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Evaluation of time management skill of the 3
rd
year students in FFL - HUT

Final Report
"Evaluation of time management skill of the 3rd year
students in FFL - HUT"
Evaluation of time management skill of the 3
rd
year students
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Evaluation of time management skill of the 3
rd
year students in FFL - HUT
in Faculty of Foreign Language, Ha Noi University of Technology
Nguyen The Ky D06-K52
Faculty of Foreign Language
Ha Noi University of Technology
Abstract
Time management skill is very essential to students in their study or in other extracurricular
activities, and needs more serious concern. The object of the research was to evaluate time
management skill of the 3
rd
year students of FFL-HUT to see if it is good or not, because they have
been facing a large amount of time-consuming assignments. Data were gathered using two methods:
content analysis on requirements of ESP subjects, on relevant materials, and questionnaire survey on
selected 3
rd
year students of FFL-HUT.
The research showed a big gap in time management of 3
rd

year students despite some strong
points. They realized the importance of time management, took some good steps to control the time
better such as planning to study, doing important things first, arranging space to learn…They,
however, were attracted to time-wasted things, did not have detailed plans, their time remained
illogic arranging…Therefore, students are recommended considering themselves if they were
arranging time well or not. Further study needs to be conducted to develop a basic model of time
management for these student characterized by technicality and foreign language to take full
advantage of their strong points and improve their limitations.
Introduction
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Evaluation of time management skill of the 3
rd
year students in FFL - HUT
The time is really short while we have so many things to do; however, students in general and
students of FOFL HUT in particular seem not to be concerned about this fact. Some complained
about a large amount of assignments they must complete, others blamed a busy life for taking their
precious time. They, the 3
rd
year students in FOFL, just complained instead of themselves evaluating
their time management to improve it properly. The 3
rd
year students are focused on as they have
already had to study ESP with a large amount of difficult assignments. This stage of learning is the
beginning of hard-working. If they fail to manage the time they will get more stress. Therefore, this
research was to evaluate their time management skill, it is good or not. The importance of this
research is that it evaluated the time management of students to help them realize what they have
done well, what were their limitations to improve and finally to help them good time managements
habit to cope with coming ESP next terms. This topic was chose because of the fact that students
have poor time management while they have many important things to complete; the research is a
good looking glass for students to look into find out themselves.

To conduct this research, I used two main methods: Content analysis and Questionnaire surveys.
The first method analyzed existing material related to theories of the time management and
explained common reasons why the 3
rd
year students always feel overwhelmed by their assignments
of ESP subjects. This method proved really useful as it help research to develop a firm theoretical
points and principles. From that base, the research can build the valuable points. This also helps to
point out the requirements of ESP which mean hard-working. The second one was used to find out
whether the 3
rd
year students in FOFL have difficulties in study with respect to time management
skill, to discover limitations as well as strong points when they manage the time for learning. This
method brought a lot of benefits. It revealed what students have done well, what were their
difficulties, what are their limitations in regard to above principles.
Literature review
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rd
year students in FFL - HUT
Time management is a very popular concept and is discussed, analyzed in a variety of books,
magazines or on online forums due to its necessity in life. According to Tracey Carter (2008), time
management is the ability to produce and follow a schedule, meet deadlines, prioritize and minimize
distractions and unimportant tasks. In other word, time management is a set of principles, practices,
skills, tools, and systems working together to help one gets more value out of one’s time with the
aim of improving the quality of life.
Much attention is paid on time management thanks to its big benefits one good time manager can
obtain. To students, when their time is well-managed, they can accomplish important tasks,
assignments or homework and what they have done are effective and sufficient. Moreover, good
time management helps students to get more relaxed, to feel more confident because they no longer
are concerned about, no longer are overwhelmed with their tasks at weekends, instead, they can

spare more time for fun, for doing a favorite hobby, enjoying time with their friends , or simply
resting. They are also able to balance study and their own plans or their own social activities, an
important thing but challenging to archive. With good time management, they can make their period
of student life meaningful with a lot of unforgettable experience while are well-prepared for working
in future as their parents expect. In other word, they can meet their goals both in short and long term.
However, most students do seemingly not improve the way they manage the time despite
recognizing the importance to do it. The reason is that they have no idea about if they are getting
troubles with time earlier to respond. Therefore, the research points out basic symptoms of poor time
managements because if a student is not arranging time wisely, it is reflected in life by the presence
of one or more bad conditions. He is very stressful and does not have enough time to complete his
task. He has to try to hand over his assignment on time by working late even at weekends or to play
truant and stay at home to finish it. It seems exhausted! Also, he is never capable of having his task
completed effectively, and result is not very good.
Another sign of poor time management is being full of discontent. One is regrettable about
incomplete goals, does not seem to reach any where, and feels he has dropped out one important
thing. He wishes time could turn back, but it is impossible. Most recognizable presence is always
wasting time on trivial matters. One, of course, can relax and entertain such as chatting, listening
music …during studying, but time he spend working accounts for a little amount compared to time
he has wasted.
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Evaluation of time management skill of the 3
rd
year students in FFL - HUT
Students possess a huge amount of time, but have a lot of things left undo. It seems unreasonable;
however, it is fact. Fortunately, many books and magazines in which tips for managing time are
recommended are available and prove really useful to students. As a student, there are some basic
Principles of Time Management that one can apply.
1. Identify "Best Time" for Studying: Everyone has high and low periods of attention and
concentration. Are you a "morning person" or a "night person". Use your power times to study; use
the down times for routines such as laundry and errands.

2. Study Difficult Subjects First: When you are fresh, you can process information more quickly
and save time as a result.
3. Use Distributed Learning and Practice: Study in shorter time blocks with short breaks between.
This keeps you from getting fatigued and "wasting time." This type of studying is efficient because
while you are taking a break, the brain is still processing the information.
4. Make Sure the Surroundings are Conducive to Studying: This will allow you to reduce
distractions which can "waste time." If there are times in the residence halls or your apartment when
you know there will be noise and commotion, use that time for mindless tasks.
5. Make Room for Entertainment and Relaxation: College is more than studying. You need to have
a social life, yet, you need to have a balance in your life.
6. Make Sure you Have Time to Sleep and Eat Properly: Sleep is often an activity (or lack of
activity) that students use as their time management "bank." When they need a few extra hours for
studying or socializing, they withdraw a few hours of sleep. Doing this makes the time they spend
studying less effective because they will need a couple hours of clock time to get an hour of
productive time. This is not a good way to manage yourself in relation to time.
Methodology
This research was conducted through two methods: content analysis and questionnaire survey
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