Luận văn teachers' difficulties in teaching english listening skills to the 11th grade at daimo high school hanoi and some suggested solutions

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES

NGUYÊN THỊ LỆ THUY

TEACHERS’ DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS TO THE 11™-GRADE AT DAIMO HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI

AND SOME SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Khả khăn của giáo viên trong việc dạp kĩ năng nghe hiếu cho học sinh

ldp 11 Trưởng TIIPT Dại Mỗ, 11à Nội và một số giải pháp)

MLA Minor Thesis

Major: English Teaching Methodology

Code : 601410

Hanoi — 2011

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOL UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST- GRADUATE STUDIES

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NGUYEN THT LE THUY

TEACHERS’ DIFFICULTIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS TO THE 11"-GRADE AT DAIMO HIGH SCHOOL, HANOI

AND SOME SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

(Khó khăn của giáo viên trong việc đạy kĩ năng nghe hiéu cho hoc

xinh lắp 11 Trưởng THPT Đại MÃ, Hà Nội và một số giải pháp)

MLA Minor Thesis

Major: English Tcaching Mcthadology

Code : 601410

Supervisor: CHU THI PHUONG VANM.A

Hanoi - 2011

List of tables and charts

PART IL: INTRODLCTION c0 St HH nghe re

1 Ralionale of the study cssssccscee

2 Aims and objectives of the study

3 Seope oŸ the stuổy coi

4 Methods of the study c

5 Significance of Ihe sludy

6 Design of the sLudy

FART LU: DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1, Definitions of listening

1.2 Commumicative approaches to listening comprehension

1.3 Stages of a listening lesson

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1.3.3, Post-listoning stage scsncneninnneinennnenitinentnenieinenenennieanne

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1.4, The teacher’s role in the listening lesson

1.5 Potential problems in learning HLS cccccscccsssessossssssessosssusssssenseesensetnee 12 1.6 Strategies of listening comprehension 13

1.7 Role of motivation, interest and relevance int learning ELS 14

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.2.2 Listening lessons

2.3 Research questions - - - 18

2.4.2 Instrument two: Interviews

2.5, Summary

3.1 Qucstionnairos " ieee scanee

Appendix 4: Topics of the listening texts in English textbook LL VI

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to

viii

DM school Dai Mo high schoal

ELS English Listening Skill

LIST OF TABLES

Yable1 | Teachers’ techniques of encouraging students 25

Table2 | Students’ evaluation an other students’ participation 26

Table 3 | Factors affecting students’ difficulties in learning ELS 37

Table4 | Students’ suggested techniques to better teaching ELS 28

Table5 | Teachers’ assessment and attitudes towards HLS 29

Table 6 | Teachers’ assessmunt of listening topics & tasks in “Tieng Anh 29

11” textbook

Table 7 | Teachers’ opinion of students’ atjtudes Lawards lislerting lessons 30

Yable 8 | ‘Teachers’ opinions of the difficult stage(s) of a listening lesson 30

Table} | Difficulties encournered hy the leachers 3

'Table 10 | ‘The frequency of teachers’ using techniques ina listening lesson | s3

Table 11 | Teachers’ suggested solutions to improve listening teaching 34

Table 12 | Four teachers’ answering interview questions 36

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

1.4, The teacher’s role in the listening lesson

1.5 Potential problems in learning HLS cccccscccsssessossssssessosssusssssenseesensetnee 12 1.6 Strategies of listening comprehension 13

1.7 Role of motivation, interest and relevance int learning ELS 14

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.2.2 Listening lessons

2.3 Research questions - - - 18

2.4.2 Instrument two: Interviews

2.5, Summary

3.1 Qucstionnairos " ieee scanee

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DM school Dai Mo high schoal

ELS English Listening Skill

LIST OF TABLES

Yable1 | Teachers’ techniques of encouraging students 25

Table2 | Students’ evaluation an other students’ participation 26

Table 3 | Factors affecting students’ difficulties in learning ELS 37

Table4 | Students’ suggested techniques to better teaching ELS 28

Table5 | Teachers’ assessment and attitudes towards HLS 29

Table 6 | Teachers’ assessmunt of listening topics & tasks in “Tieng Anh 29

11” textbook

Table 7 | Teachers’ opinion of students’ atjtudes Lawards lislerting lessons 30

Yable 8 | ‘Teachers’ opinions of the difficult stage(s) of a listening lesson 30

Table} | Difficulties encournered hy the leachers 3

'Table 10 | ‘The frequency of teachers’ using techniques ina listening lesson | s3

Table 11 | Teachers’ suggested solutions to improve listening teaching 34

Table 12 | Four teachers’ answering interview questions 36

fields of human endeavor So it is important that we leam to use English if we do not want

to be old fashioned Therefore, there is a grcat demand for teaching and Icaming English in the world as well as in Vietnam In order to use Lnglish effectively, learners need to develop commmicative competence Accordingly, they should be helped lo develop four

skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Listening, therefore, is essential not only as

a receptive skill but also to the development of spoken language proficiency

Aware of the importance of teaching listening skills, ail the teachers of Dai Mo high school are trying their besl lo make ihe listening lessons effeclive The teachers themsclves always

try to find out the best approach to apply in teaching However, the quality of learning and

teaching Lnglish listening skills sll remains very low ‘Therefore, this thesis takes a critical look al the real situation of teaching and learning lisiening skills at Dai Mo high

school to explore the problems as well as to suggest some feasible solutions, From the real

experience in teaching, the researcher attempts to carry out a research to make the

problems clear

2 Aim and objectives of the study

Within the trame work of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at:

- Clarifying the practices of teaching and leaming ELS in grades 11 in DM school

- Finding oul the dif—icnltics Iesehors and students in grades 11 in DM school have had to undergo

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to the teaching of ELS for grade J

Jt may appear contradictory thal in the first two concentrations, the study attempts to

investigate both teaching and learning of ELS whereas the main topie raised in the title of the study is only about the teaching, However, according to Brown (2007), it is not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of leaning,”

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

fields of human endeavor So it is important that we leam to use English if we do not want

to be old fashioned Therefore, there is a grcat demand for teaching and Icaming English in the world as well as in Vietnam In order to use Lnglish effectively, learners need to develop commmicative competence Accordingly, they should be helped lo develop four

skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Listening, therefore, is essential not only as

a receptive skill but also to the development of spoken language proficiency

Aware of the importance of teaching listening skills, ail the teachers of Dai Mo high school are trying their besl lo make ihe listening lessons effeclive The teachers themsclves always

try to find out the best approach to apply in teaching However, the quality of learning and

teaching Lnglish listening skills sll remains very low ‘Therefore, this thesis takes a critical look al the real situation of teaching and learning lisiening skills at Dai Mo high

school to explore the problems as well as to suggest some feasible solutions, From the real

experience in teaching, the researcher attempts to carry out a research to make the

problems clear

2 Aim and objectives of the study

Within the trame work of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at:

- Clarifying the practices of teaching and leaming ELS in grades 11 in DM school

- Finding oul the dif—icnltics Iesehors and students in grades 11 in DM school have had to undergo

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to the teaching of ELS for grade J

Jt may appear contradictory thal in the first two concentrations, the study attempts to

investigate both teaching and learning of ELS whereas the main topie raised in the title of the study is only about the teaching, However, according to Brown (2007), it is not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of leaning,”

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

fields of human endeavor So it is important that we leam to use English if we do not want

to be old fashioned Therefore, there is a grcat demand for teaching and Icaming English in the world as well as in Vietnam In order to use Lnglish effectively, learners need to develop commmicative competence Accordingly, they should be helped lo develop four

skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Listening, therefore, is essential not only as

a receptive skill but also to the development of spoken language proficiency

Aware of the importance of teaching listening skills, ail the teachers of Dai Mo high school are trying their besl lo make ihe listening lessons effeclive The teachers themsclves always

try to find out the best approach to apply in teaching However, the quality of learning and

teaching Lnglish listening skills sll remains very low ‘Therefore, this thesis takes a critical look al the real situation of teaching and learning lisiening skills at Dai Mo high

school to explore the problems as well as to suggest some feasible solutions, From the real

experience in teaching, the researcher attempts to carry out a research to make the

problems clear

2 Aim and objectives of the study

Within the trame work of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at:

- Clarifying the practices of teaching and leaming ELS in grades 11 in DM school

- Finding oul the dif—icnltics Iesehors and students in grades 11 in DM school have had to undergo

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to the teaching of ELS for grade J

Jt may appear contradictory thal in the first two concentrations, the study attempts to

investigate both teaching and learning of ELS whereas the main topie raised in the title of the study is only about the teaching, However, according to Brown (2007), it is not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of leaning,”

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to

fields of human endeavor So it is important that we leam to use English if we do not want

to be old fashioned Therefore, there is a grcat demand for teaching and Icaming English in the world as well as in Vietnam In order to use Lnglish effectively, learners need to develop commmicative competence Accordingly, they should be helped lo develop four

skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Listening, therefore, is essential not only as

a receptive skill but also to the development of spoken language proficiency

Aware of the importance of teaching listening skills, ail the teachers of Dai Mo high school are trying their besl lo make ihe listening lessons effeclive The teachers themsclves always

try to find out the best approach to apply in teaching However, the quality of learning and

teaching Lnglish listening skills sll remains very low ‘Therefore, this thesis takes a critical look al the real situation of teaching and learning lisiening skills at Dai Mo high

school to explore the problems as well as to suggest some feasible solutions, From the real

experience in teaching, the researcher attempts to carry out a research to make the

problems clear

2 Aim and objectives of the study

Within the trame work of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at:

- Clarifying the practices of teaching and leaming ELS in grades 11 in DM school

- Finding oul the dif—icnltics Iesehors and students in grades 11 in DM school have had to undergo

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to the teaching of ELS for grade J

Jt may appear contradictory thal in the first two concentrations, the study attempts to

investigate both teaching and learning of ELS whereas the main topie raised in the title of the study is only about the teaching, However, according to Brown (2007), it is not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of leaning,”

1.4, The teacher’s role in the listening lesson

1.5 Potential problems in learning HLS cccccscccsssessossssssessosssusssssenseesensetnee 12 1.6 Strategies of listening comprehension 13

1.7 Role of motivation, interest and relevance int learning ELS 14

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.2.2 Listening lessons

2.3 Research questions - - - 18

2.4.2 Instrument two: Interviews

2.5, Summary

3.1 Qucstionnairos " ieee scanee

viii

DM school Dai Mo high schoal

ELS English Listening Skill

LIST OF TABLES

Yable1 | Teachers’ techniques of encouraging students 25

Table2 | Students’ evaluation an other students’ participation 26

Table 3 | Factors affecting students’ difficulties in learning ELS 37

Table4 | Students’ suggested techniques to better teaching ELS 28

Table5 | Teachers’ assessment and attitudes towards HLS 29

Table 6 | Teachers’ assessmunt of listening topics & tasks in “Tieng Anh 29

11” textbook

Table 7 | Teachers’ opinion of students’ atjtudes Lawards lislerting lessons 30

Yable 8 | ‘Teachers’ opinions of the difficult stage(s) of a listening lesson 30

Table} | Difficulties encournered hy the leachers 3

'Table 10 | ‘The frequency of teachers’ using techniques ina listening lesson | s3

Table 11 | Teachers’ suggested solutions to improve listening teaching 34

Table 12 | Four teachers’ answering interview questions 36

fields of human endeavor So it is important that we leam to use English if we do not want

to be old fashioned Therefore, there is a grcat demand for teaching and Icaming English in the world as well as in Vietnam In order to use Lnglish effectively, learners need to develop commmicative competence Accordingly, they should be helped lo develop four

skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing Listening, therefore, is essential not only as

a receptive skill but also to the development of spoken language proficiency

Aware of the importance of teaching listening skills, ail the teachers of Dai Mo high school are trying their besl lo make ihe listening lessons effeclive The teachers themsclves always

try to find out the best approach to apply in teaching However, the quality of learning and

teaching Lnglish listening skills sll remains very low ‘Therefore, this thesis takes a critical look al the real situation of teaching and learning lisiening skills at Dai Mo high

school to explore the problems as well as to suggest some feasible solutions, From the real

experience in teaching, the researcher attempts to carry out a research to make the

problems clear

2 Aim and objectives of the study

Within the trame work of a minor thesis, the study is aimed at:

- Clarifying the practices of teaching and leaming ELS in grades 11 in DM school

- Finding oul the dif—icnltics Iesehors and students in grades 11 in DM school have had to undergo

- Suggesting some feasible solutions to the teaching of ELS for grade J

Jt may appear contradictory thal in the first two concentrations, the study attempts to

investigate both teaching and learning of ELS whereas the main topie raised in the title of the study is only about the teaching, However, according to Brown (2007), it is not a contradiction “if we look at the teaching process as the facilitation of leaning,”

viii

DM school Dai Mo high schoal

ELS English Listening Skill

LIST OF TABLES

Yable1 | Teachers’ techniques of encouraging students 25

Table2 | Students’ evaluation an other students’ participation 26

Table 3 | Factors affecting students’ difficulties in learning ELS 37

Table4 | Students’ suggested techniques to better teaching ELS 28

Table5 | Teachers’ assessment and attitudes towards HLS 29

Table 6 | Teachers’ assessmunt of listening topics & tasks in “Tieng Anh 29

11” textbook

Table 7 | Teachers’ opinion of students’ atjtudes Lawards lislerting lessons 30

Yable 8 | ‘Teachers’ opinions of the difficult stage(s) of a listening lesson 30

Table} | Difficulties encournered hy the leachers 3

'Table 10 | ‘The frequency of teachers’ using techniques ina listening lesson | s3

Table 11 | Teachers’ suggested solutions to improve listening teaching 34

Table 12 | Four teachers’ answering interview questions 36

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 1 | Students’ assessment of their hstening abilines 2

Chart 2 | Students’ attitudes towards the importance of listening skills 22 Chart 3 | Students’ frequency of listening to English outside the class 23

Chart 4 | Students’ assessment of tasks in the “Tieng Anh 11” textbook 23

Chart 5 | Students” attitudes towards dhe appropriate time [or learning ELS 24 Chart 6 | How students discuss their listening comprchensiơn problcms 35

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to

3.1.1, Questionnaires for students eseomnsnsmenneinneneumentnnamanenmnnnes 21 3.1.2, Questiomnaires for teachers eseomnsnsmenannennaneneumenianmneneannnnenns 38 3.2 Resulis of the itierviews 34

4.1 Tindings - - - - 38

41.4 Teachers’ difficullics m teaching ELS to grade 117 studerls 39

4.2.4, Upgrading tcaching ai€8 wees "——

4.2.5 Adapting and re-designing the tasks - - 42

42.6 Equipping students with listening strategies - - 42

1 Summary of the srudy Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

2 Limitations of the study Lạ HH HH HH2 HH gen

3 Recommendations for further study

Appendix 4: Topics of the listening texts in English textbook LL VI

1.4, The teacher’s role in the listening lesson

1.5 Potential problems in learning HLS cccccscccsssessossssssessosssusssssenseesensetnee 12 1.6 Strategies of listening comprehension 13

1.7 Role of motivation, interest and relevance int learning ELS 14

CHAPTER 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

2.2.2 Listening lessons

2.3 Research questions - - - 18

2.4.2 Instrument two: Interviews

2.5, Summary

3.1 Qucstionnairos " ieee scanee

Appendix 4: Topics of the listening texts in English textbook LL VI

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to

3 Scope of the study

Learning a second language as a scholar once said “is a Jong and complex undertaking”

‘Therefore, teachers of a second language certainly have many problems during their teaching, In the scope of this Tesvarch, however, the Tsscarchor only has ambition ta investigate the difficulties that teachers in DM school have been faced when teaching listening skill for 11" graders, Lopefidlly, they will have more smooth and successful listening lessons Also, il is nol expected that the sludy can bring solutions to the ELS

teaching for students of all levels

4, Methods of the study

The study is designed to use both qualitative and quantitative methods, Besides, many resources such as books, magavines, articles, newspapers and some sources ơn the Intemet have becn read by the rescareher

In order to gain the most reliable results, the quantitative data will be collected through two survey questionnaires, One survey questionaire is for [40 sludenls from five different groups in grads tin DM school and the other survey is for 7 teachers Lsaching English for grades 11 dung the time they took part in the survey The data, then, will be processed and analyzed to yield conclusions for the study

Along with the qnantitative mothed, the qualitative data has been oblained by informal interviews with some teachers to collect further information about the real situations of

teaching and learning “SL in grades 11 at DM school

5 Significance of the stuily

‘This research provides an insight into the difficulties that are ofen mel by teachers teaching Enplish for grades 11 in DM school li addition, this research also points out some feasible solutions which are beneficial for both teachers and students

Hopefilly, the findings and recommendations of this study will be of sore help to the improvement of the teaching and leaming ELS of Vietnamese students in general and of

DM school students in particular The study also gives some guidelines tor teachers to