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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY LE NGOC DUNG 442931 "USING THE INTERNET TO PROMOTE ENGLISH-MAJORED LEARNER’S AUTONOMY TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY Hanoi, 2023 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY LE NGOC DUNG 442931 USING THE INTERNET TO PROMOTE ENGLISH-MAJORED LEARNER’S AUTONOMY TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY AT HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY SUPERVISOR Nguyen Thi Huong, MA Hanoi, 2023 il DECLARATIONS I hereby state that I: (Student’s name, class), being a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts accept the requirements of the University relating to the retention and use of Bachelor’s Graduation Paper deposited in the library In terms of these conditions, I agree that the origin of my paper deposited in the library should be accessible for the purposes of study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the librarian for the care, loan or reproduction of the paper Supervisor Student Nguyen Thi Huong, MA April 4", 2023 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aside from my efforts, the success of this project is highly dependent on the encouragement and guidance of many people Therefore, I want to thank all who contributed to the success of this graduation project I am grateful for the guidance and supervision of Instructor Nguyen Thi Huong, who provided the necessary information about the project and assisted me in completing the project Finally, I sincerely thank my parents, friends, and supporters who accompanied and encouraged me in this project, helping me survive all the stress from this year and not letting me give up il ABSTRACTS Learning vocabulary is a difficult challenge for students majoring in English In the past, students relied heavily on their teachers for guidance, but new teaching methods now encourage students to take more responsibility for their own learning At the university level, students are expected to become more independent and find ways to improve their vocabulary acquisition Due to the limited exposure to the target language in university classes, students must make a conscious effort to learn vocabulary outside of the classroom, which highlights the importance of learner autonomy in this process Moreover, having difficulties in the learning process is inevitable This paper explores the activities when English-majored use the internet to promote their autonomy in vocabulary learning, emphasizing the significance of autonomous learning activities It also finds out the challenges that students often encounter when learning English vocabulary online Subsequently, the researcher gives recommendations for both students and lecturers In order to improve the quality of teaching and studying, teachers should support and enhance learner autonomy in vocabulary learning, outlines the roles of both teachers and students in this process, and predicts the positive effects of the Internet on learner autonomy in vocabulary acquisition ill TABLE OF CONTENTS Declarations Page Acknowledgements Abstracts il Table of contents lil List of abbreviations iv List offigures/ tables vi Vii INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 VOCABULARY LEARNING AND ITS IMPORTANCE _IN LANGUAGE LEARNING CNo 1.2 AUTONOMY 1.2.1 Definition of autonomy 1.2.2 Autonomy in learning English vocabulary 1.3 THE ROLE OF INTERNET IN ENHANCING VOCABULARY 1.4 THE EFFECTS OF USING THE INTERNET IN IMPROVING 10 LEARNERS' AUTONOMY CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 12 2.1 Research design i 2 2.2 Participants 13 2.3 Research instruments 13 2.2.1 Questionnaire 13 2.2.2 In-depth interview 13 2.4 Procedures of data collection 14 2.4.1 Data from questionnaire 14 iv 2.4.1 Data from In-depth Interview 2.5 Data analysis 15 CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 16 3.1 Activities of students in using the Internet to enhance autonomy 1n 16 learning English vocabulary 3.1.1 Students’ perceptions 16 3.1.2 Students’ activities 18 3.2 The challenges of using the internet to promote English-majored 25 learners' autonomy in English vocabulary learning CHAPTER 4: RECOMMENDATIONS 2g 4.1 Suggestions for students 29 4.2 Suggestions for lecturers 30 CONCLUSION 32 1 Summary of the main findings 32 2 Implications 33 3 Limitations and suggestions for further research 34 REFERENCES 36 APPENDICES 39 Appendix I: Questionnaire Appendix II: In-depth Interview LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS HLU: Hanoi Law University vi LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1 Students’ Perception of Using the Internet to learn English vocabulary Table 2 Students’ activities by using the Internet to learn English vocabulary Table 3 The challenges of using the internet to promote autonomy in learning English vocabulary Figure 1: Frequency of students' using well their online time studying English vocabulary Figure 2: Frequency of students use online dictionaries and thesauruses to look up unfamiliar words and find synonyms and antonyms Figure 3: Frequency of students using mobile applications with Internet accessto learn new words Figure 4: Frequency of students participating in online quizzes and games Figure 5: Frequency of students’ reading online English news and blogs vil