Vietnam National University, Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies FACULTY OF Post- graduate STUDIES VŨ THỊ HOÀNG ANH A SURVEY ON URBAN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING KHẢO SÁT THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIÁO VIÊN VÀ HỌC SINH TRUNG HỌC NỘI THÀNH VỀ VIỆC DẠY HỌC THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP M.A COMBINED PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: METHODOLOGY CODE: 601410 HA NOI, 2010 Vietnam National University, Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies FACULTY OF Post- graduate STUDIES VŨ THỊ HOÀNG ANH A SURVEY ON URBAN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING KHẢO SÁT THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIÁO VIÊN VÀ HỌC SINH TRUNG HỌC NỘI THÀNH VỀ VIỆC DẠY HỌC THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP M.A COMBINED PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: METHODOLOGY CODE: 601410 SUPERVISOR: LÊ VĂN CANH M.A HA NOI, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Aims 1.3 Objectives 1.4 Research questions 1.5 Scope 1.6 Research methodology 1.7 Significance of the study 1.8 Structure of the thesis PART II: DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 The main characteristics of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)…… …6 1.2 Definition of communicative language teaching (CLT)………………………… 10 1.3 Defining communicative competence…………………………………………… 12 1.4 Techniques for CLT……………………………………………………………… 13 1.5 Benefits of CLT…………………………………………………………………….14 1.6 Challenges of CLT …….………………………………………………………… 15 1.7 Some misconceptions about CLT ……………………………………………… 16 1.8 Roles of Teachers in CLT ………………………………………………………….18 1.9 Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards CLT………………………………… 19 1.10 Summary………………………………………………………………………….22 CHAPTER II: STUDY…………………………………………………………………………… 23 2.1 The context of the study ……………………………………………………… ….23 2.2 Participants……………………………………………………………………… 24 2.3 Instruments for Data Collection ……………………………………………… ….24 2.4 Data Analysis ……………………………………………………………………….26 2.5 Findings…………………………………………………………………………… 27 2.6 Teachers’ Attitudes and Classroom Practices …………………………………… 45 CHAPTER III: DISCUSSION………………………………………………………….49 3.1 Teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards CLT…………………………………….49 3.2 The influence of teachers’ attitudes on their classroom teaching………………… 50 PART III: THE CONCLUSION……………………………………………………… 51 Summary…… …………………………………………………………………………51 Implications for Teacher Education…………………………………………………….51 Limitations of the study…………………………………………………………………52 Suggestions for Further Studies ………………………………………………… … 52 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………… ……53 APPENDICES ... ATTITUDES TOWARDS COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING KHẢO SÁT THÁI ĐỘ CỦA GIÁO VIÊN VÀ HỌC SINH TRUNG HỌC NỘI THÀNH VỀ VIỆC DẠY HỌC THEO ĐƯỜNG HƯỚNG GIAO TIẾP M.A COMBINED PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: METHODOLOGY