A study on factors causing demotivation in writing lessons of 10th grade students at doan thi diem private high school, hanoi

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES ********************* TRẦN THỊ TUYẾT A STUDY ON FACTORS CAUSING DEMOTIVATION IN WRITING LESSONS OF 10TH GRADE STUDENTS AT DOAN THI DIEM PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG YẾU TỐ GÂY NÊN SỰ MẤT HỨNG THÚ TRONG CÁC GIỜ HỌC VIẾT CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHƠNG CHUN ANH TẠI TRƯỜNG THPT DL ĐỒN THỊ ĐIỂM, HÀ NỘI A MINOR M.A THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 601410 Hanoi, 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES ********************* TRẦN THỊ TUYẾT A STUDY ON FACTORS CAUSING DEMOTIVATION IN WRITING LESSONS OF 10TH GRADE STUDENTS AT DOAN THI DIEM PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI NGHIÊN CỨU NHỮNG YẾU TỐ GÂY NÊN SỰ MẤT HỨNG THÚ TRONG CÁC GIỜ HỌC VIẾT CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH TẠI TRƯỜNG THPT DL ĐOÀN THỊ ĐIỂM, HÀ NỘI A MINOR M.A THESIS Field: Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Văn Thị Thanh Bình, M.A Hanoi, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration …………………………………………………………………………………i Acknowledgement ……………………………………………… ………………………ii Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………… iii Lists of tables and charts …………………………………………………………… …iv Table of content ………………………………………………………………………… v PART ONE: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1 Rationale…………………………………………………………………… ……….1 Aims of the study………………………………………………………………… Scope of the study………………………………………… ……………………….2 Research questions ……………………………………………………………… Method of the study……………………………………………………………… Content of the study ……………………………………………………………… PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT ……………………………………………………… CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………5 1.1 An overview on writing…………………………………………………………… 1.1.1.General concept…………………………………………………………………5 1.1.2.Teaching English writing………………………………………………………6 1.1.3.Approaches to to teaching writing…………………………………………… 1.1.3.1 Controlled-to-free Approach………………………………………………7 1.1.3.2 Free- writing Approach…………………………………………………….7 1.1.3.3 Paragraph- pattern Approach……………………………………………….7 1.1.3.4 Grammar-syntax-organization Approach ………………………………….7 1.1.3.5 Communicative Approach …………………………………………………8 1.1.3.6 Process Approach …… ………………………………………………… 1.2 An overview on Motivation ………………………………………………………….9 1.2.1 Definition of Motivation …………………………………………………….9 1.2.2 Types of Motivation …………………………………………………………9 12.2.1 Integrative motivation …………………………………………….10 1.2.2.2 Instrumental motivation ………………………………………….10 1.2.2.3 Integrative vs instrumental motivation ………………………….11 1.2.2.4 Intrinsic motivation ………………………………………………11 1.2.2.5 Extrinsic motivation …………………………………………… 11 1.2.2.6 Resultative motivation ……………………………………………12 1.2.3 Characteristics of motivated students …………………………………… 12 1.3 Motivation in learning writing …………………………………………………….13 1.3.1 Students’ factors ………………………………………… ………………………13 1.3.2 Teachers’ factors ………………………………………………………… 15 1.3.3 Teaching and learning conditions ………………………………………….17 CHAPTER TWO: RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY………………………… 19 2.1 Situation Analysis …………………………………………………………………….19 2.1.1 Setting of the study…………………………………………………………………19 2.1.2 Subjects ………………………………………………………………………… 19 2.2 Sample and sampling…………………………………………………………………20 Instrumentation………………………………………………………………………20 3.1 Instrument 1- Survey questionnaire… …………………………………………… 20 2.3.2 Instrument 2- Class observation ……………………………………………………21 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………… 21 CHAPTER THREE: DATA ANALYSIS …………………………………………… 22 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………….22 3.1 Data analysis of the students’ survey questionnaire …………………………………22 3.2 Data analysis of the teacher’s survey questionnaire …………………………………32 3.3 Results from class observations …………………………………………………… 35 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………… 39 CHAPTER FOUR: MAJOR FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1 Major findings and discussions …………………………………………………….41 4.2 Suggestions ………………………………………………………………………… 43 PART THREE: CONCLUSION……………………………………………………… 45 REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………………….46 APPENDIX APPENDIX ABSTRACT When teaching writing skill to 10th grade students at Doan Thi Diem Private High School, the researcher found out that Motivating factors are very important and they have significant effects on students’ writing performance Furthermore, due to the application of communicative language teaching method (CLT), it is clear that students should be well- motivated and activated in learning a foreign language Therefore, in learning writing, it is suggested that activities which have been neglected now should be taken into consideration since it is believed to make the lesson more motivating There is no doubt that writing provides students chances to express themselves correctly and communicatively But the standard of writing of Vietnamese students is of low qualification due to the fact that both teachers and students are not keen on writing practice since almost English tests focus on grammar and reading comprehension instead of writing skill In order to motivate students to write as well as improve their writing skill, this study aims to investigate the factors that cause students’ demotivation in writing skill Subjects for the study are 75 10th-grade- students of Doan Thi Diem Private High School This study consists of three main part: Part I- Introduction, including the Rationale, Aims of the study, Research questions, scope of study, methods of the study Part II- this part contains four chapters, Theoritical background of the study, Research Methodology, Data Analysis and Major findings and Suggestions Finally, the researcher offers the summary of the study, limitations and suggestions for the further research Thank you for evaluating AnyBizSoft PDF Merger! 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