How to motivate students to learn english at cam thuy 3 high school

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAM THUY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENTAL INITIATIVE HOW TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO LEARN ENGLISH AT CAM THUY HIGH SCHOOL Author: Bui Thi Nghia Position: Group leader Subject: English THANH HOA, 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Page I- INTRODUCTION…………………………………………… 1 Rationale…………………………………………………… Aims of the study…………………………………………… Objects of the study………………………………………… Methods of the study………………………………………… II- CONTENTS OF THE STUDY…………………………… Theoretical background………………………………… Practical background…………………………………… Applying PBL in teaching English …………………… Results of applying method…………………………… 15 III- CONCLUSION…………………………………………… 18 I- INTRODUCTION Rationale It is well-known that language is the means by which we share our thoughts and ideas with others: it is our primary source of communication There are thousands of languages in the world, but it is impossible for a person to learn them all so if people who speak different languages want to speak to each other, they need a language they both know Nowadays, English has become an international English and it is used in almost all aspects of our daily life Over the last decades English has played an important role around the world as common language for economic, education, scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and in particular between people Although it comes second to Mandarin in the total number of speakers, English is the language you’ll be able to use most widely, as it’s spoken in more countries than any other language That means that English is the language that will give you the best return for your efforts; after all, intellectual challenge aside, there’s little point putting a huge amount of time and effort into learning a language that you’ll hardly ever have the opportunity to use As well as the UK, a whopping 60 of the world’s 196 countries have English as their official language: the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, to name but a few It’s the language of diplomacy and the official language of the European Union, the United Nations, NATO and the European Free Trade Association, not to mention many Commonwealth countries What’s more, English is the commonly adopted second language of people in a great many more countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Holland In total, around 1.5 billion people speak English worldwide – and another billion are in the process of learning it However, for students who are in mountainous area as Cam Thuy high school, English is the most difficult subject to learn Therefore, as a teacher, I have been trying to find the way “How to motivate students to learn English at Cam Thuy high school” Aims of the study This paper endeavors to demonstrate the value of learning a foreign language in general and learning English in particular Therefore, my theme focuses on making clear about some issues below: - What are the students’ difficulties in learning English? - How to deal with those hardships? - What are the results? Objects of the study This study has been applied for students at Cam Thuy high school since 2005 and each year the number of students who participates in the project is increasing After having used and adapted new methods in encouraging learners in 14 years, the process of learning English at Cam Thuy is changing a lot Methods of the study My study is conducted by qualitative methods in order to collect a number of information, compare, and then, analyse data By using the combination of these methods, my theme will make clear the questions in this topic, and reach effectively the targets of the essay II- CONTENTS OF THE STUDY Theoretical background Learning a new language does not only take time and efforts but the learners also need to put their passion in it The students of my school at the time had few opportunities to get used to learning English as there are not enough numbers of teachers of English asked for and there were not many teaching aids to make students eager to participate in the lessons Practical background In almost all mountainous area in Vietnam, there has been a shortage of language teachers, especially teachers of English This is one of the reason why there are many students who really want to learn it but fail because of their cutdown time for each grade due to this lack Look back to my first few years of teaching, before our arrival, there were not enough teachers of English for all classes in the school and the two or three at the time had to cover more than twenty lessons per week, which made them exhausted and just tried to finished their tasks without thinking of how and what students gained after each lesson In addition, in those days, there were almost no materials for further study: no internet connection, few TV or radio set broacasting English channel, no bookstore selling English books… All the things that learners of a foreign languge could learn were from their teachers And the role of teachers in motivating students was very essential Moreover, the introduction of new mordern technology, the development of teaching aids and the more popularity of English all over the world have changed the perception of students and parents in every parts of the world The roles of language teachers change and the ways of teaching and learning English also different from the past, too Applying motivation in teaching English From the first years of teaching to now, I have been trying my best to be a good model for students to follow I have always been an excellent learner in every contest or workshop for English teachers, which makes my students respectful and imitative And always tell my students, who are of different minority groups as Muong, Thai, Dao, I myselve am a Muong teacher of English I can manage it, therefore, they also can Figure 1: Taking part in Thanh Hoa international school Learning a foreign language means taking students cross the border and making them envolve in the process of learning Since the beginning, the teaching materials were rare and to make my lesson more interesting, I asked for my students’ help in creating our own collections of hand-made pictures for learning vocabulariy In addition, I asked my old Canadian teachers to exchange letters for their students and mine This way did not only make them eager to write impressive letters but, more than that, helped them know a new culture and made new friends as well I and my colleagues organized Halloween activities, from which students were introduced a new culture and this made them curious and want to discover more Figure : Halloween 2008 I invited my old foreign teachers as well as volunteeers teaching at Hong Duc university where I had studied to visit my school and organised short trip to Luong Ngoc fish stream, which created real situation for speaking skill For those who have are gifted and/or chose English as one of their three main subjects in the entrance exam, I have had free lessons during almost three years at high school I aslo have those whose house are far away stay with my family for free meals to save time studying Figure : Photo in class with Canadian teachers Figure 4: Studying at teacher's house for gifted students Time passes and the ways of learning and teaching have changed a lot Today, what we encourge students to learn is not simlilar to what I used to I have shown my students useful free websites to follow, which fields of workforce that need the candidate’s English ability, or who are successful Cam Thuy members with excellent degree of English I have also had meeting with the students’ parents to talk about how imprtant it is for students to learn English in this open- trade world and their children’s opportunity of emloyment in the future Results of applying motivation in teaching English at Cam Thuy high school In order to assess the effectiveness of applying different methods of encouraging students to learn English, I have had the following results The number of students who choose English as one of their three main subjects in the entrance exam has increased years after years Years Number of Percentage students 2005 0.6 % 2006 1.8 % 2008 10 3.1 % 2015 16 6.6 % 2020 21 8.7 % The highest score in the entrance exam Years 2005 2006 2010 2016 2020 Highest score 3.5 7.5 8.4 8.8 From the above table we can see that English has increasingly become a preferable choice among students and they are trying hard to beat the record of the school results years after years Here, I felt the sense that what we have done is more meaningful when it is not done only for the teacher or the test When students and parents change their attitude towards leaning, they change the resutls Once again, it is the more, the better when it comes to authenticity and even more important than any other things, all the students could find out the core value of their efforts III- CONCLUSION Conclusion Teaching motivation is a product connecting theory and practice in order to help students acquire knowledge, practice their skills and solve the problems Changing attitudes of teaching and learning, according to me, firstly is changing the phylosophy of teaching By the end of grade , students can find out the core value of learning English and try their best to achieve the best results Besides, changes is also shown as the role of the teacher from the provider into a consultant; students will fulfil the demand of knowledge themselves Fom what they learn, they are able to expand their skills, evaluate their options, and think critically The activities in this section help students visualize how can they imitate and adapt, which enable them to cope with the changes in mordern society and choose the right career in the near future I myself find it is relaxing to be a facilitator, an adviser, a coach, a co-learner instead of being a normal teacher and a leader, for all the activities that we have done Motivating students is a key in teaching in which students are encouraged to study with all of their energy With this, students are insprired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they’re studying When designing or planning projects the work or task is meaningful if it fulfills two criteria First, students must perceive the work as personally meaningful, as a task that they want to well Second, a meaningful project fulfills an educational purpose Suggestion This is my little experience in finding methods to help students find learning is acquiring actively by themselves I hope that you will use these hands-on, interactive strategies to motivate and engage your students, and to foster an environment that makes learning fun I hope to receive your reading and comments as well as contribution to make this theme more perfect so that it can be applied widely Thanks for your reading! THE CONFIRMATION OF Thanh Hoa, May 16 th 2021 THE HEAD MASTER I hearby assure this is my experience initiative, without copying the contents of other people Author Bùi Thị Nghĩa 10 REFERENCES Webliography: https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/reasons-learn-english/ ... teacher, I have been trying to find the way ? ?How to motivate students to learn English at Cam Thuy high school? ?? Aims of the study This paper endeavors to demonstrate the value of learning a foreign language... for gifted students Time passes and the ways of learning and teaching have changed a lot Today, what we encourge students to learn is not simlilar to what I used to I have shown my students useful... teaching English at Cam Thuy high school In order to assess the effectiveness of applying different methods of encouraging students to learn English, I have had the following results The number of students