(Luận văn thạc sĩ) adapting the current textbook new headway (elementary) for students at intermediate training level of viet hung industrial college

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


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................... i
Candidate‟s statement ................................................................................................ .ii
Abstract ..................................................................................................................... iii
Table of contents ........................................................................................................ iv
List of abbreviations .................................................................................................... v
List of figures, charts and tables ............................................................................... vi
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1
1. Statement of problem and the rationale for the study ................................................ 1
2. Aims of the study .................................................................................................... 3
3. Significance of the study.......................................................................................... 3

4. Scope of the study ................................................................................................... 4
5. Methods of the study ............................................................................................... 4
6. Design of the study .................................................................................................. 5
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................... 6
1. Textbook in EFL teaching and learning ..................................................................... 6
1.1. Definition of term “textbook” ................................................................................. 6
1.2. The role of textbook in teaching and learning English ............................................. 6
1.3. Textbook evaluation ............................................................................................... 7
1.4. Textbook adaptation ............................................................................................... 8
2. Context in textbook ................................................................................................... 8
2.1. The term “context” ................................................................................................ 8
2.2. Lead- in context ...................................................................................................... 9
2.3. The role of context in learning English ................................................................. 10
3. Need analysis .......................................................................................................... 10
3.1. Definition of needs ............................................................................................... 10
3.2. Need analysis in language teaching ....................................................................... 11
4. Description of the study‟s settings ........................................................................... 11
4.1. The current English syllabus ................................................................................. 11
4.2. The teachers ......................................................................................................... 12
4.3. The learners .......................................................................................................... 12

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CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................ 13
1. Subjects of the study ................................................................................................ 13
2. Data collection and procedure .................................................................................. 13
3. Method of data analysis ........................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER 3: DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS ............................................... 15
1. An overview of lead- in contexts in textbook New Headway elementary ................. 15
2. General evaluation about the textbook New Headway elementary ........................... 15
3. Detailed evaluation about the textbook .................................................................... 18
3.1. Students‟ attitudes towards the topics and lead- in contexts ................................... 18
3.2. Teachers‟ observation on students‟ reflections ...................................................... 20
3.3. The rate on average............................................................................................... 22
4. Teachers‟ use of contexts in the textbook ................................................................. 23
5. Student need analysis............................................................................................... 24
6. Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 27
CHAPTER 4: ADAPTING CONTEXTS IN TEXTBOOK NEW HEADWAY
ELEMENTARY ........................................................................................................ 28
1. Criteria for the adaptation ........................................................................................ 28
2. Method for the adaptation ........................................................................................ 28
3. Problematic lead- in contexts and the adaptations .................................................... 29
3.1. Context 1 .............................................................................................................. 29

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3.2. Context 2 .............................................................................................................. 32
3.3. Context 3 .............................................................................................................. 32
3.4. Context 4 .............................................................................................................. 36
3.5. Context 5 .............................................................................................................. 36
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................... 39
1. Summary of the study .............................................................................................. 39
2. Implications from the study ..................................................................................... 39
3. Limitations of the study ........................................................................................... 40
4. Suggestions for further study ................................................................................... 40
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 41
APPENDICES ................................................................................................................

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