Dificulties and solutions to improve second year part time students english speaking skill at university of languages and international studies vietnam national university

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
University of LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL studies
FACULTY of postgraduate studies

NguyÔn thÞ nguyÖt thu

DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE SECOND
YEAR PART-TIME STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL
AT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES - VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN VÀ GIẢI PHÁP TRONG VIỆC PHÁT TRIỂN KỸ NĂNG
NÓI CHO SINH VIÊN TIẾNG ANH NĂM THỨ 2 HỆ VỪA LÀM VỪA HỌC
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ - ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI

MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

FIELD: METHODOLOGY
CODE: 601410

HANOI – 2011


VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
University of LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL studies
FACULTY of postgraduate studies

NguyÔn thÞ nguyÖt thu

DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE SECOND
YEAR PART-TIME STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL
AT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL

STUDIES - VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN VÀ GIẢI PHÁP TRONG VIỆC PHÁT TRIỂN KỸ NĂNG
NÓI CHO SINH VIÊN TIẾNG ANH NĂM THỨ 2 HỆ VỪA LÀM VỪA HỌC
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ - ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI

MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

FIELD: METHODOLOGY
CODE: 601410
SUPERVISOR: VU THUY
QUYNH, MA.

HANOI – 2011


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents

Pages

Acknowledgement

i

Abstract

ii

Table of contents

iii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1

1.1. The background of the study

1

1.2. Aims of the study and research questions

1

1.3. The scope of the study

2

1.4. The significance of the study

2

1.5. The method of the study

2

1.6. The organization of the thesis

3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

4

2.1. Definition of speaking

4

2.2. Speaking competences

4

2.3. Approaches in teaching and learning speaking skill

6

2.4. Speaking difficulties of language learners

7

2.5. Summary

9

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

10

3.1. The setting of the study

10

3.2. Participants

11

3.3. The instruments

12


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3.4. Data collection procedure

13

3.5. Data analysis procedure

13

3.6. Summary

14

CHAPTER 4: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

15

4.1. Students’ English language background

15

4.2. The connection of speaking to reading, listening and writing skills

17

4.3. Students’ difficulties in speaking English

19

4.4. Students’ opinions on methods of overcoming their difficulties in

28

speaking English
4.5. Summary
CHAPTER 5: SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSION

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5.1. Pedagogical Implications

31

5.2. Conclusion

38

5.3. Limitation of the study and suggestions for further research

38

References
Appendices
.

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ABSTRACT
The research in this minor thesis is carried out to investigate the current situation of
learning English speaking skill of second year part-time students of English, at A2 campus
University of Languages and International Studies - VNU. However, this study only focuses
on difficulties experienced by the students of English and some recommendations including
strategies and classroom techniques and activities for both teachers and students to minimize
those difficulties. Especially, this research attempts to explore the potential sources causing
the difficulties of students in learning speaking English and at the same time identify the
specific problems of those causes respectively. Moreover, some recommendations are made
with the aim to help students in this university to improve the quality of learning the speaking
skill.
The thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter is an introduction to the thesis.
The second chapter is literature review. The next chapter is research methodology. Chapter 4,
the main chapter, revealed the presentation and analysis of data which contains of students’
difficulties in learning speaking English. The final chapter is suggestions and conclusions of

the research, which discusses the conclusion that can be drawn from the study, concurrently
proposes some coping strategies and suggest some classroom techniques and activities for
teachers to minimize these difficulties. Moreover, the limitation of the thesis is pointed out and
the areas for further study are put forward in the final chapter. It is hoped that this thesis is
useful for students of English.


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