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 I.1 Rationale: I.2 Aims of the study: I.3 Research questions I.4 Research method I.5 Scope of the study: I.6 Organization of the study PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW I.1 ADAPTATION I.1.1 Definition of adaptation: I.1.2 Adaptation speaking tasks is necessary: I.1.3 Purpose of adapting speaking tasks I.1.4 Techniques of adapting tasks for teaching speaking: I.1.4.1 Adaptation as addition I.1.4.2 Adaptation as change: I.1.5 Factors affecting adaptation process: I.1.5.1 Speaking task evaluation I.1.5.2 Learner factor: I.2 Speaking skill 8 I.2.1 The nature of language skills I.2.2 The importance of teaching speaking I.2.3 Communication and classroom communication I.2.4 Problem with speaking CHAPTER II: THE STUDY II.1.Research setting II.1.1.An overview of the research site II.1.2 Description of the teachers of English in Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School II.1.3 The students at Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School II.1.4 The materials of teaching and learning II.2 The subject II.3 The Instrument: II.4 Procedure: CHAPTER III: DATA ANALYSIS, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION III.1 Data analysis and discussions III.1.1 Questionnaires for both teachers and students III.1.1.1 Evaluation of the effectiveness of model, picture presentation parts in the speaking tasks III.1.1.2 The suitability of the topics in the speaking tasks with students‟ needs and interests III.1.1.3.Evaluationofspeakingtaskformsin textbook…………………………………………………………… 42 III.1.1.4 Evaluation of the difficulty level of speaking tasks in the textbook 9 III.1.1.5 Evaluation of the effectiveness of different types of speaking tasks III.1.1.6 Speaking skills gained by students after finishing learning textbook III.1.2 Questionnaires for teachers III.1.2.1 Ways of exploiting tasks III.1.2.2 Factors affecting task adapting III.1.3 The Interview III.2 Some suggested techniques of adapting speaking tasks to encourage communication to the 10th grade ethnic students in YEBHS III.2.1 Replacing III.2.2 Extending III.2.3 Supplementing PART III: CONCLUSION ... the research site II.1.2 Description of the teachers of English in Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School II.1.3 The students at Yen Bai Ethnic Boarding High School II.1.4 The materials... 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. .. of adapting speaking tasks I.1.4 Techniques of adapting tasks for teaching speaking: I.1.4.1 Adaptation as addition I.1.4.2 Adaptation as change: I.1.5 Factors affecting