Luận Án Năng lực đọc hiểu và hứng thú đọc tiếng Anh của sinh viên năm nhất Đại học Thái Nguyên: Cơ sở cho việc phát triển hệ thống tài liệu đọc tiếng Anh bổ sung cho sinh viên Đại học

i THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines READING PERFORMANCE AND READING INTERESTS OF COLLEDGE FRESHMEN OF THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY: BASIS FOR DEVELOPING COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTARY INTERGRATIVE READING MATERIALS A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of Graduate School Batangas State University Batangas City, Philippines In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Major in English By: DINH THI HUONG (LILAC) December, 2014 i THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS i LIST OF TABLES iii LIST OF FIGURES v CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM .1 Introduction Statement of the Problem Scope, Limitations and Delimitations of the Study Significance of the Study II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 13 Conceptual Literature 13 Research Literature .49 Synthesis .78 Theoretical Framework 83 Conceptual Framework 86 Hypothesis .88 Definition of Terms 88 III RESEARCH METHOD AND PROCEDURE 90 Research Design 90 Subjects of the Study 93 Data Gathering Instrument 95 Data Gathering Procedure 97 Statistical Treatment of Data 98 IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 99 ii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines V SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 132 Summary .132 Findings 134 Conclusions 137 Recommendations 138 BIBLIOGRAPHY .140 APPENDIX 148 CURRICULUM VITAE 177 iii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines LIST OF TABLES Table Title Page Distribution of Participants 93 Percentage Distribution of the Students’ Demographic Profile in Terms of Gender 99 Percentage Distribution of the Students’ Demographic Profile in Terms of Type of High School Graduated from 100 Percentage Distribution of the Students’ Demographic Profile in Terms of Living Accomodation 101 Percentage Distribution of the Students’ Demographic Profile in Terms of Monthly Family Income .101 Percentage Distribution of the Students’ Demographic Profile in Terms of Educational Attainment of Parents 102 Level of the Students’ Reading Performance in English 104 Relationship Between Demographic Profile and Reading Performance of the Students’ 106 Reading Interests of Freshmen Students with Regards to Music 108 10 Reading Interests of Freshmen Students with Regards to Food and Health 112 11 Reading Interests of Freshman Students with 114 iv THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 12 Regards to Sports and Games 114 13 Reading Interests of Freshmen Students with Regards to Science 116 14 Relationship Between the Reading Performance of the Students’ and Reading Interests of Freshmen Students 118 15 Proposed Supplemental Reading Materials 120 v THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page The Conceptual Model of the Study Using the Input-Process-Output Approach………………………………… ……90 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction The importance of education could hardly be denied by every one for it is not the quality alone that most educators are after, but most of all, an effective English language teaching instruction especially in nonnative English speaking countries like Vietnam This world is now in global competition where teaching college English emphasizes not only theory but more on practice in order to compete communicatively with other countries It is now the concern of English teachers to apply language learning into useful, meaningful and worthwhile classroom engagements and create career advantage in life As English is the language of academic instruction, the success of students depend on their communication ability which is anchored on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English But recent studies show that the performance of the college students have fallen short of the standard output expected while there is an increasing complaint of the college professors that most college students are disabled readers Most of the college students are no longer fluent in speaking, reading, and writing the English language THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines With the advent of new technology, students nowadays spend more of their free time enjoying with their gadgets, mostly for games rather than with their reading materials No matter how hard educators push the campaign of reading among students, most of them would prefer not to participate One of the most important skills being taught to students today is reading This is the foundation for which the individual builds new skills, expands knowledge, and drives great satisfaction Perhaps, the most complex process the students experience is the skill in reading The teacher, whether in elementary, secondary or even in college, needs to guide the students properly in the acquisition of basic skills to be able to read with understanding Development of reading skills is vital most especially for students Reading is a multifaceted process that develops only with practice There are certain aspects of reading, such as fluency and word recognition, which can be learned in a few years These basics must be mastered but at the same time reading comprehension should be emphasized in the process Students can parrot words on a page all day long but if they don’t have the necessary comprehension skills they will not be able to make predictions about what will happen next, monitor their understanding of content, sequence or characters, clarify THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines confusing parts of the text, or connect what they’re reading to their own experience or prior knowledge (Marshall, 2012) The model of what “reading” is has changed quite dramatically from an earlier model where reading was mainly a process of decoding the words on the page (Mather, 2003) The current view about reading is that it is a complex cognitive process; a bottom-up process in which the pre-existing knowledge structure of the reader is brought to bear on the text Silvertain added that there are two kinds of background knowledge They are formal schemata, which involve knowledge of rhetorical structures and conventions, and the content schemata which involved knowledge of the word beyond text In this contemporary view of reading, the teacher’s role is to assist in developing an appreciation schema during the reading process Nowadays, in Vietnam, English is considered as a basic subject It is being taught in most of the universities, including Thai Nguyen University Reading in English is very interesting because it helps the learner not only to study English well, but also to understand more about the outside world The learners will be informed the events, culture, people, and others in foreign countries through English newspaper, magazines or books Reading is the key that unlocks the door in the world of enlightenment and enjoyment However, the input or the information THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines ones gets through reading depends on his interpretations about similar things that he reads Each person is unique individual trying to put meaning to an author’s message Learning to read is one of the most important accomplishments that can be achieved during ones formal schooling However, reading is a complex process that causes students a lot of troubles According to reading specialists, many students not become good readers when they have poor reading habits and negative attitudes toward reading Usually they are those who have numerous unrelated, disorganized and incomplete pieces of words floating in their memories and more often than not, they become the disable readers and the poorest individuals in the class A disabled reader is not an exemption from those who are termed as slow learners He is one and the same as those who experience difficulty within the learning situation in connection with mental ability If this is the case, the teacher must set specific attention to the disable readers or slow learners although it is believed that the overall curriculum must be the same for all students Whether each student reads well or poorly, the teacher must be to make an analysis for each case and the teacher should determine the learner’s points of strengths or weaknesses before giving intelligent assistance 164 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 165 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 166 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 167 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 168 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Appendix D Documentation for dry-run in Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry Teachers’ questionaire validation Dry run of students’ test questionaire 169 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Appendix E: Photographs of the Research Sites University of Agriculture and Forestry University of Education (UE) (UAF) University of Economic and Business Administration University of Sciences 170 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines College of Information Technology 171 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Appendix E Photographs of the Approval Test Administration of the Head of Colleges College of Information Technology College of Education 172 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines College of Economics and Business Administration ] College of Sciences 173 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines College of Agriculture and Forestry 174 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Appendix F Photographs of the Student Respondents College of Information Technology College of Sciences 175 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines College of Economics and Business Administration College of Education 176 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines College of Agriculture and Forestry 177 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines CURRICULUM VITAE DINH THI HUONG Viet Yen, Bac Giang Mobile no 0989 122622 E-mail add: dinhhuong.lilac@gmail.com PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth : August 22nd , 1981 Place of Birth : Bac Giang Province, Viet Nam Age : 33 Nationality : Vietnamese Religion : Buddhism Sex : Female Civil Status : Married Children’s names : Ngo Ngoc Linh Dan, Ngo Dinh Thien EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1986-1991 : Tu Lan Elementary School, Bac Giang province 1996-1999 : Viet Yen High School, Bac Giang province 1999-2003 : Bachelor of Arts Major in English Thai Nguyen University 2007- 2009 : Master of Arts in English Laguna State Polytechnic University, 178 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines WORK EXPERIENCE 2003-2008: Teacher of Basic Knowledge Department of Viet Bac Arts and Culture College 2008-2014: Vice – Dean of Basic Knowledge Department of Viet Bac Arts and Culture College May, 2014 – now: Teacher of Centre of Foreign Languages of Ha Noi university of Home Affairs ... 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