VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** HOÀNG THỊ THU INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES I
Trang 1VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
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HOÀNG THỊ THU
INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES IN READING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES EXPERIENCED BY THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (KHẢO SÁT NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC HỌC ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KỸ THUẬT CÔNG NGHIỆP
THÁI NGUYÊN)
MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410
Hanoi - 2011
Trang 2VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
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HOÀNG THỊ THU
INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES IN READING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES EXPERIENCED BY THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (KHẢO SÁT NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC HỌC ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ HAI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KỸ THUẬT CÔNG NGHIỆP
THÁI NGUYÊN)
MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 601410
Supervisor: M.A Nguyen Minh Ha
Hanoi – 2011
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DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1 Rationale
2 Aims of the study
3 Methods of the study
4 Scope of the study
5 Organization of the study
PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: Literature review
1 The nature of reading
1.1 Definition of reading and reading comprehension
1.2 Reading process
1.3 Reading comprehension skills
2 ESP reading
2.1 Definition of ESP
2.2 Reading skills in ESP
2.3 ESP reading materials
3 Reading difficulties for non-native learners
3.1 Reading skills problems
3.2 Language problems
3.3 Cultural and background knowledge and reading difficulties
4 Summary
Chapter 2: Investigation into the current situation of teaching and
learning ESP at TNUT
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2 Syllabus, materials and assessment
3 Teachers and methods of teaching
4 Students
5 Summary
Chapter 3: Research Methodology
1 Research questions
2 The participants
3 The data collection instrument
4 Procedure for data collection
5 Data analysis
Chapter 4: Findings and discussion
1 Students’ attitude towards ESP reading
2 Students’ opinion of ESP reading difficulties
2.1 In the area of vocabulary
2.2 In the area of grammar
2.3 In the area of discourse
2.4 In the area of reading skills
2.5 In the area of background knowledge
2.6 Rank order of ESP reading difficulties
3 The causes of difficulties
3.1 The reading materials
3.2 The teachers
3.3 The learners
4 Students’ recommendations for improving reading
5 Summary
Chapter 5: Pedagogical implications
1 Making ESP reading interesting and useful
2 Developing ESP reading materials
2.1 Adjusting and improving reading exercises
2.2 Updating reading texts in the coursebook
3 Training students to become efficient readers
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3.2 Making students fully aware of their purpose of reading
3.3 Teaching students a variety of reading strategies
3.4 Encouraging students to develop extensive reading habits
4 Improvement of teachers’ teaching techniques in the classroom
4.1 Employing three phases in ESP reading lessons
4.2 Giving homework and checking the previous lessons frequently
4.3 Adjusting teaching time and imposing time limits
5 Summary
PART THREE: CONCLUSION
1 Conclusion
2 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study
References
Appendices
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
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As we all know, reading is one of the most effective ways to obtain knowledge For students at Thai Nguyen University of Technology, in learning English, especially English for electrical and mechanical engineering, it is an important skill which is paid more attention than other skills because they will have to read English materials related
to their future jobs However, they encounter a lot of difficulties when reading and do not get good marks So what are the difficulties that they face during reading ESP materials? And what hinders their reading comprehension?
This study aims to explore the areas of difficulties in ESP reading experienced by second-year students at Thai Nguyen University of Technology and the causes of their unsuccessful reading comprehension To collect data for the study, a survey questionnaire was done on 100 second-year students randomly chosen from K45
The results of study have shown that our students have difficulties in such areas as vocabulary, grammar, discourse, and reading skills and background knowledge Their sources of difficulties are: inadequate linguistic knowledge, unsuitable reading materials, the teaching methods of teachers and negative attitude of students This study also suggests some ways to reduce their difficulties when reading ESP materials
to get better results
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