Skkn experience in organizing english club activities to improve english learning efficiency of students at ngoc lac ethnic boarding high school

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

NGOC LAC ETHNIC BOARDING HIGH SCHOOL
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EXPERIENCE INNOVATION

EXPERIENCE IN ORGANIZING
ENGLISH CLUB ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE
ENGLISH LEARNING EFFICIENCY OF STUDENTS
AT NGOC LAC ETHNIC BOARDING HIGH SCHOOL

Writer: Mai Thị Nhung
Position: Teacher
Topic in the fields of: English

THANH HOA, 2022

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INDEX
CONTENT

Page

1. INTRODUCTION

2

1.1. Reasons to choose the theme

2

1.2. Aims of the research

2

1.3. Subjective of the research

2

1.4. Methodology of the research

3

2. CONTENTS

4

2.1. Theoretical basis of the research

4

2.1.1. Definition of clubs

4

2.1.2. School clubs and their roles in developing students’ abilities

4

2.2. Reality of the study

5

2.2.1. Advantages

5

2.2.2. Disadvantages

5

2.3. Solutions

6

2.4. Effectiveness of the research

15

3. CONCLUSION

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3.1. Conclusion

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3.2. Proposal

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REFERENCES

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Reasons to choose the theme
English, the international language, is increasingly asserting its important
role as a communication bridge in the globalization trend. In case of Vietnam, a
country being in the process of international integration, learning English is
becoming more and more crucial.
Being aware of this, in recent years, the Ministry of Education and
Training has constantly paid attention to innovating teaching methods with a
view to improving the quality of teaching and learning foreign languages in
general and English in particular, which has bought about some certain results.
However, the difference in language proficiency between regions is still quite
large. Improving the effectiveness of English learning in mountainous, remote
and isolated areas is still a difficult problem for many high schools.
Ngoc Lac Ethnic Boarding High School has come into operation since
2017 with the mission of educating students from 11 western mountainous
districts of Thanh Hoa province. Most of them are from ethnic minorities with
difficult socio-economic conditions, which partly results in their limited access
to English at lower education levels. English entry scores are generally low and
uneven. Therefore, the implementation of learning programs for most students
still faces many difficulties. Many students have limited vocabulary, incorrect

pronunciation, and unscientific learning methods. Some children feel bored with
studying, lose confidence in their abilities and lack cooperation with teachers.
Realizing that situation, I myself, over the years of working with mountainous
students, have researched and applied a number of solutions to encourage their
spirit of learning English. One of the solutions that has been successfully applied
and brought about positive effects is to improve the effectiveness of English
learning through club activities. With the above reasons, I have decided to put
forward the research named: "Experience in organizing English Club
activities to improve English learning efficiency of students at Ngoc Lac
Ethnic Boarding High School".
1.2. Aims of the research
This study was carried out with the aim of:
Building a language environment that helps students to practice language
skills in a natural way and exchange experiences of learning English.
Creating opportunities for students’ creativity, enhance their interest, and
encourage self-study and Relieve stress after regular class hours.
Building a healthy, vibrant and rewarding playground to improve the
efficiency of using English in practice.
1.3. Subjective of the research
In this study, I would like to introduce some measures to organize the
English club’s activities at Ngoc Lac Ethnic Boarding high school with a view
to improving English learning efficiency of students. The number of participants
surveyed included six classes of grade 10 with a total of 180 students and mainly
focused on those who are the members of the club.
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1.4. Methodology of the research

To make my solutions effectively, I have used some following methods:
Firstly, I always get advices from colleagues through co-working.
Secondly, I usually study the documents dealing with the theme (mainly
the information on the Google).
Thirdly, I use the methods of analysis, generalization and synthesis after
collecting the data from survey through answer sheet.
Finally, I study some ways to organize the extra-curricular activities.

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2. CONTENTS
2.1. Theoretical basis of the study
2.1.1. Definition of “clubs”
In Cambridge Dictionary, club is defined as “an organization of people
with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared
activities” [1].
According
to
/>“A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal.
A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities. There
are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and
religious clubs, and so forth.
Historically, clubs occurred in all ancient states of which we have detailed
knowledge. Once people started living together in larger groups, there was need
for people with a common interest to be able to associate despite having no ties
of kinship. Organizations of the sort have existed for many years, as evidenced
by Ancient Greek clubs and associations in Ancient Rome.” [2]
2.1.2. School clubs and their roles in developing students’ abilities
When it comes to school clubs, we refer to the “activities performed by

students that fall outside the realm of classes. Such clubs may fall outside the
normal curriculum of school or university education or, as in the case of subject
matter clubs (e.g. student chapters of professional societies), may supplement
the curriculum through informal meetings and professional mentoring”. [2]
A school club consists of students with similar interests and talents in a
certain field to voluntarily participate in learning, fun and entertainment
activities which are suitable for their interest. Up to now, school clubs are no
longer a strange thing for many people. Football Club, Arts Club, Music Club,
Poetry Club, Dance Club… Many clubs are places to give wings to future
talents. The benefits of clubs are enormous, creating conditions for students to
feel happy in an environment they love, helping them to gain confidence in
themselves and get along with their friends, contributing to their success and
helping them develop holistically.
History has shown and proved that humans have known to organize
community activities for a long time. In present time, when science and
technology is developing more and more, the requirement of teamwork is more
necessary than ever. Reality shows that group collaboration brings productivity
and efficiency many times higher. When working in groups, each member will
have the opportunity to learn from other members' experiences when listening to
their presentations as well as learning to critique their own ideas.
On December 8, 2018 during the seminar on "Solutions to improve the
quality of teaching and learning foreign languages - especially English in the
national education system" [3], former Minister of Education and Training
Phung Xuan Nha emphasized the importance of “building an English-speaking
community, arousing an environment where people like to speak English, like to

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read English, a learning society, forming a far-reaching movement, people

knowing much teaches those who know little…”[3]
From the above bases, I think that the establishment and maintenance of
activities of the English Club at Ngoc Lac Ethnic Boarding High School is very
necessary. It is considered as an important tool in supporting foreign language
teaching and learning, is a practical activity to help students practice their
communication skills in English, practice morality, and develop life skills. And
the idea of learning by playing, playing and learning in the Club was formed.
2.2. Reality of the issue
2.2.1. Advantages
In order to successfully organize its activities, the English Club has
received a lot of attention and direction from the School Board of Directors; the
help of the form teachers, the companionship of the other teachers, and the
enthusiastic response from the students.
Most of the English teachers are young, enthusiastic and dedicated to
teaching the language to students.
School facilities are relatively adequate to support foreign language
learning. In addition to the reading library, the school is also equipped with an
electronic reading room, two computer classrooms, an audio-visual room and a
language classroom. These are really effective tools to help them improve their
English vocabulary, pronunciation and general knowledge.

An image of students participating in learning in the language classroom

The learning environment has many advantages to develop students'
teamwork skills. Being in a boarding school, they have more time to live and
study together than students in other high schools. The implementation of group
activities is therefore also easier.
2.2.2. Disadvantages
2.2.2.1. For teachers
The time for club activities is limited because teachers, in addition to

teaching in class, also participate in a number of other tasks such as form

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teachers, a member of the School Trade Union, a member of the Youth Union.
Therefore, the maintenance of the club's activities is sometimes not regular.
Club activities are a form of extra-curricular activities, so it requires the
teachers in charge to be experienced. This is a fundamental limitation for
English teachers, who have long been used to standing on the platform. As a
result, the organization of some activities is not smooth, scientific, and lacks
creativity.
2.2.2.2. For students
English is a completely "difficult" subject for students. Especially most of
the children are from ethnic minorities, their family background is still very
difficult, so investment in their children's education is still limited. The students
only have access to English through textbooks under the guidance of their
teachers, but have not had much further research.
Many students are not aware of the importance of the subject, so they
have not invested enough time and built effective learning methods. Some
children only see English as a conditional subject, so they often neglect and
focus on studying other subjects, relying on other subjects to pull up English.
Some students have tried but cannot find out the appropriate learning method so
they are not able to apply knowledge into communicative practice.
The number of students who study English well is very low. Among the
students who are good learners, most of them only do well in the exercises on
grammar and vocabulary. Very few students are capable of practicing the four
skills fluently, especially speaking skills.
The identification of subject goal is not appropriate. Most of the students
study English for their exams, not for communication, even for fairly good

students. Moreover, the fear of speaking, expressing opinions, and making
mistakes makes studying the language become stiff and unattractive. Students feel
burdened, anxious with learning tasks related to speaking skills. When presenting
the results of the lessons, always only the good students do on behalf of the whole
group.
All of the above factors lead to a common fact that students learn English
mostly not because they love it, so their learning results are not high. I
conducted a survey about the interest in English and participation in the English
Club of grade 10 students at the beginning of the school year 2021-2022 and
obtained the following results:
Tota Comment about English Reason for learning Choose to join
l
English
the club
Easy Normal Difficul Exams Interest Other Yes
No
t
s
180 16
46
118
140
22
18
48
132
(8,9% (25,6% (65,6%) (77,8% (12,2% (10%) (26,7% (73,3%
)
)
)

)
)
)

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Obviously, the majority of students think that English is an extremely
difficult subject, which leads to a fear of learning, reluctance to receive
knowledge, and not trying hard in learning. Out of 180 students surveyed, only
48 volunteered to join the club. This partly explains the difficulty in
implementing language teaching as well as improving the learning quality of
students
2.3. Solutions
2.3.1. Strengthening the Club's Board of Directors each year and
assigning specific tasks to each member
English Club at Ngoc Lac Ethnic Minority High School was established
in October 2017 with an initial total of only 40/180 students and 2 teachers.
After its establishment, the Club held an opening ceremony to receive duties in
front of the School Board of Directors with the witness of all students.

Images of the English Club's opening ceremony

Every school year, the Club gradually consolidates the Board of Directors
and assigned specific tasks to each member of the Board.
Chairman: Head of the professional group, responsible for the overall
direction of the development of the overall plan and program of activities for the
whole year.
Vice Chairman: The teachers directly teach English in the school,
responsible for developing the content of the specific activity program for each

month, managing the members of the Club under his/her charge and
coordination. They also take part in organizing club activities according to plan
and take main responsibility for maintaining activities.
Members: the leaders of the groups that are divided according to the
number of participants of each year. These are typical students, who are good at
English and with a high sense of discipline and prestige with their peers in the
learning process, capable of helping the rest of the group. The group leader is
responsible to the Club's Board of Directors for the number of members in the
group, reports on changes in the number of members, assigns tasks to each
member of their group in each activity.
2.3.2. Developing a general plan and principles of the Club for the whole
school year

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Developing an action plan throughout the school year and basing on the
topic of each month to conduct activities that create practical effects for students
and close to the surrounding life.
The program must be appropriate for the age group, excite and stimulate
the creativity and initiative of the students, without repetition or stereotype that
causes a feeling of boredom.
The operation principle of the Club must be based on the voluntary
participation of its members. The club operates under the organization and
administration of the club president and is under the management and
supervision of the School Board of Directors. The Club Board of Directors is
responsible to the Principal for all activities of the Club.
Below is the program for the English Club’s activities at Ngoc Lac Ethnic
Boarding high school in the school year 2021-2022.
Time

Content
Person
in Direction/
Notes
charge
Coordination
9/2021
Strengthening
the Board
of Form teachers
Board of Directors
Directors
Adding new members
to the Board of
Directors of
10/2021 Welcome new school Đinh Van Thien Youth Union
year
11/2021 My school
Trinh Thi Dao
12/2021 Christmas
Trieu Thi Dao
Dance Club
01/2022 Holidays
Dinh Van Thien Youth Union
03/2022 Happy International Mai Thi Nhung Youth Union
Women’s Day
04/2022 Youth aspirations
Mai Thi Nhung Sport Club
05/2022 Summary of activities Board
of

Drawing experience
Directors
2.3.3. Coordinating with form teachers, other clubs, organizations and
individuals inside and outside the school when organizing specific activities for
each month
In order to create the influence as well as success in organizing the
activities of the English Club, the Board of Directors needs to coordinate with
other clubs, organizations and individuals inside and outside the school. By
doing this can the Club mobilize additional human, intellectual and financial
support to maintain its activities on a regular basis.
When developing a specific activity plan for each month, the Board of
Directors should have a clear assignment of responsibilities of each member to
avoid overlap, save time, and increase efficiency.
After each meeting, members of the club need to exchange experiences in
a timely manner about the issues that have been done well and have not been

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done, errors to comment as well as to supplement and renew the activities of the
club in the next time.
The example below is the detailed plan for the March program - Happy
International Women's Day under the direction of the Executive Committee of
the Youth Union.
ĐOÀN TRƯỜNG THPT DTNT NGỌC LẶC
CÂU LẠC BỘ TIẾNG ANH
Ngọc Lặc, ngày 26 tháng 02 năm
Số: 05 – KH/CLBTA
2022
KẾ HOẠCH

Tổ chức ngoại khóa Tiếng Anh với chủ đề “Happy Women’s Day”
Căn cứ kế hoạch cơng tác Đồn và phong trào thanh niên của BCH Đoàn
trường THPT DTNT Ngọc Lặc năm học 2021-2022;
Căn cứ kế hoạch hoạt động của Câu lạc bộ Tiếng Anh Trường THPT DTNT
Ngọc Lặc năm học 2012-2022;
Ban chủ nhiệm Câu lạc bộ Tiếng Anh xây dựng Kế hoạch tổ chức hoạt
động ngoại khoá tiếng Anh tháng 3 năm học 2021-2022 như sau:
I. MỤC ĐÍCH, YÊU CẦU
1. Mục đích
- Thúc đẩy phong trào học tiếng Anh trong Nhà trường, đồng thời tạo cho
học sinh một sân chơi bổ ích, lý thú.
- Tạo điều kiện cho học sinh thể hiện niềm đam mê, hứng thú học môn
tiếng Anh; góp phần nâng cao chất lượng dạy và học bộ môn tiếng Anh;
2. Yêu cầu:
- Nội dung sinh động, phong phú, hấp dẫn, phù hợp với chương trình giáo
dục mơn học.
- Học sinh tham gia đầy đủ, tích cực, thực hiện tốt nội quy, quy chế của Ban
tổ chức đề ra.
- Các tiết mục tham gia phải được chuẩn bị chu đáo, chất lượng.
II. THỜI GIAN VÀ ĐỊA ĐIỂM
1. Thời gian: 19h30 ngày 05/03/2022
2. Địa điểm: Hội trường Trường THPT DTNT Ngọc Lặc
III. THÀNH PHẦN
1. Thành phần khách mời:
- BGH nhà trường
- Tổ trưởng/Nhóm trưởng các Tổ/Nhóm chun mơn
2. Đối tượng tham gia:
- Thành viên Câu lạc bộ Tiếng Anh
- Tồn thể học sinh trong trường có niềm đam mê với bộ mơn Tiếng Anh
IV. CHỦ ĐỀ, NỘI DUNG, HÌNH THỨC TỔ CHỨC

1. Chủ đề: Chúc mừng ngày Phụ nữ 8/3 – Happy International Women’
Day

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2. Nội dung, hình thức tổ chức:
Chương trình ngoại khóa được tiến hành dưới hình thức game show với 3
đội chơi đại diện cho 3 khối qua 4 phần thi:
Phần thi thứ nhất: Hiểu biết chung (General Knowledge)
Ở phần thi này, các đội chơi sẽ cùng trả lời các Câu hỏi trắc nghiệm Tiếng
Anh của BTC xoay quanh chủ đề về Ngày quốc tế phụ nữ 8/3.
Phần thi thứ hai: Giải ô chữ (Doing Crossword)
Trong phần thi này, các đội chơi sẽ trả lời các câu hỏi để lật mở các mảnh
ghép của bức tranh chủ đề.
Phần thi thứ ba: Tài năng (Showing Talents)
Phần thi tài năng của các đội chơi được thực hiện trên các lĩnh vực như ca
hát Tiếng Anh, nhảy trên nền nhạc Tiếng Anh, diễn kịch Tiếng Anh….BGK sẽ
nhận xét và cho điểm tiết mục của các đội.
Phần thi thứ tư: Thuyết trình (Presentation)
Để thực hiện phần thi này, mỗi đội sẽ cử đại diện một thành viên tham gia
thuyết trình Tiếng Anh về một đề tài cho trước.
Ngoài phần thi dành cho những người chơi chính sẽ có các phần thi
dành cho khán giả dưới hình thức trả lời các câu hỏi trắc nghiệm với các
phần quà thú vị từ BTC chương trình.
V. CƠ CẤU GIẢI THƯỞNG
Kết thúc các phần thi BTC sẽ tổng kết điểm và trao giải cho các đội chơi
với cơ cấu như sau: 1 giải Nhất, 1 giải Nhì, 1 giải Ba.
VI. KINH PHÍ TỔ CHỨC
Kinh phí thực hiện chương trình được trích từ nguồn hỗ trợ của Nhà trường

cho hoạt động ngoại khóa và nguồn quỹ hoạt động của Đồn trường.
VII. PHÂN CÔNG THỰC HIỆN
1. Chỉ đạo chung: Đ/c Bùi Văn Giáp
2. Xây dựng kế hoạch, nội dung, kịch bản chương trình: Ban chủ nhiệm
CLB Tiếng Anh
3. Phụ trách các đội chơi:
K10: Đ/c Lê Thị Bốn - Trịnh Thị Đào
K11: Đ/c Triệu Thị Thủy - Mai Thị Nhung
K12: Đ/c Phạm Thị Kiên - Triệu Thị Đào
Mỗi đội chơi chuẩn bị ít nhất 2 tiết mục trong phần thi tài năng (gồm các
nội dung khác nhau) và bài thuyết trình về chủ đề của cuộc thi. GV phụ trách lập
danh sách các đội chơi (phần thi kiến thức 6 học sinh/đội, phần thi năng khiếu
không hạn chế số lượng) và các tiết mục dự thi (kèm theo file nhạc), đề cương
bài thuyết trình gửi về BTC trước ngày 04/03/2022.
5. Phụ trách cơng tác MC: Đ/c Trương Thị Hịa
6. Chuẩn bị maket, âm thanh, loa đài: Đ/c Hồng Thanh Bình
7. Chuẩn bị nước uống, văn phòng phẩm, quà tặng: Đ/c Phạm Thị Kiên
Nơi nhận:

CHỦ NHIỆM CLB

- BGH (để b/c);
- BCH Đoàn trường (để b/c);

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- Các chi đoàn (để t/h);
- Lưu CLB.

Đã ký

Đinh Văn Thiện
2.3.4. Diversifying club activities to increase the excitement and creativity
of participating members
In order to attract the participation of students and create excitement
before each activity of the Club, when developing the program teachers should
pay attention to create richness and diversity in the way of implementation to
avoid stereotypes. The forms of activities need to have a harmonious
combination of playing and learning, competition and exchanging knowledge so
that they can stimulate students' confidence to express their talents and
creativity.
Here are some activities of the Club that have been effectively applied at
Ngoc Lac Ethnic Minority Boarding High School:
- Create situations between groups in the same grade. This activity is
very rich and close to the topics in the students’, and very practical for students.
However, the implementation of speech units must be suitable for students in the
each class. The organizers should not only focus on learning language skills, but
also on promoting the children's courage, use of informative speech units and
creative flexibility. Situations could be:
+ Introducing and making new friends.
+ Asking about where you live.
+ Asking about school, teachers, friends, time, class schedule, subjects.
+ Asking about hobbies, habits, daily work.
+ Asking about the weather, the seasons.
+ Talking about dreams, future, career.
+ Asking about sports, music. ………….
- Organize competitions in the form of games such as:
+ Listening to the music signal and guessing the name of the song (in the
form of a Music game).

+ Finding words with the number of letters and suggested content (in the
form of a game like Magic Hat)
+ Testing to write sentences or repeat sentences in the form of “running
dictation” (in the form of a game of Three Stars Seven).
+ Descriptive contest, guessing who you are and what you do (form like
the game Who is who)
+ Solving crosswords.
- Organize art performances in the form of:
+ Singing English songs
+ Dancing
- Carry out the projects and presentations
+ Debate and eloquence contest on suggested topics.
+ Presentation competition on Ethnics’ traditional costumes

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These forms can be alternately organized in the periodic activities of the
club or organized into a separate program based on the actual situation of the
school in general and the Club in particular.
Here are some examples of club detailed activities that have been applied
at Ngoc Lac Ethnic Minority High School.
Activity 1: Games
Game 1: Guessing Words Game
Topic: Daily routines
Aim: Revise Ss' vocabulary
Rules for this game:
The teacher selects any 12 students and divides them into 6 pairs. Two
students from each pair are required to stand opposite to each other. One student
has to explain the hidden word to his partner by using his body language. The

maximum time for each pair is 2 minutes. The pair that gets the most correct
answers will be the winner. Students have their right to choose the questions
among 6 groups for themselves.
Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6
• drink
• eat
• sleep
• sing
• laugh
• cry
• jump
• dance
• run
• smile
• write
• read
•
play • make up
• watch TV •
brush • wash face • swim
soccer
•
play • go fishing teeth
•
do • listen to
• clean the computer
• play the morning
music
floor
games

guitar
exercises
Game 2: My favourite songs
Aims: Revise the use of some question words, check Ss’ vocabulary
Topic: Music for Tet holiday
Rules: After listening to 4 different songs one by one, students have to
answer a multiple choice question for each song to get a prize from the MC.
Question 1: Which season of the year is this song about?
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
Question 2: Who sings this song?
A. Celine Dion
B. Britney Spears
C. Lady Gaga
D. Mariah Carey
Question 3: What is the name of this song?
A. Ngày xuân long phụng xum vầy
B. Chúc Tết,
C. Ngày Tết quê em
D. Tết là Tết
Question 4: What is the name of the music band that is famous for this
song?
A. Westlife
B. Wonder Girls
C. Spice Girls
D. ABBA

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Game 3: Secret windows
Aims: Test Ss’ General Knowledge
Topic: Britain
Rules for the game:
1. There are 15 squares in this round. Each square hides a question.
2. Each team has 5 times to choose random squares respectively and has
10 seconds to think and give the answer for each question.
3. For each correct answer, you get 10 points and a part of the theme
picture is opened. If your answer is incorrect, the other teams has 5 seconds to
give their answer. The quickest team with the right answer will get 5 points
4. The team giving the correct answer for the theme picture will get 40
points. If the answer is incorrect, your team must stop playing in this round.
5. If no correct answer is given, audiences are welcome to give their
answer.
Below are the questions about the United Kingdom. [4]
Question 1: What is the capital city of England? (London)
Question 2: What colors are England’s flag? (red, white)
Question 3: What is the national sport in England? (Cricket)
Question 4: In what year did London last host the Olympic games? (2012)
Question 5: “You kiss by the book” is a line from which Shakespeare
play? (Romeo and Juliet)
Question 6: St Stephen’s Tower is usually referred to by what common
name? (Big Ben)
Question 7: What is the largest lake in England? (Lake Windermere)
Question 8: Which English singer had hits with “Set Fire To The Rain”
and “Rolling In The Deep”? (Adele)
Question 9: What is the name of United Kingdom’s flag? (The Union
Jack)

Question 10: How many countries are there in the United Kingdom? (4:
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
Question 11: Which bridge is the symbol of London and when was it
built? (Tower Bridge, 1894)
Question 12: What special event is on December 26? (Boxing Day)
Question 13: Where does the Queen live? (Buckingham Palace)
Question 14: What is the name of the river in London? (Thames)
Question 15: What is typical to eat for dessert? (Pudding and cakes)
Theme question: Who is known as “The Iron Lady”? (Margaret
Thatcher)
Activity 2: Showing Talent
Aim: to encourage students to show their talents in the fields of singing,
reading poetry, telling stories…in English or dancing on the background of

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English music. Through this activity, students get closer to English through
different genres.
Rule for the game: Teachers can alternately organize activities in periodic
programs to create a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere; encourage Club
members to participate in cultural exchanges in common school activities or
organize a separate competition to stimulate students' curiosity, passion and
creativity.
Activity 3: Presentation/Project
Aim: Develop teamwork skills, data collection skills, use of information
technology, English speaking skills...
Rule for the game: The teacher guides students to work in groups to
present their views on a topic related to the lesson content according to the
textbook program or to a real-life issue taking place every day. Teachers

encourage the competition of groups through evaluation on a number of criteria
such as: Content, power point presentation layout, presentation style...
Depending on the number of club members, teachers have different
classifications of the topics reasonably, ensuring that each group can present
their ideas within the allotted time of the program.
Here are some examples of presentation topics that have been conducted
at Ngoc Lac Ethnic Minority High School.
Topic 1: Traditional Costumes (After learning Unit 2, Part A – Reading,
English 12: Cultural Diversity)

Costume of Kinh people

Costume of Thai people

Topic 2: Competitions (Lesson Speaking – Unit 6: Competitions, English
11)

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2.3.5. Encouraging student members to actively participate in English
exchanges, online English competitions under the guidance of the school's
committee
In order to create confidence, initiative and creativity in the language
learning process, I myself always encourage and create conditions for Club
members to try their best in different foreign language environments as well as
be able to improve themselves in online English competitions. From these
occasions, students can be more aware of their strengths and weaknesses to
strive for better training, creating a premise for success later.

An image of students participating in an online English competition

2.4. Effectiveness of the research
Since its establishment, the English Club of Ngoc Lac ethnic minority
high school has grown more and more mature and affirmed its role and
influence in improving the quality of teaching and learning English in the
school.
The number of members increases year by year. School year 2017-2018
has 40/180 students, school year 2021-2022 the number of members is 140/540
students. This has partly confirmed the pervasiveness and effectiveness of Club

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activities for students. Many students after joining the Club shared that they
liked English more, felt that learning the language was no longer as tiring as
before. Many members have improved their vocabulary, pronunciation,
language skills. Many children have become more confident in club activities as
well as in other school's activities. At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, the
study results of the majority of students have markedly improved compared to
the beginning of the year.
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
No
%
No
%
No

%
No
%
Good
4
8,3
6
12,5
9
18,8
5
10,4
Fair
10
20,8
12
25
16
33,3
11
22,9
Averag 22
45,9
22
45,9
19
39,6
18
37,5
e

Weak
12
25
8
16,6
4
8,3
14
29,2
Table 1: Results of the survey on English quality of 10th grade club members at the
beginning of the school year 2021-2022

Good
Fair
Averag
e
Weak

Listening
No
%
8
16,6
15
31,3
21
43,8

Speaking
No

%
11
22,9
18
37,5
16
33,3

Reading
No
%
14
29,2
18
37,5
16
33,3

Writing
No
%
9
18,8
15
31,3
22
45,8

4

3

0

2

8,3

6,3

0

4,1

Table 2: Results of the survey on English quality of 10th grade club members at the
end of the school year 2021-2022

The members' language skills, group work, information technology,
presentation, and problem-solving also improved significantly.
Below is an example of a presentation on the Role of Women in Society
in the March activity program - Happy International Women's Day from a group
of 10th graders.

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The implementation of exchange activities between the English Club and

other clubs and organizations inside and outside the school is also regularly
maintained and brings about positive effects. Club members not only actively
participate in Club activities but also take part in class and school's activities
enthusiastically. They also try to help others to study better by sharing
experiences and effective learning methods. Many children who are not
members of the Club are also very enthusiastic to contribute to exchange
activities such as art performances, knowledge games... This has made an
important contribution to building an active environment of learning and
playing, rewarding and motivating for Club members in particular and students
of the whole school in general.

Images of club members actively participating in the school's activities

The students’ participation in online English competitions is also regularly
maintained by the Club to help them get used to different language learning
environments. The results of the students' participation in the exam and their efforts were
also recognized by the Board of Directors and the School's Board of Professionals.

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STT

Họ đệm

Tên

Lớp
Class

Khối
Grade

Giới tính

Ngày sinh

Nữ

10/12/2004

11A1

11

1

Lê Phương

Thảo

2

Lê Vĩnh

Hồng

Nam

19/10/2003

11A1

11

3

Nguyễn Thị
Ngọc

Diễm

Nữ

14/03/2004

11A1

11

4

Hồng Lê Minh Thư

Nữ

03/07/2005

10A3

10

5

Bùi Thị Ngọc

Huyền

Nữ

14/06/2005

10A3

10

6

Trần Phương

Anh

Nữ

23/01/2005

10A3

10

7

Đào Minh Tùng Lâm

Nam

09/07/2004

11A1

11

8

Đinh Thị

Trinh

Nữ

24/10/2005

10A3

10

9

Lê Ngô Khánh

Linh

Nữ

08/04/2004

11A1

11

10

Quách Thu

Trang

Nữ

12/08/2004

11A1

11

11

Lương Thanh

Hậu

Nữ

24/10/2004

11A1

11

12

Triệu Vân

Nga

Nữ

31/08/2004

11A1

11

13

Bùi Thiên

Lam

Nữ

08/08/2005

10A3

10

14

Đồn Thúy

An

Nữ

22/09/2005

10A3

10

15

Vũ Quang

Huy

Nam

02/08/2004

11A1

11

16

Mai Thị Thanh

Loan

Nữ

10/04/2005

10A3

10

17

Đinh Ngọc

Anh

Nữ

07/06/2004

11A1

11

18

Phạm Thị

Tuyến

Nữ

27/05/2005

10A3

10

19

Lê Bích

Loan

Nữ

21/06/2004

11A1

11

Tên Trường
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The table of results of the TOEFL IBT test of the club's members according to the guidance of
the Department of Education and Training

3. CONCLUSION
3.1. Conclusion
Faced with the requirement of innovating the content and teaching
methods in the direction of promoting the positivity and initiative of learners,
taking the learners as the center, the choice of club activities, especially the

English club is extremely relevant and can be widely applied in all schools and
grades in order to contribute to the common goal of forming a positive and
creative learning environment; contributing to the successful implementation of
the campaign "building friendly schools, active students".
To stimulate passion, learning spirit as well as develop communication
skills, life skills, teamwork skills, problem - solving skills of students, it is clear
that in addition to classroom lessons, participation in the Club's diverse activities
is essential. In addition to the attention and direction of the school
administration, the role of teachers in organization, orientation, creativity and
enthusiastic participation of students are also very important.
3.2. Proposal
Improving the quality of foreign language teaching and learning is an
important task in today's integration era. For students in mountainous areas, this
is even more necessary because they are suffering a lot of disadvantages due to
the lack of learning conditions and especially the language practice
environment. Therefore, I personally look forward to receiving more attention
and facilitation from the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training in
creating an English exchange environment and practical experiences so that

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students can gradually get acquainted with the diversity and richness of English
in real life.
The suggested solutions mentioned above experienced by myself
accompanied my colleagues through our teaching brought positive results than
we had done before. However, the innovation of teaching field is a long process
and it is hard to fit well with all kinds of students. Thus, I would like to receive
the comments and the exchange of ideas from you who have the passionate
enthusiasm in the development of Vietnam education.

Identity of the headmaster

Thanh Hoa, 3rd June 2022
I make sure that this experience innovation
was written by me
Author

Mai Thi Nhung

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Ultimate England Quiz – Questions And Answers

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