A study on the use of communicative activities to improve ESP reading skills for civil engineering students at University of Civil Engineering

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES



VŨ THỊ THẢO



A STUDY ON THE USE OF COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES TO
IMPROVE ESP READING SKILLS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

(Nghiên cứu việc sử dụng các hoạt động giao tiếp giúp phát triển kỹ năng
đọc tiếng Anh chuyên ngành cho sinh viên Trường Đại học Xây dựng)




M.A Minor Programme Thesis

Field: English Methodology
Code: 601410





HÀ NỘI – 2010

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES



VŨ THỊ THẢO



A STUDY ON THE USE OF COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES TO
IMPROVE ESP READING SKILLS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

(Nghiên cứu việc sử dụng các hoạt động giao tiếp giúp phát triển kỹ năng
đọc tiếng Anh chuyên ngành cho sinh viên Trường Đại học Xây dựng)




M.A Minor Programme Thesis

Field: English Methodology
Code: 601410
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hoàng Văn Vân

HÀ NỘI – 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of content
Abbreviations
Lists of Charts and Tables
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale 1
2. Aims of the study 2
3. Significance of the Study 2
4. Scope of the Study 2
5. Research questions 2
6. Methods of the study 3
7. Design of the study 3
PART II: DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: Theoretical Background 4
1.1. What is reading? 4
1.2. Role of reading 4
1.3. Reading skills 5
1.4. What is reading comprehension? 7
1.5. Reading in ESP teaching and learning 8
1.5.1. Definition of ESP? 8
1.5.2. Reading skills in ESP 8
1.5.3. Teaching reading ESP 9

1.5.3.1. The roles of reading students 9
1.5.3.2. The roles of reading teachers 10
1.5.3.3. The reading material’s roles 12
1.5.4. Approaches to teaching Reading skills 13
1.5.5. Principles of teaching reading 13
1.6. Theoretical background of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) 14
1.6.1. Introduction and definition of CLT 14
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1.6.2. Basic features of communicative approach 14
1.6.3. Definition of communicative activities 15

1.6.4. Using of communicative activities in ESP reading skills 17
1.6.4.1. Using communicative activities in the class 17
1.6.4.2. Special features of Civil Engineering texts 18
1.6.4.3. Information-gap activity and Information-transfer activity 20
Chapter 2: The Quasi-experiment 22
2.1. Background to the study 22
2.1.1. Introduction of the University of Civil Engineering 23
2.1.2. The teachers 23
2.1.3. The ESP students 24
2.1.4. The course book 24
2.2. The quasi-experiment 25
2.2.1. Organization 25
2.2.1.1. The subjects 25
2.2.1.2. The teachers 25
2.2.1.3. Main testing instruments: Pre-test and post-test 25
2.2.2. Realization Stage 26
2.2.3. Summary of the quasi-experimental process 30
Chapter 3: Data Analysis, Results and Discussions 31

3.1. Interpretation of result stage 31
3.1.1. Classroom observation results 31
3.1.2. The post-test results 32
PART III: CONCLUSION
1. Summaries 39
2. Suggestions 40
3. Limitations and suggestions for further research 42
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: The post-test 1
Appendix 2: The post-test 2
Appendix 3: The post-test 3

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