VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERCITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES
AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE
STUDIES
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NGUYEN THI MAI DUNG
ADAPTING THE CURENT TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY FOR STUDENTS AT INTERMEDIATE TRAINING
LEVEL OF VIET- HUNG INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
ĐIỀU CHỈNH GIÁO TRÌNH NEW HEADWAY- ELEMENTARY DÀNH CHO
SINH VIÊN HỆ TRUNG CẤP CỦA TRƯỜNG CĐCN VIỆT- HUNG
M. A MINOR THESIS
Field: English Language Teaching Methodology
Code: 601410
HANOI - 2010
IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................
Candidate‟s statement ................................................................................................
Abstract .....................................................................................................................
Table of contents ........................................................................................................
List of abbreviations ....................................................................................................
List of figures, charts and tables ...............................................................................
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................
1.
2.
3.
Statement of problem and the rationale for the study ................................................
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Aims of the study ....................................................................................................
Significance of the study ..........................................................................................
4.
Scope of the study ...................................................................................................
5.
Methods of the study ...............................................................................................
6.
Design of the study ..................................................................................................
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW ...................................................................
1.
Textbook in EFL teaching and learning .....................................................................
1.1.
Definition of term “textbook” .................................................................................
1.2.
The role of textbook in teaching and learning English .............................................
1.3.
Textbook evaluation ...............................................................................................
1.4.
Textbook adaptation ...............................................................................................
2. Context in textbook ...................................................................................................
2.1.
The term “context” ................................................................................................
2.2.
Lead- in context ......................................................................................................
2.3.
The role of context in learning English .................................................................
3.
Need analysis ..........................................................................................................
3.1.
Definition of needs ...............................................................................................
3.2.
Need analysis in language teaching .......................................................................
4.
Description of the study‟s settings ...........................................................................
4.1.
The current English syllabus .................................................................................
4.2.
The teachers .........................................................................................................
4.3.
The learners ..........................................................................................................
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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY............................................................................
1.
Subjects of the study ................................................................................................
2.
Data collection and procedure ..................................................................................
3.
Method of data analysis ...........................................................................................
CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ...............................................
1.
An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary .................
2.
General evaluation about the textbook New Headway elementary ...........................
3.
Detailed evaluation about the textbook ....................................................................
3.1.
Students‟ attitudes towards the topics and lead- in contexts ...................................
3.2.
Teachers‟ observation on students‟ reflections ......................................................
3.3.
The rate on average...............................................................................................
4.
Teachers‟ use of contexts in the textbook .................................................................
5.
Student need analysis...............................................................................................
6.
Conclusion ..............................................................................................................
CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING CONTEXTS IN TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY
ELEMENTARY ........................................................................................................
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Criteria for the adaptation ........................................................................................
2.
Method for the adaptation ........................................................................................
3.
Problematic lead- in contexts and the adaptations ....................................................
3.1.
Context 1 ..............................................................................................................
3.2.
Context 2 ..............................................................................................................
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3.3.
Context 3 ..............................................................................................................
3.4.
Context 4 ..............................................................................................................
3.5.
Context 5 ..............................................................................................................
(France)
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................
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Summary of the study ..............................................................................................
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Implications from the study .....................................................................................
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Limitations of the study ...........................................................................................
4.
Suggestions for further study ...................................................................................
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................