Common errors in the use of english prepositions of place made by non english major students at foreign language center, haiphong university and suggested solutions

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƢƠNG

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Những lỗi phổ biến trong việc sử dụng giới từ chỉ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh
của sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh tại trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học
Hải Phòng và một số giải pháp tham khảo)

M.A. MINOR THESIS

Field:

English Teaching Methodology

Code:

60 14 10

Hanoi - 2010

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

NGUYỄN THỊ THU HƢƠNG

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS OF
PLACE MADE BY NON – ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER, HAI PHONG UNIVERSITY AND
SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Những lỗi phổ biến trong việc sử dụng giới từ chỉ nơi chốn Tiếng Anh
của sinh viên không chuyên tiếng Anh tại trung tâm ngoại ngữ, đại học
Hải Phòng và một số giải pháp tham khảo)

M.A. MINOR THESIS

Field:

English Teaching Methodology

Code:

60 14 10

Supervisor: Từ Thị Minh Thúy, M.A.

Hanoi – 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Declaration
Abstract
Table of contents

Part 1 : INTRODUCTION

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1.1 Rationale

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1.2 Aims and scopes of the study

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1.3 Research questions

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1.4 Design of the study

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Part 2: DEVELOPMENT

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Chapter 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

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1.1 An overview of methodology in teaching English

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1.1.1 Importance of grammar in language teaching

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1.1.2 Pedagogical grammar

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1.1.2.1 What are pedagogical grammars ?

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1.1.2.2 Aims of teaching grammar

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1.1.2.3 How can pedagogical grammars be used in the classroom?

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1.1.3. Methodology of teaching English grammar

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1.1.3.1 Definition of methodology

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1.1.3.2 Two main approaches to teaching English grammar

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1.2 Methods and techniques in teaching English grammar

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1.2.1 Listening and responding

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1.2.2 Telling stories

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1.2.3 Role playing

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1.2.4 Group work

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1.3. An overview of errors

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1.4 Summary

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Chapter 2 : DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
2.1 Description of the setting

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2.1.1 Description of the school

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2.1.2 Description of the program

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2.1.3 Description of the course

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2.2 Methodology and data collection

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2.2.1 Participants

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2.2.2 Methods

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2.2.3 Procedures

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Chapter 3 : RESULTS

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3.1 Presentation and analysis of the data

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3.2 Discussion

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3.2.1 Common errors in the use of English prepositions of place

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3.2.2 Reasons for making errors

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3.3 Teachers’ and students’ difficulties

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3.3.1 Teachers’ difficulties

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3.3.2 Students’ difficulties

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Chapter 4 : PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
4.1 Techniques used in teaching English prepositions of place

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4.1.1 Listening and responding

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4.1.2 Using the classroom

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4.1.3 Using text- completion exercises

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4.2 Recommendations

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4.2.1 Suggestions for learning English prepositions of place

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4.2.2 Suggestions for teaching English prepositions of place

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Part 3 : CONCLUSION

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Summary of the study

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Recommendations for further research

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