The effects of using authentic videos on IELTS students’ listening performance at an english center in ha noi

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES -oOo - NGUYỄN MỸ LINH THE EFFECTS OF USING AUTHENTIC VIDEOS ON IELTS STUDENTS’ LISTENING PERFORMANCE AT AN ENGLISH CENTER IN HANOI (ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA VIỆC SỬ DỤNG VIDEO ĐẾN KHẢ NĂNG NGHE HIỂU CỦA HỌC SINH THEO HỌC KHÓA IELTS TẠI MỘT TRUNG TÂM TIẾNG ANH Ở HÀ NỘI) M.A MINOR THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 8140231.01 Hanoi - 2018 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES -oOo - NGUYỄN MỸ LINH THE EFFECTS OF USING AUTHENTIC VIDEOS ON IELTS STUDENTS’ LISTENING PERFORMANCE AT AN ENGLISH CENTER IN HANOI (ẢNH HƯỞNG CỦA VIỆC SỬ DỤNG VIDEO ĐẾN KHẢ NĂNG NGHE HIỂU CỦA HỌC SINH THEO HỌC KHÓA IELTS TẠI MỘT TRUNG TÂM TIẾNG ANH Ở HÀ NỘI) M.A MINOR THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 8140231.01 Supervisor : Prof Dr Hoàng Văn Vân Hanoi - 2018 DECLARATION Title: “The effects of using authentic videos on IELTS students’ listening performance at an English center in Hanoi” I certify that no part of the thesis has been copied or reproduced by me from any other works without acknowledgement and that the thesis is originally written by me under strict guidance of my supervisor Hanoi, 2018 Student‟s signature Nguyễn Mỹ Linh i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to sincerely thank my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoàng Văn Vân, for his support, guidance, advice, valuable comments, suggestions, and provisions which benifited me greatly in completing this study Secondly, I would like to express my gratitude to all of my students at AMA English center who took part in my study because of their valuable feedback and contributions in the process of conducting this research My appreciation also goes out to all professors and lecturers at the Faculty of PostGraduate Studies, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University for their valuable lectures Last but not least, I would like to send my gratitude to my parents, my brother and my special friend, Logan for supporting me and giving me useful advice when writing this thesis ii ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of using authentic videos on IELTS students‟ listening performance at an English center in Hanoi The researcher implemented the action research approach to find out the significance of using authentic videos in improving students‟ listening performance as well as their attitudes towards the use of authentic videos as material in the IELTS foundation listening course The sample of this study was 30 students who enrolled in the IELTS foundation course from two classes To improve the quality of the course as well as meet students‟ needs, the researcher designed the new syllabus for the IELTS foundation listening course with the use of authentic videos, and the study instruments to collect the data were survey; pre-test, post-test and observation The findings from the survey showed that students had positive attitudes towards using authentic videos as materials in the course The results from pre-test and post-test showed that students‟ listening scores increased With the significant results and implications, the researcher hopes that this study will be useful for further studies as well as IELTS teaching and learning in general iii TABLES OF CONTENTS Declaration i Acknowledgements ii Abstract iii Lists of Abbreviations vii Lists of Tables, Figures viii CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Statement of research problem and rationale for the study 1.2 Significance of the study 1.3 Scope of the study .4 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction .5 2.2 IELTS listening 2.2.1 The IELTS listening test: an overview 2.1.2 IELTS listening performance 2.1.2.1 Listening performance 2.1.2.2 IELTS listening performance 2.3 Authentic videos in improving students‟ listening performance 2.3.1 Authentic materials 2.3.2 Characteristics of Authentic materials 10 2.3.3 Authentic videos 11 2.3.4 Advantages and disadvantages of using authentic videos in the classroom 11 2.3.5 Reviews of related studies 14 2.3.6 Criteria for selecting authentic videos 18 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 21 3.1 Introduction 21 3.2 Research questions 21 3.3 Research approach 21 iv 3.4 The validity and reliability of the action research 23 3.5 Strengths and weaknesses of action research 24 3.6 Research design 24 3.6.1 Participants of the study 24 3.6.2 The researcher 25 3.6.3 Data collection methods 25 3.6.3.1 Pre-test and post-test 25 3.6.3.2 The Survey on students‟ attitudes toward using authentic videos in the IELTS foundation listening course 26 3.6.3.3 Observations 28 3.7 Data collection procedure 29 3.7.1 Phase one: pre-intervention 29 3.7.2 Phase two: while intervention 32 3.7.3 Phase three: post intervention 34 3.8.Data analysis procedures 35 CHAPTER IV: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 36 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 The significance of using authentic videos in improving students‟ listening performance in the IELTS foundation listening course 36 4.3 Participants‟ attitudes towards the use of authentic videos in the IELTS foundation listening course 38 4.4 Discussion 42 4.4.1 The significance of using authentic videos in improving students‟ listening performance in the IELTS foundation listening course 42 4.4.2 Students‟ attitudes towards the use of authentic videos in the IELTS foundation listening course 42 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION 46 5.1 Concluding remarks 46 5.2 Implications 46 v 5.3 Recommendations for further research 47 REFERENCES 52 APPENDIX 1: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE APPENDIX 2: PRE-TEST APPENDIX 3: POST-TEST APPENDIX 4: LESSON PLAN SAMPLE APPENDIX 5: OBSERVATION CHECKLIST APPENDIX 6: SYLLABUS vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS IELTS International English Language Testing System L2 Second language EFL English as a Foreign Language ESL English as a Second Language M Mean N Number of Cases or Subjects of the study Sig Equality of Variances Std Deviation Standard Deviation SPSS Statistic Package for Social Science t Obtained Value df Degree of Freedom η2 Eta-squared value which is a measure of effect size vii Table 1.1 Table 2.1 Table 4.1 Table 4.2 Table 4.3 Table 4.4 Figure viii Looking for Asian honey bees Birds called Rainbow Bee Eaters eat only 25 , and cough up small bits of skeleton and other products in a pellet Researchers go to the locations the bee eaters like to use for 26 They collect the pellets and take them to a 27 Here 28 for analysis is used to soften them, and the researchers look for the 29 of Asian bees in the pellets The benefit of this research is that the result is more 30 than searching for live Asian Questions 31-36 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C RESEARCH ON QUESTONS ABOUT DOCTORS 31 In order to set up her research programme, Shona got A advice form personal friends in other countries B help from students in other countries C information from her tutor‟s contacts in other countries 32 What types of people were included in the research? A young people in their first job B men who were working C women who were unemployed 33 Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was A to get a wide range of data B to limit people‟s responses C to guide people people through interviews 34 What Shona‟s initial results show about medical services in Britain? XI A Current concern are misrepresented by the press B Finance issues are critical to the government C Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful 35 Shona needs to further research in order to A present the government with the findings B decide the level of extra funding needed C indentify the preferences of the public 36 Shona has learnt from the research project that A it is important to plan projects carefully B people not like answering questions C colleagues not always agree Questions 37-40 Which statement applies to each of the following people who were interviewed by Shona? Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 37-40 A gave false data B decided to stop participating C refused to tell Shona about their job D kept changing their mind about participating E became every angry with Shona F was worried about confidentiality People interviewed by Shona 37 a person interviewed in the street 38 an undergraduate at the university 39 a colleague in her department 40 a tutor in a foreign university XII APPENDIX (LESSON PLAN SAMPLE) WEEK LECTURE Class description: 15 students in the IELTS foundation listening course Time : 90 minutes Objectives By the end of the lesson Students will be able to:  Be able to deal with type of the IELTS listening test “ Flow chart”  Be able to remember the vocabulary in the video about Barack Obama, the previous president of America Assumed knowledge  Students are familiar with working in groups  Students have known some words related to the topic Anticipated problems  Students chat to each other while listening  The Facilities: projector and speaker, may be out of order or the electricity is cut off Teaching aids - handouts, chalks, board, projector etc Teaching procedure Stage and aims Warm-up XIII Pre-listening activity Pre-listening activity (Vocabulary teaching) XIV 35‟- 40‟ Teacher let the students to watch the video twice to complete the Note-completion chart Listening task ( Deciding whether the statement is True or False) Obama wrote some best-selling books He wrote about his own American dream He became president of America in 2008 Obama won 364 electoral votes and almost 53% of the popular vote He was the country‟s second American leader Obama improved the USA image around the world He was highly appreciated the Nobel Peace Prize without any criticism The mid-term elections followed soon after and saw the Republicans gained 16 seats Obama‟s popularity was fading in mid-term elections 10 In 2011, he was accused to lie about his birthplace While-listening Listening task 2: Finding all nouns and adjectives about Obama’s accomplishments in the video Listening task ( Note-completion) BARACK OBAMA LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS (1) 1961 : …………………………………in Honolulu (2) His parents …………………….in 1964 (3) In 1983, he earned BA in ………………… at Colombia University (4) In 1988, he enrolled at ………… ………… XV (5) In 1992, Obama ………………………………… (6) In 1996, he was …………… to the Illinois State Senate (7) He taught ……………… at Chicago University until 2004 (8) In 2004, he was …………………… (9) Obama further raised his profile by addressing the 2004 Democratic National with a speech that was watched by ………….million people (10) In 2006, he ……………… (11) In 2009, Obama was inaugurated the …………of USA (12) In November, 2009, he was controversially awarded the ………… (13) In 2010, Obama‟s government was …………….for their efforts in addressing this catastrophic environment issue (14) In early 2011, he announced his decision to run for a …………….as president in 2012 XVI (15) His reputation ……………again Teacher checks the answer for each question and pause the video if necessary Video 2: The biography of Michelle Obama, US first lady https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-AxjblpB7E Michelle …………(1)……………….in 1964, Illinois Post-listening activity ( min) In 1985, she graduated from ……………….(2)………… She went on to earn a degree from Harvard Law in ………….(3)…………… Michelle got married with Barack Obama in …………(4) - Teacher asks students to work in groups of four to summarize information that they remember from the video and talk about their favorite president XVII APPENDIX 5: OBSERVATION CHECK-LIST I.Topic coverage Topic initiation Topic building Topic conclusion Examples used Competence in Topic Use of resources Delivery style Ability to evolve participation 10 Query handling III Using authentic videos in improving IELTS students‟ listening performance Students are motivated by authentic videos Students are able to grasp the gist of the videos Students are able to understand the details as well as answering different types of questions Students know more new words and grammar structures XVIII APPENDIX 6: SYLLABUS W Materials and activities ee k Pre-test ( IELTS actual listening full test) Type 1: Form completion Job interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAMb6Kui 6A A Cambridge Interview: Queens' Computer Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7XwKVCBP fM Type 2: short answer questions Ellen show: Funny Noah Ritter, the amazing kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3QPdgpQ_p w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ06G6Epyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaafK0reVzs Little big shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZLLqapzxR Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WynEVkop o XIX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS90MTP4o9 w Type 3: Multiple choice questions The movie “ Me before you” clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XK6FYKDz Xc The movie “ Love, Rosie” clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iciz00IiQ9Q Type 4: Note completion Interviews about Taylor Swift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqouMHoy0 ZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONzy815YEh A&t=5s Interviews about Emma Watson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XK6FYKDz Xc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWPHupqu 0E Type 5: Matching Top 10 must-visit cities around the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQVdvGRkfK s Top 10 most expensive places to live XX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEgkqVbnv3 E Top 10 most dangerous tourist destinations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12JLFAQ3qr Q&t=27s Top 10 underappreciated wonders of the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go2dmgSKlq E&t=7s Type 6: Labelling a diagram Video 1: How to make chocolate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_JuQCiKW Uc Video 2: How to produce milk from cows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip-4BdIC4ck Video 3: Life cycle of a butterfly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM71jKNukM Video 4: How is silk made? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8rX5DRusN I Type 7: Flow-chart completion Video 1: The untold story of Bill Gate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6UIlptvJAc Video 2: The biography of Bill Gate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR7Dskv0d KY Video 3: The biography of Barack Obama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fDulUKfFK XXI Y Video 4: The biography of Michelle Obama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0CYL9qdOv k&t=9s Type 8: Picking up from a list Video 1:How language shapes the way we think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAY P6k Video 2: How to gain control of your free time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kNlFMXsl o Video : How does the heart actually pump blood? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruM4Xxhx32 U Lecture 4: Oxygen’s surprisingly complex journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVU_zANtro Eugh your body Type 9: Table completion Video 1: The history of tattoos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYn15yDBv xM Video 2: Why we dream? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W85Dwxx2 18 XXII Video 3: The history of tea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaLvVc1sS2 Video 4: The history of chocolate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibjUpk9Iagk 10 Final listening test Doing survey XXIII ... authentic videos in the IELTS foundation listening course? 4.2 The significance of using authentic videos in improving students’ listening performance in the IELTS foundation listening course To answer... what extent is the use of authentic videos significant in improving students’ listening performance in the IELTS foundation listening course? (2) What are students’ attitudes towards using authentic. .. (4.3): The effect size of using authentic videos on students’ listening performance in the IELTS listening foundation course IELTS listening performance The focus of the research was on the improvement