1 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN THỊ NGỌC HÀ ADAPTING SPEAKING TASKS IN ENGLISH 10 (THE OLD VERSION) FOR THE MINORITY STUDENTS AT YEN BAI ETHNIC BOARDING HIGH SCHOOL THIẾT CHỈNH MỘT SỐ BÀI TẬP NÓI TRONG CUỐN SÁCH “TIẾNG ANH 10” CHO HỌC SINH THIỂU SỐ Ở TRƢỜNG DÂN TỘC NỘI TRÚ YÊN BÁI M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Course: K17 (2008-2010) Ha Noi, September 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES NGUYỄN THỊ NGỌC HÀ ADAPTING SPEAKING TASKS IN ENGLISH 10 (THE OLD VERSION) FOR THE MINORITY STUDENTS AT YEN BAI ETHNIC BOARDING HIGH SCHOOL THIẾT CHỈNH MỘT SỐ BÀI TẬP NÓI TRONG CUỐN SÁCH “TIẾNG ANH 10” CHO HỌC SINH THIỂU SỐ Ở TRƢỜNG DÂN TỘC NỘI TRÚ YÊN BÁI M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Methodology Code: 60.14.10 Course: K17 (2008-2010) Supervisor: DR DƢƠNG THỊ NỤ Ha Noi, September 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIST OF TABLES, GRAPHS AND FIGURES TABLES OF CONTENTS ABSTRACTS PART I: INTRODUCTION 10 I.1 Rationale: 10 I.2 Aims of the study: 11 I.3 Research questions 11 I.4 Research method 11 I.5 Scope of the study: 12 I.6 Organization of the study 12 PART II: DEVELOPMENT 14 CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 14 I.1 ADAPTATION 14 I.1.1 Definition of adaptation: 14 I.1.2 Adaptation speaking tasks is necessary: 14 I.1.3 Purpose of adapting speaking tasks 16 I.1.4 Techniques of adapting tasks for teaching speaking: 17 I.1.4.1 Adaptation as addition 17 I.1.4.2 Adaptation as change: 19 I.1.5 Factors affecting adaptation process: 20 I.1.5.1 Speaking task evaluation 21 I.1.5.2 Learner factor: 22 I.2 Speaking skill 24 I.2.1 The nature of language skills 24 I.2.2 The importance of teaching speaking 25 I.2.3 Communication and classroom communication 26 I.2.4 Problem with speaking 27 CHAPTER II: THE STUDY 33 II.1.Research setting 33 II.1.1.An overview of the research site 33 II.1.2 Description of the teachers of English in Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School 33 II.1.3 The students at Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School 34 II.1.4 The materials of teaching and learning 34 II.2 The subject 35 II.3 The Instrument: 36 II.4 Procedure: 38 CHAPTER III: DATA ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION 41 III.1 Data analysis and discussions 41 III.1.1 Questionnaires for both teachers and students 41 III.1.1.1 Evaluation of the effectiveness of model, picture presentation parts in the speaking tasks 41 III.1.1.2 The suitability of the topics in the speaking tasks with students‟ needs and interests 42 III.1.1.3 Evaluation of speaking task forms in the textbook…………………………………………………………… 42 III.1.1.4 Evaluation of the difficulty level of speaking tasks in the textbook 44 III.1.1.5 Evaluation of the effectiveness of different types of speaking tasks 47 III.1.1.6 Speaking skills gained by students after finishing learning textbook 48 III.1.2 Questionnaires for teachers 50 III.1.2.1 Ways of exploiting tasks 50 III.1.2.2 Factors affecting task adapting 50 III.1.3 The Interview 51 III.2 Some suggested techniques of adapting speaking tasks to encourage communication to the 10th grade ethnic students in YEBHS 53 III.2.1 Replacing 53 III.2.2 Extending 56 III.2.3 Supplementing 57 PART III: CONCLUSION 60