The relationship between first-year Nghe An College students'' motivation to read and their use of reading strategies

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VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES
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ĐÀO THỊ MINH HƢƠNG

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIRST- YEAR NGHE AN
COLLEGE STUDENTS’MOTIVATION TO READ AND THEIR USE
OF READING STRATEGIES
Mối liên hệ giữa động lực đọc của sinh viên năm thứ nhất
Cao Đẳng Nghệ An vơí phƣơng pháp đọc của họ.

MINOR THESIS

Field :

English Teaching Methodology

Code:

60.14.10

HANOI, 2010


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VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIV ERSITY, HA NOI

UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES
-------------------

ĐÀO THỊ MINH HƢƠNG

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIRST- YEAR NGHE AN
COLLEGE STUDENTS’MOTIVATION TO READ AND THEIR USE
OF READING STRATEGIES
Mối liên hệ giữa động lực đọc của sinh viên năm thứ nhất
Cao Đẳng Nghệ An vơí phƣơng pháp đọc của họ.

MINOR THESIS

Field :

English Teaching Methodology

Code:

60.14.10

Supervisor: Phạm Minh Hiền, M.A

HANOI, 2010


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration.................................................................................................................... i
Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... ii
Abstract ........................................................................................................................ iii
Table of contents ........................................................................................................... iv
List of tables and figures ............................................................................................. vii
List of abbreviations ……………………………………………………………………viii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1
1.1 Rationales of the study ............................................................................................. 1
1.2. The aims of the study ............................................................................................... 2
1.3. Research questions .................................................................................................. 2
1.4. Scope of the study ................................................................................................... 3
1.5. Methods of the study ............................................................................................... 3
1.6. Significance of the study .......................................................................................... 3
1.7. Design of the study .................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2: LITERATUREREVIEW ..................................................................... 4
2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................
2.2. An overview of motivation ..................................................................................... 4
2.2.1. Definitions of motivation. .................................................................................. 4
2.2.2. The role of motivation in second language learning............................................ 5
. 2.2.3. Types of motivation ........................................................................................... 5
2.2.3.1. Integrative vs. instrumental motivation ...................................................... 5
2.2.3.2. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic motivation ............................................................... 6
2.3. An overview of the nature of reading.................................................................... 7
2.3.1. Definitions of reading ....................................................................................... 7
2.3.2. Types of reading .............................................................................................. 8
2.3.3. Factors affecting students‟ motivation in the learning enviroment ..................... 10
2.3.3.1. Parental influences ................................................................................... 10
2.3.3.2. The teacher ............................................................................................... 10

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2.3.3.3. The reading texts .................................................................................... 11
2.3.3.4 Feedback ................................................................................................. 13
2.4. Motivation in reading ............................................................................................ 13
2.4.1 The importance of motivation in reading .............................................................. 13
2.4.2. The role of the teacher and the students in teaching and learning Reading. .......... 13
2.4.2.1 The role of the teacher .............................................................................. 13
2.4.2.2. The role of the students .......................................................................... 14
2.5. Reading Comprehension Strategies ..................................................................... 15
2.5.1. What is a Teaching Strategy? ........................................................................... 15
2.5.2. Nature of Reading Comprehension Strategies .................................................. 15
2.5.2.1. Key Features, Communicative Competence as the Major Goal
and Greater Self-Direction for Readers ................................................... 15
2.5.2.2. Other Features of the Nature of Reading Comprehension Strategies ....... 17
2.6 .The relationship between Motivation and the use of reading strategies.............. 18

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 19
3.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 19
3.2. Setting of the study

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3.3. Participants ......................................................................................................... 19
3.4. Instruments data collection ................................................................................... 20
3.5. Data collection procedures ..................................................................................... 20
3.5.1 Demographic information......................................................................... 20
3.5. 2. Analytical procedures ............................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............. 23
4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 23

4.2. Findings and discussions. ......................................................................................... 23


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4.2.1. Results from teacher‟s survey questionnaire (see Appendix 2) ........................ 23
4.2.1.1 Teacher„s personal information ............................................................... 23
4.2.1.2 Teacher‟s opinions towards students‟ motivation ..................................... 23
4.2.2. Results from students‟ survey motivation ......................................................... 27
4.2.2.1. Types of students‟ motivation in learning reading .................................... 27
4.2.2.2. Factors affecting students‟ motivation in learning reading ....................... 28
4.2.3. Results of the relationship between motivation and reading strategies: .............. 28
4.3. Recommendations .................................................................................................... 30
4.3.1 The teachers ........................................................................................................ 30
4.3.1.1. Improving the teacher‟s roles ...................................................................... 30
4.3.1.2. “Top ten” principles for teaching reading(Adapting by Ray Williams)

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4.3.1.3.Basic principles of motivation exist that are applicable to learning in any
situation (Adapting by Matthew Weller, Los Angeles Business Journal, March 14,
2005): ............................................................................................................................. 34
4.3.2. The students........................................................................................................ 35
4.3.2.1. The role of reading skill to the students‟ learning English and future career... 35
4.3.2.2. The role of reading materials to the motivation for learning reading skill....... 36
4.3.2.3 The students‟comments on their current reading lessons ................................ 36
CHAPTER 5 : CONCLUSION ..................................................................................... 38
5.1 Conclusions .............................................................................................................. 38
5.2. Limitations and suggestions for further study........................................................... 38
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 40

APPENDIXES

Appendix 1: Survey questionnaire for teachers
Appendix 2: Survey questionnaire for students