult if the teacher attempts to teach how to write together with what to write (Alidmat & Ayassrah, 2017) Feronica, Apriani and Edy (2021) also figure out the challenges of teaching language proficiency to high school students who acquire English comprehensively with higher accuracy and efficiency targets 3|Page CHAPTER 3: APPLICATION After finding out the problems encountered by students when writing essay, it is pivotal that the solutions be discussed The teachers decided to deploy IELTS reading materials to develop writing ability of gifted students 3.1 The effects of the IELTS reading for writing approach on the writing ability of the learners When it comes to the usage of specific phrases, authentic resources, especially “IELTS reading passages” are significantly more helpful than language provided in textbooks or any other educational materials Because their primary audience is native speakers, they feature completely different topics, language, syntax, and other elements than traditional materials that have been adapted for second-language learners Therefore, the integration between reading and writing will enable students understand and use English to a native level IELTS reading passages provides examples of truly exceptional writing, thereby offering pupils with training in voice, structure, syntax, and language Through IELTS reading texts, students also gain background knowledge in various academic fields, which might help them come up with ideas more effectively when writing essays 3.2 Procedures 3.2.1 Select IELTS reading passages - Reading passages will be chosen and categorized according to the topics listed below Environment/ Health Sports Business Energy Politics Tourism/ Travel Education Science Technology Work Food Fashion 3.2.2 Highlight academic vocabulary and ideas Teacher and students work together to analyze IELTS reading text and identify academic vocabulary, background information and topic-related ideas The examples below show how reading material will be utilized to assist students enhance their vocabulary, phrases, and ideas New words are highlighted and explained the meaning in the right column while ideas and expressions are underlined 4|Page a ENVIRONMENT The climate changers The romantic notion that early humans lived Harmony /ˈhɑːməni /: the combination of in harmony with their environment has taken simultaneously sounded musical notes to quite a battering lately Modem humans may produce chords and chord progressions have started eliminating other species right having a pleasing effect from the start; our ancestors stand accused of synonyms:euphony, polyphony, consonance, wiping out mega fauna – from giant tunefu lness flightless birds in Australia to mammoths in eliminating/ ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɪŋ /: completely Asia and the ground sloth of North America – remove or get rid of (something) as they spread across the planet synonyms: remove, get rid of, abolish, put an Even so, by around 6,000 years ago there end to, away with, end,terminate, were only about 12 million people on earth eradicate, destroy That’s a far cry from today’s 6.6 billion, many of us guzzling fossil fuels, churning accused/əˈkjuːzd /: charge (someone) with an offense or crime out greenhouse gases and messing with our planet’s climate like there’s no tomorrow So it may seem far-fetched to suggest that humans have been causing global warming ever since our ancestors started burning and cutting forests to make way for fields at least 7,000 years ago Yet that’s the view of retired climate scientist William Ruddiman, formerly of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville Ancient farmers were pumping climatewarming carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere long before recorded history began, he says Far from causing catastrophe, however, early farmers halted the planet’s descent into another ice age and kept Earth warm and stable for thousands of years Could a few primitive farmers really have changed the climate of the entire globe? If you find this hard to believe, you’re not the only one Ruddiman’s idea has been hugely 5|Page synonyms:charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for… fauna/ˈfɔːnə /: the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period guzzling/ ˈgʌzlɪŋ /: eat or drink (something) greedily churning/ ˈʧɜːnɪŋ /: to produce large amounts of something quickly, usually something oflow quality far-fetched / ˈfɑːˈfɛʧt /: unlikely and unconvincing; implausible pumping / ˈpʌmpɪŋ /: force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump synonyms:force, drive, push, send, transport, raise, inject, catastrophe/ kəˈtæstrəfi /: an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering halted / ˈhɔːltɪd /: bring or come to