Common errors in the use of english prepositions of place made by non english major students at foreign language center, haiphong university and suggested solutions

1 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES    NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƢƠNG COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS (Những lỗi phổ biến việc sử dụng giới từ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học Hải Phòng số giải pháp tham khảo) M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60 14 10 Hanoi - 2010 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES    NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƢƠNG COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS (Những lỗi phổ biến việc sử dụng giới từ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học Hải Phòng số giải pháp tham khảo) M.A MINOR THESIS Field: English Teaching Methodology Code: 60 14 10 Supervisor: Từ Thị Minh Thúy, M.A Hanoi – 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Declaration Abstract Table of contents Part : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Aims and scopes of the study 1.3 Research questions 1.4 Design of the study Part 2: DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 An overview of methodology in teaching English 1.1.1 Importance of grammar in language teaching 1.1.2 Pedagogical grammar 1.1.2.1 What are pedagogical grammars ? 1.1.2.2 Aims of teaching grammar 1.1.2.3 How can pedagogical grammars be used in the classroom? 1.1.3 Methodology of teaching English grammar 1.1.3.1 Definition of methodology 1.1.3.2 Two main approaches to teaching English grammar 1.2 Methods and techniques in teaching English grammar 1.2.1 Listening and responding 1.2.2 Telling stories 1.2.3 Role playing 1.2.4 Group work 1.3 An overview of errors 1.4 Summary Chapter : DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 2.1 Description of the setting 2.1.1Description of the school 2.1.2Description of the program 2.1.3Description of the course 2.2 Methodology and data collection 2.2.1Participants 2.2.2Methods 2.2.3Procedures Chapter : RESULTS 3.1 Presentation and analysis of the data 3.2 Discussion 3.2.1Common errors in the use 3.2.2Reasons for making error 3.3 Teachers’ and students’ difficulties 3.3.1Teachers’ difficulties 3.3.2Students’ difficulties Chapter : PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS 4.1 Techniques used in teaching English prepositions of place 4.1.1Listening and responding 4.1.2Using the classroom 4.1.3Using text- completion ex 4.2 Recommendations 4.2.1Suggestions for learning E 4.2.2Suggestions for teaching Part : CONCLUSION Summary of the study Recommendations for further research REFERENCES APPENDIX I-IX ... NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES    NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƢƠNG COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE. .. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS (Những lỗi phổ biến việc sử dụng giới từ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh sinh viên không... PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS 4.1 Techniques used in teaching English prepositions of place 4.1.1Listening and responding 4.1.2Using the classroom 4.1.3Using text- completion ex 4.2 Recommendations 4.2.1Suggestions