A study on the effects of pre listening activities on the listening performance of non major 10th grade students at nguyen gia thieu high school hanoi

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

NGUYỄN DIỆU HUYỀN

A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PRE - LISTENING ACTIVITIES ON
THE LISTENING PERFORMANCE OF NON-MAJOR 10TH GRADE
STUDENTS AT NGUYEN GIA THIEU HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI

(NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ CÁC TÁC ĐỘNG CỦA NHỮNG HOẠT ĐỘNG TRƯỚC KHI
NGHE
TỚI KẾT QUẢ NGHE CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHÔNG CHUYÊN
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN GIA THIỀU, HÀ NỘI)

M.A. Minor Programme Thesis

Field
Code

: English Methodology
: 601410

HANOI, 2010


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

NGUYỄN DIỆU HUYỀN

A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PRE - LISTENING ACTIVITIES
ON THE LISTENING PERFORMANCE OF NON-MAJOR 10TH
GRADE STUDENTS AT NGUYEN GIA THIEU HIGH SCHOOL,
HANOI
(NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ CÁC TÁC ĐỘNG CỦA NHỮNG HOẠT ĐỘNG TRƯỚC KHI
NGHE
TỚI KẾT QUẢ NGHE CỦA HỌC SINH LỚP 10 KHÔNG CHUYÊN
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN GIA THIỀU, HÀ NỘI)

M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS

FIELD
: ENGLISH METHODOLOGY
CODE
: 601410
SUPERVISOR: KHOA ANH VIỆT, M.A.

HANOI- 2010


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Table of contents
Declaration ......................................................................................................................
Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................
Abstract ...........................................................................................................................
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Lists of tables and charts .................................................................................................

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Part one . Introduction ................................................................................
1. Rationale ............................................................................................................. 2
2. Objectives of the study ........................................................................................ 2
3. Scope of the study ...............................................................................................
1. Methods of the study ...........................................................................................
4. Design of the study .............................................................................................
Part two: Development ................................................................................
Chapter 1 : Literature Review .....................................................................................
1.1. Theory on Listening comprehension ........................................................................
1.1.1 The concept of listening comprehension ................................................
1.1.2 The process of listening comprehension .................................................
1.2. The concept of listening performance ......................................................................

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1.3. Factors affecting students’ performance in listening lessons ..................................
1.4. Pre-listening stage ....................................................................................................
1.4.1. Definition of pre-listening .......................................................................
1.4.2. Roles of pre-listening stage ...................................................................

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1.4.3. Pre-listening activities ............................................................................
1.4.4. Factors affecting the choice of pre-listening activities .........................
1.5. Related studies of the effects of pre-listening activities on listening performance .
Chapter 2. Research Methodology ..............................................................................
2.1. Situation analysis .....................................................................................................

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2.1.1. The setting of the study ............................................................................
2.1.2. Listening materials ...................................................................................
2.2. Participants’ background information ......................................................................

2.2.1. The teachers ............................................................................................
2.2.2. The 10th grade students ...........................................................................

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2.3. Instrumentation ........................................................................................................
2.3.1. Survey questionnaires .............................................................................

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2.3.1.1. The questionnaire for the teachers ...........................................
2.3.1.2. The questionnaire for the students ............................................
2.3.2. Class observation ......................................................................................
2.4. Procedure ...............................................................................................................
Chapter 3. Data analysis and discussion .....................................................................
3.1. Data analysis of the questionnaire results ................................................................

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3.1.1. Data analysis of the teachers’ questionnaire ...........................................
3.1.1.1. Teachers’ attitudes towards pre-listening activities and their 18
purposes of using pre-listening activities ................................................ 20
3.1.1.2. The current situation of using pre-listening activities ................
3.1.1.3. Teachers’ comments on pre-listening activities in the textbook
“English 10” and their suggestions .........................................................
3.1.2. Data analysis of the students’ questionnaire ..........................................
3.1.2.1. Factors affecting students’ performance ....................................
3.1.2.2. The students’preferences for pre-listening activities .................

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3.1.2.3. Students’ benefits from pre-listening activities used by the 31
teachers ...................................................................................................
3.1.2.4. Students’ comments on pre-listening activities in the textbook 32
“English 10” ............................................................................................ 32
3.2. Data analysis of the class observations ....................................................................
Chapter 4. Findings and recommendations for implementing pre-listening
activities ........................................................................................................................
4.1. Major findings ..........................................................................................................
4.1.1. The current situation of teaching and learning pre-listening stage ..........

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4.1.2. The students’ preferences for pre-listening activities ..............................
4.1.3. The teachers and the students’ comments on pre-listening activities in
the current textbook “English 10” .......................................................................
4.2. Recommendations for implementing pre-listening activities ..................................
4.2.1. Improving pre-litening activities in the material ......................................

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4.2.2. Using pre-listening activities appropriately and flexibly ..........................
Part three: Conclusion .................................................................................
1. Conclusion............................................................................................................
2. Limitations and Suggestions.................................................................................
References ......................................................................................................................
Appendix I .....................................................................................................................
Appendix II ....................................................................................................................

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Abstract

Listening comprehension is a difficult skill for foreign language learners to develop and for
their teachers to teach. It is admitted that pre-listening stage is of great help in reducing
difficulties for the learners. This study investigated the effects of pre-listening activities on
the listening performances of grade 10 students at Nguyen Gia Thieu high school. The
research involved the participation of 100 students and ten teachers answering the survey
questionnaire. Besides, the researcher conducted class observations in three classes to
support the findings. The results showed the current situation of teaching and learning prelistening stage at Nguyen Gia Thieu high school, the students’ preferences for pre-listening
activities and the teachers’ and the students’ comments on the pre-listening activities
available in the textbook. Basing on those findings, some recommendations for
implementing pre-listening activities were provided. They were improving the prelistening activities in the material and using pre-listening activities appropriately and
flexibly. The findings are generally consistent with the results of the small number of
previous studies in this area but there is certainly scope for further investigation.

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