... gives the author great motivation to choose the study DesigningsomesupplementaryspeakingactivitiestothecoursebookLifelinesElementary for the 1st year students atVVCTCA Aims of the ... learning speaking skills on thecoursebookLifelinesElementaryatVVC TCA? 3.What needs the 1st year students have in learning speaking skills on thecoursebookLifelinesElementaryatVVC TCA? ... learning situation atVVCTCA 21 2.1.2 The students atVVCTCA 22 2.1.3 The teachers atVVCTCA 22 2.2.1 An overview of thecoursebookLifelinesElementary (Tom Hutchinson,...
... communicative objectives even in the simple form Some explain that they want to talk but they not know what to say Some are in poor participation in speakingactivities in the classroom In fact, there ... communication strategies competence - to learn the language needed to engage in some of these strategies, e.g “What you call a thing that/person who…” - to deal with the information gap of real discourse ... prescribed text book are also frustrating to teachers if they are committed to communicative methods” or “… .the obstacle tothe implementation of the communicative approach is the class size and the teaching...
... - To examine the teachers‟ and the students‟ expectations of supplementary reading materials - To give recommendations for selecting supplementary materials to improve teaching reading of the ... basis of the problems, the following research questions were formulated to conduct this study 1 What are the teachers‟ and the students‟ evaluations of the textbook Business Basics? What are the ... even in the difficult circumstances” All the above reasons have inspired me to carry out the study on “Using Supplementary Reading Materials with theCoursebook Business Basics to Improve the Efficiency...
... thecoursebook Question is designed to evaluate the topics of speakingactivities offered in thecoursebookThe figures shown in chart indicate that both teachers and students have the rather ... speakingactivities in thecoursebookLifelines (Pre- intermediate) according tothe students’ needs with the aim of designing a supplementaryspeaking material to suit the students’ level The ... results, thespeaking topics in thecoursebook are rather suitable with their students’ level Students may feel easy to talk about the topics, but many of them not feel fond of thespeaking topics...
... not only to redress the FTA, but also to indicate that speaker wants to come closer to hearer Viewing that the Vietnamese always want to let others know that they pay attention to other’s problems ... observing the CP, people violate the maxims As a sequence, the hearer must have a suitable interpretation for the utterance Let’s look atthe following example to see what maxim is violated and what the ... from the figure that the speaker has to choose whether tothe FTA or not If he/ she decides tothe FTA, there are four possibilities: three sets of on-record strategies in which they produce the...
... conversational activities in thecoursebook mentioned above, thus to apply these strategies in their everyday conversations in English The thesis lists three most popular politeness theories: ... observation Design of the study The study is divided into parts: Part I is the opening of the study which includes the rationale, the aims of the study, the research questions, the scopes, the ... rule/regulation/obligation be tolerated The purpose of this strategy is to dissociate S and H from the particular imposition in the FTA Strategy 9: E.g.: The customers is The more you normalize...
... information of the dialogue Ask learners listen without looking atthe books Allow learners to have a look at their book when necessary for them Ask the learners to listen and repeat Ask learners to ... the teachers know the great advantages of the CLT, some of them also assert that they find it hard to apply this approach into their teaching and the others say that CLT is sometimes not really ... essential at all The reason for these positive attitudes toward teaching and learning speaking skill derive from their understanding that their country is on the way of integration so that they need to...
... how the mind of the learner processes it rather than as an entity in itself b It tries to build on the positive factors that the learners bring tothe course, rather than just on the negative ... College to investigate their needs, interests and expectation in thespeaking subject and their evaluation on the current speakingcourseThe findings from the data analysis were used as the main ... how to negotiate, or persuade their peers to support their ideas They explained that they wanted to 23 learn something close to their daily life, and useful for their future job They wanted to...
... dialogues to contextualised drills and in turn to another activities and finally to Improvisation activitiesThe final thing that the teacher can bring students is to stimulate the students creativity ... are above their level, they will simply become frustrated and demotivated On the other hand, it is good to give the students activitiesat times that challenge them, because if speakingactivities ... How did you go there? etc However, sometimes they give the topic and ask students to talk (25%) And 22% say that their teacher sometimes asks them to make conversation based on the samples and...
... are: 14 - to find out the attitudes of teachers and students atthe HCIE towards speaking skills in ELT - to investigate the attitudes of teachers and students atthe HCIE towards thespeaking ... the HCIE; the attitudes of teachers and students atthe HCIE towards thespeaking skills in ELT; the attitudes of teachers and students atthe HCIE towards thespeaking skills in the textbook NH ... 2.3.1.2.2 The attitudes of teachers atthe HCIE towards thespeaking skills in the textbook NH Pre To understand well about the teachers’ attitudes towards thespeaking skill lessons, the 37 researcher...
... helping the author to find out satisfactory and sufficient information As a result, the method was chosen to make full use of rather than advocating one and disposing the other so that the reliability ... what to do? Basically, the non-major students’ main English coursebook is “New Headway” with three levels: elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate In the preface of thecourse book, the ... have to spend time for them They have to find out the solutions or ways by themselves to adapt the requirements of games given Therefore, language games are seen as a means to help them broaden the...
... DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT I certify that the minor thesis entitled: “An investigation into the Reality of Teaching and Learning Speaking Skills tothe 2nd year non-major ... straight tothe task B Only instruct students how tothe task C Give students some background knowledge about the topic D Provide some necessary vocabulary and structures related tothe topic E ... Go around the class to monitor C Stay at your seat and relax D Take time to other things E Others ( please specify)……………… 12 What you when students show low motivation in Speaking activities? ...
... group work They prefer to listen tothe ideas of others rather than express their own opinions Another cultural aspect is that of the students’ attitude towards learning “Learners’ attitudes have ... -2- I.3 Scope of the study To develop speaking skills in the classrooms at NTT high school, the teachers have made a lot of effort to motivate the students to participate in speaking- class effectively ... from other activities In speaking they need imagination and patience Speakers are quickly made aware of how and where the communication is headed and adapt what they are saying directed by their...
... provide some interesting topics The topics can be in the textbook or outside the text -book It will be better if the topics are related tothe lessons to create a feeling of security that the students ... order to encourage them to speak more; half of them say that their teachers give them suggested questions 33,5% of the respondents state that their teachers often encourage them by creating some ... These can change the atmosphere of classroom, create authentic situations for students to practise speaking English and help them to develop their creativity and ability Example 1: With the topic...
... Tell the other what may cause Hepatitis Follow the T’s instructions - Read for the first time - Say - Read for the second time to answer the questions - Say their answer and discuss them with the ... “ Hepatitis” and ask Ss to tell what may cause Hepatitis - Ask Ss to discuss whether Hepatitis is more dangerous in children than in adults - Ask Ss to read the text - Ask Ss to tell what may ... to find out information for case history / doctor and doctor for diagnosis report - Play role as a doctor and a patient to find out information for case history / doctor and doctor for diagnosis...
... What are communicative activitiesto be applied in grammar lessons? Scope of the Study The aim of the study is to suggest someactivitiesto teach grammar communicatively The study is investigated ... students’ attitudes towards grammatical structures and to find out how they are being taught The second aim is to know what can motivate them into grammar lessons From that, the third but the most ... 13 give us the information about students’ attitudes toward these activitiesThe next question is about the students’ ideas about the main factors, which can motivate them into a grammatical lesson...
... the English use intonation in communication Therefore, they cannot speak English with appropriate intonation Mother tongue has strong effect on the speakers’ voice, accent and intonation Furthermore, ... helps to indicate whether an utterance is a statement, a question, or a command, to indicate the finality or continuation E.g That is the end of the news (finality) + Discourse function Intonation ... Native speakers respond intuitively tothe intonation used by other native speakers These problems lead tothe fact that learners of English cannot figure out how English intonation works or the...