Incooporating team work activities into listening lessons to motivation the non-english major second year students at university of science of science (HUS)

Incooporating team work activities into listening lessons to motivation the non-english major second year students at university of science of science (HUS) Đặng Thị Thu Thủy Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ Luận văn ThS. Chuyên ngành: English teaching methodology; Mã số: 60 14 10 Người hướng dẫn: Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh, Ph.D. Năm bảo vệ: 2013 Keywords: Kĩ năng nghe hiểu; Giao tiếp; Tiếng Anh; Phương pháp giảng dạy Content PART 1: INTRODUCTION This chapter focuses on six main parts namely the rationale for the study, the objectives; the scope of the study; the significance of the study; the method used to conduct this research and the organization of the study. 1. Rationale of the study Since English has become one of the most influential languages in the world, it has been widely taught at many universities for such a long time. English is considered to be a means of communication which people use to exchange information, share experience as well as to broaden their mind. Nevertheless; the goal of acquiring it for communication has not been emphasized. In addition, although there has been much innovation in English Teaching Methodology, students have some difficulties in listening comprehension in the target language (Huyen, Ng (2010:14). With the aim of motivating students into listening classes and involving them into cooperative practice, the teachers improved their teaching methods by applying CL into their classes; incorporating cooperative teamwork activities in listening classes. However, the current situation of incorporating cooperative team work activities to motivate the second year - students has not been examined. Therefore; this study focuses on investigating the current situation of using these activities in listening class and students’ attitude towards them to find out some practical methods so as to incorporate them into listening class to motivate the second year students in HUS. 2. Objectives of the study The study aims at:  Investigating the current situation of using cooperative teamwork activities used in listening class for non – English major second year students in HUS  Exploring the students’ preferences for these activities  Identifying students’ attitudes and teachers’ ones towards cooperative teamwork activities in their listening lessons.  Suggesting some recommendations/ methods for incorporating/ implementing cooperative teamwork activities in the listening lesson to motivate non – English major second year students in HUS In order to achieve these objectives, three research questions were raised:  Which cooperative team work activities are currently used in listening lessons for non – English major second year students at HUS?  What is the situation of using these activities in listening lessons in HUS?  Which cooperative team work activities are the students’ preferences? 3. Significance of the study The study is conducted to examine the current situation of using cooperative teamwork activities and students’ attitude towards them in order to indentify some practical methods to motivate non – English major second year students at HUS. Therefore; it is expected to bring about some advantages to both the lectures and students at HUS. The first and foremost aim; thus, is for the sake of the students. The researcher hopes that the students will raise their awareness of the benefits of teamwork activities in their listening lessons; hence, they will cooperate with their partners to achieve their common goals. Besides, it is hoped that the study will help teachers absorb, adjust their teaching methods as well as design teamwork activities appropriately in their own teaching lessons. Furthermore, this study is also believed as a reliable source of reference for all lecturers, teachers or those who are concerned. 4. Scope of the study There is a variety of means and factors which play important roles in the teaching of listening skills. Considering the objectives and research questions, the study concentrates on the effectiveness of cooperative teamwork activities used in listening lesson at HUS, not in other linguistic lessons, which interferes with students’ ability to determine the level of listening comprehension or motivate students in listening lessons. More specifically, the researcher focuses on cooperative teamwork activities used in listening class for non – English major second year students at HUS find out some students’ preferences and effective methods to motivate students in listening lessons. In terms of participants, the study investigates 84 non – English major second year students at HUS. In addition, 5 lecturers of English teaching in these classes will be included in this research. 5. Method of the study The research is conducted basing on both qualitative and quantitative methods. First, quantitative methods were applied to investigate the participants’ performance in listening lessons. Quantitative analysis was involved in the process of data collection and analysis via some pieces of information collected by class observation. The checklists were carefully noted down to provide some proofs happening in listening classes. Additionally, questionnaires which aimed at investigating students’ attitudes towards cooperative teamwork activities; listening lessons and their preferences for cooperative teamwork activities which influenced on their participation in listening lessons were utilized. Close-ended; open-ended questionnaire items and rating scale response were used. The survey was carried out with the participation of 85 non – English major second year students at HUS who come from some different Departments. They were asked to complete the questionnaires. Besides, qualitative approach was also involved in the process of data collection, the ideas in semi – unstructured interviews with 5 lectures at HUS contributed much to the data analysis. After that, the researcher processed the data and drawn conclusions basing on these instruments. 6. Organization of the study This minor thesis consisted of three main parts namely Introduction, Development and Conclusion. 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The researcher hopes that the students will raise their awareness of the benefits of teamwork activities in their listening lessons; hence, they will cooperate. class to motivate the second year students in HUS. 2. Objectives of the study The study aims at:  Investigating the current situation of using cooperative teamwork activities used in listening