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COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - VNU, HANOI
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT
DƯƠNG THỊ HUYỀN
INVESTIGATING THE READING SKILL CHALLENGES
OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON- MAJOR
STUDENTS OF ENGLISH
(TÌM HIỂU VỀ NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC ĐỐI VỚI
KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT
KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH)
M.A. Minor Programme Thesis
Major: English Methodology
Code: 60 14 10
Hanoi – 2011
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COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - VNU, HANOI
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT
DƯƠNG THỊ HUYỀN
INVESTIGATING THE READING SKILL CHALLENGES
OF THE FIRST- YEAR NON- MAJOR
STUDENTS OF ENGLISH
(TÌM HIỂU VỀ NHỮNG THÁCH THỨC ĐỐI VỚI
KỸ NĂNG ĐỌC HIỂU CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM THỨ NHẤT
KHÔNG CHUYÊN ANH)
M.A. Minor Programme Thesis
Major : English Methodology
Code : 60 14 10
Supervisor: Dr. Ha Cam Tam
Hanoi – 2011
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
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1. Rationale for the study
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2. Aims of the study
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3. Significance of the study
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4. Scope of the study
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5. Method of the study
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6. Organization of the study
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PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT
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CHAPTER ONE: LITERATURE REVIEW
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1.1. Reading and Reading Comprehension
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1.2. Reading process
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1.3. Context and the role of Context
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1.4. Schema Theory
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1.5. Reading Comprehension Levels
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1.6. Reading Comprehension Skills
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1.6.1. Reading for specific information
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1.6.2. Finding the main ideas
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1.6.3. Guessing vocabulary from the context
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1.6.4. Making inferences
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CHAPTER TWO: THE STUDY
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2.1. Research Question
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2.2. Participants
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2.3. Data Collection Instruments
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2.4. Data Collection Procedure
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2.5. Analytical Framework
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2.6. Data Analysis and Discussion
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2.6.1. Making inferences
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2.6.2. Finding the main ideas
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2.6.3. Guessing vocabulary from context
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2.6.4. Reading for specific information
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PART THREE: CONCLUSION
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3.1. Major findings
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3.2. Implications
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3.3. Limitations for the study
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3.4. Suggestions for further study
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References
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Sample of test 1
Appendix 2: Keys of test 1
Appendix 3: Sample of test 2
Appendix 4: Keys of test 2
Appendix 5: Results of making inferences
Appendix 6: Results of finding the main ideas
Appendix 7: Results of guessing vocabulary from context
Appendix 8: Results of reading for specific information