An investigation into the factors affecting the students’ motivation in English speaking classroom: A case study on the first year students at the University of Labor and Social Affair

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES TRẦN THỊ HUYỀN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FACTORSAFFECTING THE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATIONIN ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY ON THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG NHÂN TỐ ẢNH HƯỞNG ĐẾN ĐỘNG LỰC CỦA SINH VIÊN TRONG GIỜ HỌC NÓI TIẾNG ANH NGHIÊN CỨU TRƯỜNG HỢP VỚI SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC LAO ĐỘNG – XÃ HỘI M.A MINOR THESIS Field: Code: English Teaching Methodology 60.14.10 Hanoi, 2013 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES TRẦN THỊ HUYỀN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FACTORSAFFECTING THE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATIONIN ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY ON THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG NHÂN TỐ ẢNH HƯỞNG ĐẾN ĐỘNG LỰC CỦA SINH VIÊN TRONG GIỜ HỌC NÓI TIẾNG ANH NGHIÊN CỨU TRƯỜNG HỢP VỚI SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC LAO ĐỘNG – XÃ HỘI M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Supervisor: Dr Dương Thị Nụ Hanoi, 2013 DECLARATION This thesis is a presentation of my original research work Wherever contributions of others are involved, every effort is made to indicate this clearly, with due reference to the literature, and acknowledgement of collaborative research and discussions The work was done under the guidance of Dr Duong Thi Nu.The research reported in this thesis was approved by University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi Hanoi, September 27th,2013 Tran Thi Huyen i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to all those who gave me the possibility to make my thesis reach an end I would like to express my faithful gratitude to my supervisor, Dr Duong Thi Nu for her patient guidance, stimulating suggestions and encouragement throughout my research I wish to thank all the staff members of the faculty of Post Graduate Studies, University of Language and International studies, VNUfor providing me the best environment to fulfill my thesis Especially, my sincere thanks send to my friend Truong Thi Thuy, M.A for her assistance in statistics as well as useful suggestions for writing this thesis I am greatly indebted my colleague at ULSA for their participation and assistance without which this study could not have been successful Last but not least, I would like to express my special thanks to my loving parents, my younger brother and my close friends who offered me their love, care, support and encouragement so that I could accomplish my study Hanoi, September 2013 ii ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the factors affecting students‟ motivation in English speaking class room with the first - year students at the University of Labor and Social Affairs (ULSA) In this study, 110 first-year students from different faculties of ULSA were chosen as the subjects A questionnaire and an interview were used as the major data collection instruments The data were computed and analyzed The major findings of the study showed that the factors affecting students‟ motivation in English speaking classroom consist of four categories: student- related factor, teacher – related factor, learning and teaching conditions and course book The study also demonstrated that among factors, the student – related factor was proved to be the most affected whereas teacher – related factor was ranked as second Based on the findings of the study, some discussion and implications were made along with recommended suggestions for further research iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CLT: Communicative Language Teaching L2: Second Language M: Mean SD: Standard Deviation SLA: Second Language Acquisition SDT : Self – Determination Theory ULSA: The University of Labor and Social Affairs iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Background information of participants Table 2: Learner – related factor Table 3: Teacher – related factor Table 4: Teaching and learning condition Table 5: Course book Table 6: The comparison among factors v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Student – related factor Figure 2: Teacher – related factor Figure : Teaching and learning condition Figure : Course book Figure : The comparison among factors vi TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii ABSTRACT iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS iv LIST OF TABLES v LIST OF FIGURES vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii PARTA.INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of problem and the rationale for the study Aims and objectives of the study Scope of the study Significance of the study Method of the study Organization of the study CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1.Theoretical background of motivation in second or foreign language learning 1.1.1 The role of motivation in L2 learning 1.1.2 Motivation as seen from different theories and modes 1.1.2.1 Gardner‟s Socio- educational model of L2 acquisition 1.1.2.2 Deci & Ryan (1985): Self-Determination Theory 1.1.3 Definition of motivation in L2 acquisition 1.1.4 Types of motivation 1.4.1.1 Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 1.4.1.2 Integrative vs instrumental motivation 10 1.2.Factors affecting motivation in learning speaking English 12 1.2.1 Related conceptions 12 1.2.2 Studentrelated factors 14 vii 1.2.3 Teacher – related factors 15 1.2.4 Teaching and learning condition 17 1.2.5 Course book 18 1.3.Motivation in L2 speaking classroom 18 1.3.1 Related issues of speaking skill 18 1.3.1.1 Some concepts of speaking skill 18 1.3.1.2 Types of classroom speaking performance 19 1.3.2 Motivation in speaking classroom 20 1.3.2.1 Factors affecting students unwilling to speak in classroom 20 1.3.2.2 Some conditions for effective motivation in speaking 20 CHAPTER RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 22 2.1.An overview of case study 22 2.2.Description and context of the study 22 2.3.Data collection instrument 24 3.1.1 Questionnaire for students 24 3.1.2 Interview for teachers 25 2.4.Data collection procedures and data analysis 25 CHAPTER3 RESULT AND DISCUSSION 27 3.1 Results 27 3.1.1 Data analysis of students‟ survey questionnaire and interview 27 3.1.1.1 Personal information of the students taking part in the survey 27 3.1.1.2 Student related factors 27 3.1.1.3 Teacher – related factor 30 3.1.1.4 Teaching and learning condition factor 32 3.1.1.5 Course book factor 33 3.1.1.6 The comparison among factors affecting students‟ motivation in English speaking classroom 35 3.1.2 Data analysis of teacher interviews 36 3.2 Discussions of findings on factors that motivate students in English speaking classroom 39 3.2.1 Student – related factor 39 viii ... speaking classroom: A case study on the first year students at the University of Labor and Social Affair. ” Aims and objectives of the study The study aims at investigating the factors affecting. ..VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES TRẦN THỊ HUYỀN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FACTORSAFFECTING THE STUDENTS? ?? 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