Khó khăn trong việc dạy phát âm tiếng anh cho học sinh lớp 11 trường thpt yên viên và một số giải pháp

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES


TRẦN THỊ THU GIANG

Difficulties in teaching English pronunciation to 11-form students
at Yen Vien high school
and possible solutions

(KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC DẠY PHÁT ÂM TIẾNG ANH CHO HỌC
SINH LỚP 11 TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN VIÊN VÀ MỘT SỐ GIẢI PHÁP)

M.A MINOR THESIS

Field: English Methodology
Code:

HANOI - 2010


VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES


TRẦN THỊ THU GIANG

Difficulties in teaching English pronunciation to 11-form students
at Yen Vien high school

and possible solutions

(KHÓ KHĂN TRONG VIỆC DẠY PHÁT ÂM TIẾNG ANH CHO HỌC
SINH LỚP 11 TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN VIÊN VÀ MỘT SỐ GIẢI PHÁP)

M.A MINOR THESIS
Field: English Methodology
Code:
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Võ Đại Quang

HANOI - 2010


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Table of contents
Acknowledgement..........................................................................................................ii
Abstract...........................................................................................................................iii
Table of contents.............................................................................................................iv
List of charts and tables.................................................................................................v
PART 1: INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................1
1. RATIONALE ........................................................................................................... 1
2. AIM OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................ 1
3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS .......................................................................................... 2
4. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 2
4.1. Subjects of the study ..................................................................................... 2
4.2. Data collection instruments .......................................................................... 2
4.3. Data collecting procedure ............................................................................. 2
4. 4. . Data analysis .............................................................................................. 3
5. SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................ 3

6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................ 3
7. DESIGN OF THE STUDY........................................................................................... 3
PART 2: DEVELOPMENT ...........................................................................................4
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................... 4
1.1.

Role of pronunciation in oral communication and foreign language

learning ................................................................................................................ 4
1.2. Factors that affect pronunciation acquisition. ............................................... 5
1.3. Background of pronunciation teaching ......................................................... 6
1.4. Difficulties in teaching pronunciation ........................................................... 7
1.5. An overview of new English textbook “Tieng Anh 11” and the current
situation of teaching the textbook at Yen Vien high school ................................ 17
1.6. Summary of the chapter ............................................................................... 20
CHAPTER 2: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ................................................................. 16
2.1. Data collection instruments ......................................................................... 16


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2.2. Reports on the results collected by means of questionnaires. ....................... 17
2.3. Discussion of the data collected by means of interview and classroom
observation.......................................................................................................... 27
2.4. Findings ....................................................................................................... 29
2.5. Summary of the chapter ............................................................................. 371
CHAPTER 3: PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ........................................................................ 37
3.1.

Making lesson more interesting ............................................................ 382

3.2.

Adjusting time and imposing time ........................................................... 36

3.3.

Equipping facilities ................................................................................. 36

3.4.

Motivating students to learn .................................................................... 37

3.5.

Summary of the chapter .......................................................................... 38

PART III: CONCLUSION

.........................................................................................39

3.1. CONCLUS IONS .................................................................................................. 39
3.2. LIMITATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY .................................... 45
References..............................................................................................................41
Appendixes I...............................................................................................................I
Appendixes II...........................................................................................................IV
Appendixes III........................................................................................................VII
Appendixes IV........................................................................................................ IX