TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. RATIONALE
2. AIM OF THE STUDY
3. SCOPE OF THE STUDY
4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
5. METHODS OF THE STUDY
5.1. Participants
5.2. Instrumentation
6. CONTENT OF THE STUDY
PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW
1.1. An Overview on Writing
1.1.1. General Concept
1.1.2. Teaching English writing
1.1.3. Approaches to teaching writing
1.2. An Overview on Motivation
1.2.1. Definition of Motivation
1.2.2. Types of Motivation
1.2.3. Characteristics of motivated students.
1.3. Motivation in learning writing
1.3.1. Students’ factors
1.3.2. Teachers’ factors
1.3.3. Teaching and learning conditions
CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1. Situation Analysis
2.1.1. Setting of the study
2.1.2. Subjects
2.2. Sample and sampling
2. 3. Instrumentation
2.3.1. Instrument 1- Survey questionnaire
2.3.2. Instrument 2- Class observation
CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS
3.1. Data analysis of the students’ survey questionnaire
3.1.1. Personal information of the students taking part in the survey
3.1.2. Students’ attitude towards the writing lesson
3.1.3. The types of motivation possessed by students
3.1.4. Students’ personality and intelligence
3.1.5. Elements causing the students’ difficulties in learning writing
3.1.6. Teacher’s factors in students’ learning writing
3.1.7. Teaching and learning condition factors
3.2. Data analysis of the teacher’s survey questionnaire
3.2.1. Teachers’ attitude towards the importance of the stages of the writing
lesson in motivating students
3.2.2. Teachers’ attitude towards the interrelationship between the writing
skill and other language skills
3.2.3. The activities used by the teachers by frequency.
3.2.4. Teachers’ opinion on the textbook
3.3. Results from class observation
CHAPTER FOUR: MAJOR FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS
4.1. Major findings and discussions
4.1.1. Types of motivation possessed by the non-English students at Doan
Thi Diem Private High School
4.1.2. Factors causing students’ demotivation in learning writing skill
4.2. Suggestions
PART THREE: CONCLUSION
1. Summary
2. Limitations and Suggestions
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 2