Using group work to improve speaking skill of the first year students at the college of technology and economics in trade

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY
OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIOAL STUDIES FACULTY
OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES

TRƢƠNG HỒNG THUÝ

USING GROUP WORK TO IMPROVE SPEAKING
SKILL OF THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS IN
TRADE
(Sử dụng hoạt động nhóm để cải thiện kỹ năng nói của sinh viên năm thứ
nhất trƣờng Cao đẳng kinh tế-kỹ thuật thƣơng mại)

MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

FIELD: METHODOLOGY
CODE: 601410


HANOI, 2010


VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY
OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIOAL STUDIES FACULTY
OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES

TRƢƠNG HỒNG THUÝ

USING GROUP WORK TO IMPROVE SPEAKING
SKILL OF THE FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT THE
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS IN

TRADE
(Sử dụng hoạt động nhóm để cải thiện kỹ năng nói của sinh viên năm thứ
nhất trƣờng Cao đẳng kinh tế-kỹ thuật thƣơng mại)

MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

FIELD: METHODOLOGY
CODE: 601410
SUPERVISOR: TRAN HIEN LAN, M.A


HANOI, 2010


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TABLE OF CONTENT
Declaration..................................................................................................................................................... i
Acknowlegements....................................................................................................................................... ii
Abstract........................................................................................................................................................ iii
Table of contents........................................................................................................................................ iv
Part 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1
Part 2. The development of the research
Chapter I. Literature review................................................................................................................... 3
1. Theoretical background of speaking......................................................................................... 3
1.1. Nature of speaking skill........................................................................................................ 3
1.2. Teaching Speaking skill in CLT Approach ….........................................................4

1.3 Communicative activities and features of communicative activitiies…...................6
1.4. Problems with speaking activities..................................................................................... 10

2. Group work................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1. Definition of group work................................................................................................... 12
2.2. Group size.............................................................................................................................. 12
2.3. Group work activities.......................................................................................................... 13
2.4. The advantages of group work.......................................................................................... 14
2.5. Some problems and suggested solutions in utilizing group work............................. 15
2.6. Successfully implementing group work: Tips............................................................... 16
Chapter II. The research....................................................................................................................... 18
1. The context................................................................................................................................... 18
2. The methodology....................................................................................................................... 18
2.1. The participants..................................................................................................................... 18
2.2. Data collection..................................................................................................................... 19
3.3. Data analysis and reflection.............................................................................................. 19
3. Action research process............................................................................................................ 20
3.1. Cycle one............................................................................................................................... 20
3.1.1. Initiation................................................................................................................ 21
3.1.2. Preliminary investigation.................................................................................. 21
3.1.3. Hypothesis............................................................................................................. 21


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3.1.4. Intervention........................................................................................................... 22
3.1.5. Data collection.................................................................................................... 22
3.1.6. Data analysis and reflection............................................................................. 23
3.2. Cycle 2................................................................................................................................... 25
3.2.1. Initiation................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.2. Preliminary investigation.................................................................................. 25
3.2.3. Hypothesis

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3.2.4. Intervention.......................................................................................................... 26
3.2.5. Data collection.................................................................................................... 26
3.2.6. Data analysis and reflection.............................................................................. 27
3.3. Summary of the findings.................................................................................................... 30
Part 3. Conclusion, suggestions and limitations............................................................................ 31
1. Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 31
2. Suggestions……………...........................................................................................31
3. Limitations…………………………........................................................................32
4. Recommendation for further study ……..................................................................33

References ..................................................................................................................................I
Appendixes............................................................................ ...................................................II


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ABSTRACT
This minor thesis focused on the problems of using group work in English speaking
class and offered group work as a key to improve speaking skill of the first year students at
the College of Technology- Economics in Trade.
The two main mentioned problems were unequal participation and students' overuse
of Vietnamese. By setting rules and assigning role, the students have got more equality in
distribution to group work activities. And by encouraging students to speak more English in
the speaking lessons, pre-teaching some new words and giving stricter regulations, the teacher
has minimised the use of mother tounge in group work activities.
At the end of the thesis, some suggestions for conducting group work have been given.

Some newly arising problems were also pointed out for further research.

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