A study on the use of listening test taking strategies and their relationship with students performance at que vo i upper secondary school in bacninh

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY , HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FALCUTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES  LÊ THỊ THUÝ HÀ A STUDY ON THE USE OF LISTENING TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AT QUE VO UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL IN BAC NINH (Nghiên cứu việc sử dụng thủ thuật nghe kiểm tra nghe học sinh mối quan hệ chúng với kết nghe học sinh trường THPT Quế Võ 1, Bắc Ninh) M.A Minor Programme Thesis Field: English Methodology Code: 601410 Supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr Nguyễn Văn Độ Hanoi - 2010 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents List of charts and tables Part one: Introduction……………………………………………………… Rationale…………………………………………………………………… The aims of the study…………………………………………………… Scope of the study………………………………………………………… Research questions………………………………………………………… Research methodology…………………………………………………… The design of the study…………………………………………………… Part two: Development…………………………………………………… Chapter one: Literature review…………………………………………… 1.Introduction……………………………………………………………… 1.1 Listening strategies…………………………………………………… 1.2 Listening test/task……………………………………………………… Listening Strategies in Second Language Learning Listening Task in Relation to Task Performance and Strategy Use Chapter two: Methodology………………………………………………… II.1.The setting of the study………………………………………………… II.1.1.Overview of the new “Tiếng Anh 12” textbook………………………… II.1.1.1.General description……………………………………………… II.1.1.2.Listening skill in the textbook………………………………….… II.1.1.2.1 Stages of teaching listening ……………………… II.1.1.2.2 Listening skills, tasks and activities……………………… v II.1.2.The context of teaching and learning listening skill at upper-secondary school II.1.2.1.In Vietnam II.1.2.2.At Que Vo I upper-secondary school……………………………… II.2 Research methodology II.2.1 Research questions II.2.2 Subject of the study II.2.3.The data collection Instruments II.2.4.Procedure II.2.5.Data Analysis Chapter three: Results and Discussions……………………………………………… III.1.Questionnaire Results III.2.The Listening Test Results and researcher’s observations III.2.1.The Listening Test Results III.2.2.Researcher’s observation III.3.Students’ Strategy Use Under Different Test Tasks Part three: Conclusions, Recommendations and implications on listening teaching… I II … Conclusions………………………………………………………………………… Recommendations………………………………………………………………… III Limitations and suggestions for further studies…………………………………… Reference…………………………………………………………………… Appendix 1………………………………………………………………… Appendix 2………………………………………………………………… Appendix 3………………………………………………………………… Appendix 4………………………………………………………………… ... textbook………………………………….… II.1.1.2.1 Stages of teaching listening ……………………… II.1.1.2.2 Listening skills, tasks and activities……………………… v II.1.2 .The context of teaching and learning listening skill at upper- secondary. .. III.2.1 .The Listening Test Results III.2.2.Researcher’s observation III.3 .Students? ?? Strategy Use Under Different Test Tasks Part three: Conclusions, Recommendations and implications on listening teaching…... Instruments II.2.4.Procedure II.2.5.Data Analysis Chapter three: Results and Discussions……………………………………………… III.1.Questionnaire Results III.2 .The Listening Test Results and researcher’s observations III.2.1.The