Investigating the difficulties in reading english for specific purposes experienced by the second year students at thai nguyen university of technology

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
*****************

HOÀNG THỊ THU

INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES IN READING
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES EXPERIENCED BY
THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
(KHẢO SÁT NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC HỌC ĐỌC
TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM
THỨ HAI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KỸ THUẬT CÔNG NGHIỆP
THÁI NGUYÊN)

MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 601410

Hanoi - 2011


VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
*****************

HOÀNG THỊ THU

INVESTIGATING THE DIFFICULTIES IN READING

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES EXPERIENCED BY
THE SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
(KHẢO SÁT NHỮNG KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC HỌC ĐỌC
TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH CỦA SINH VIÊN NĂM
THỨ HAI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KỸ THUẬT CÔNG NGHIỆP
THÁI NGUYÊN)

MINOR THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 601410
Supervisor: M.A Nguyen Minh Ha

Hanoi – 2011


TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
1. Rationale
2. Aims of the study
3. Methods of the study
4. Scope of the study
5. Organization of the study

PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1: Literature review
1. The nature of reading

1.1 Definition

1.2 Reading p

1.3 Reading c
2. ESP reading

2.1 Definition

2.2 Reading s

2.3 ESP readi
3. Reading difficulties for non-native learners

3.1 Reading s

3.2 Language

3.3 Cultural a
4. Summary
Chapter 2: Investigation into the current situation of teaching and
learning ESP at TNUT


1. Introduction to Thai Nguyen University of Technology
2. Syllabus, materials and assessment

3. Teachers and methods of teaching
4. Students
5. Summary
Chapter 3: Research Methodology
1. Research questions
2. The participants
3. The data collection instrument
4. Procedure for data collection
5. Data analysis
Chapter 4: Findings and discussion
1. Students’ attitude towards ESP reading
2. Students’ opinion of ESP reading difficulties
2.1

In the area of vocabulary

2.2

In the area of grammar

2.3

In the area of discourse

2.4

In the area of reading ski

2.5

In the area of background

2.6. Rank order of ESP reading difficulties
3. The causes of difficulties
3.1

The reading materials

3.2

The teachers

3.3

The learners

4. Students’ recommendations for improving reading
5. Summary
Chapter 5: Pedagogical implications
1. Making ESP reading interesting and useful
2. Developing ESP reading materials
2.1

Adjusting and improving

2.2

Updating reading texts in

3. Training students to become efficient readers

3.1

Making s

3.2

Making s

3.3

Teaching

3.4

Encourag

4. Improvement of teachers’ teaching techniques in the classroom
4.1

Employin

4.2

Giving h

4.3

Adjusting

5. Summary
PART THREE: CONCLUSION
1. Conclusion
2. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study
References
Appendices
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C


ABSTRACT
As we all know, reading is one of the most effective ways to obtain knowledge. For
students at Thai Nguyen University of Technology, in learning English, especially
English for electrical and mechanical engineering, it is an important skill which is paid
more attention than other skills because they will have to read English materials related
to their future jobs. However, they encounter a lot of difficulties when reading and do
not get good marks. So what are the difficulties that they face during reading ESP
materials? And what hinders their reading comprehension?
This study aims to explore the areas of difficulties in ESP reading experienced by
second-year students at Thai Nguyen University of Technology and the causes of their
unsuccessful reading comprehension. To collect data for the study, a survey
questionnaire was done on 100 second-year students randomly chosen from K45.
The results of study have shown that our students have difficulties in such areas as
vocabulary, grammar, discourse, and reading skills and background knowledge. Their
sources of difficulties are: inadequate linguistic knowledge, unsuitable reading
materials, the teaching methods of teachers and negative attitude of students. This
study also suggests some ways to reduce their difficulties when reading ESP materials
to get better results.

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