Luận văn an evaluation of the course book english for navigation students for the students at navigation department haiphong polytechnic college

In addition, the Zindings will be the foundation for enhancing the quality of the in-house material “English for Navigation Students” in order to meet the students’ occupational require

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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

TRAN THI NGA

AN EVALUATION OF THE COURSE BOOK “ENGLISH FOR NAVIGATION

STUDENTS’ FOR THE STUDENTS AT NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT,

HAIPHONG POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

(Đánh giá giáo trình “English for navigation students” dinh cho sinh vien

khoa điều khiến tàu biển tại irờng Cao Đăng nghề Bách Nghệ Hải Phòng)

M.A Minor Thesis

Field: English Teaching Methodetogy

Code: 6 14 10

Super visor: TRẦN THANH NHÀN, MA

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PART B: DEVELOPMENT 4

1.2 Textbook, course book, and matcrials and

1.2.1 Deiinitious cee HH0 HH ren wel

1.2.2 A wide range of Maritine English maieriaÌs 5

1.2.3 ‘The roles of materials in a language program 6

1.3.2 Purposes of materials evaluation 8

1.3.3 Types of materials evaluation 9

1.3.3.1 Pro-usc evaluation 9

1.3.3.2 IEuse cvaluation e con seeriireerirerrrireeeossÐ

1.3.3.3 Post use svaluation cceeceeieiereeeeeroreoe.EÐ

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1.3.4.1 The impressionstic method ee LD 1.3.4.2 The checklist method cc se eeieiieioroelTl

1.3.5.1 What should be included in the crileria checklist? iF

1.4 The roles of materials evaluation to adaptation of the course book

2.1 The current ESP teaching and learning situation at HPPC 15

2.1.3 General description of the material 1? 2.2 Research questions

2.3 Research method

CHAPTER 3: ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AND SUGGESTIONS

3.1 The realization of each criterion in the course book “English for

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requirements, In order to achieve this aim, the objectives were worked out below

- ‘To evaluate the material “Linglish for Navigation Students” ftom the view points

of Ihe ESP tzachers, subject tcachers and students al Navigation Faculty to identity its strengths, deticiencies and weaknesses,

- To offer suggestions for adaptation of the materials basing on the major findings

3 Significance of the study

Fust of all, the study will provide the findings which are not only useful to the researcher herself but also to the course book designers and the teaching stafi These findings help them to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the course book so that they can make optinmurn use of the book’s strengths and adjust the shortcomings of ccrlain Jasks and every unit throughout the course book

In addition, the Zindings will be the foundation for enhancing the quality of the in-house

material “English for Navigation Students” in order to meet the students’ occupational

requirements

Lastly, il is expected thal the results of the study would serve as a usclul source of reference for teachers who arc in charge of teaching ESP and/or interested in materials

development for ESP, especially Maritime English

4 Scope of the study

The study mainly foeuscs on cvaluating the course book “English for Navigation Students”

from the view points of the HSP teachers, subyect teachers and students at Navigation

Faculty in terms of format and organization, subject content, langnage content, language

skill, and mothadology among # great number of criteria for materials evaluation

5 Mcthods of the study

The accomplishinent of this thesis is first based on (he review of materials in the arca of evaluation to build up a theoretical background for the research.

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University of Languages and International Studies,

Victnam National University Hanoi English as a Foreign Language

English Language Teaching English as a Second T.anguage English for Specilic Purposes English for Navigation Studcnis Haiphong Polytechnic College Teaching Finglish as a Forcign Language

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PART B: DEVELOPMENT CIIAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW

1.1 An introduction

Matcrials svaluation is part ofa limguage course and plays an iraportanl role im a matorials development; and teaching and learning process Therefore, this issue has not only become

a topic of great interest among foreign researchers but also Vietnamese ones Being aware

of its importance, in Victnam, as Tran Thanh Nhan (2006) stated that “only recently has evaluation confirmed its vital role in guaranteeing educational quality Its significance still holds tras within the scope of materials evaluation.” Tlence, this research field has drawn attention to numerous postgraduates at ULIS, YNUH, who chose and wrote their theses on materials evaluation, especially evaluation of ESP materials The following researchers are

worthy to be mentioned: Nguyen Do ‘hn Hoai (2004); ‘Tran ‘Thanh Nhan (2006); Giap Thi

Yon (2008) and Nguyen Thi Xuan Thy (2008), cte Thoy mado a great deal of contzibution to the post-graduate research field of materials evaluation at ULIS, VNUH and their previous works help lay a reliable foundation for this study Although each thesis was carried out with different aims, contexts ond participants, and based on various theories of linguists abroad, findamentally they shared the ffamework for materials evaluation namely: types, purposes, methods, models and criteria In this present study, the 1oscarolter is going (o exploit the [amework for evaluation of the course book “English for

‘Navigation Students” which is currently used at Haiphong Polytechnic College

1.2, Textbook, course book, and materials

1.2.1 Definitions

As the theme of this thesis is the evaluation of the course boak “English for Navigation

Students” that is being exploited for teaching and learning at HPPC, the rescarcher would

like to start the literature review by considering and clarifying the three basic terms

textbook, course book, and iaterials These terms are commanly used in discussing inaterials evaluation

As defined in I.ongmsn Dieliorsy (1998:1394), toxIbook is a book which contains

information for the study of a particular subject, for cxample, a history textbook or a

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3.1.4 Language skill - — .30

3.2 Suggestions for materials adaptation

3.2.1 Format and organization

3.2.2 Maritune content

3.2.3 Language content 3.2.4 Language skill

3.2.5 Methodology sec

Appendix 1: Evaluation checklist for the students (in English) i

Appendix 2: Evaluation checklist for the students (in Vietnamese) v

Appendix 4: A sample of a newly-adapted unit xv

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LIST OF CHARTS AND TABLES

‘Table & chart 3.1: ‘lhe realization of the format and organization criteria

‘Table & chart 3.2: ‘Ihe realization of the maritime content criterion

Table & chart 3.3: The realization of the language content criterion

Table & chart 3.4: The realization of the language skill criterion

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PART A: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale for the study

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has developed to become one of the most prominent

atcas of ELT jcaching The growth of ESP has also ted io an inoreasing mimber of specialized materials Maritime English materials are not an exception The importance of materials is undeniable due to its important role in the curriculum as Nunan (1988, cited in Pritchard, 2003:1) states that “ materials, in fact, are an essential element within the curriculum, and do morc than simply hubricate the wheels of learning, At their best they provide concrete models of desirable classroom practice, they act as curriculum models, and al their very best they fulfill a leacher development role.” Mereaver, malerials, whether commercially developed or teacher-produced, are considered a key component in most EFL programs essential for both teachers and learners Obviously, most teachers

use Tutorials as their primary icaching resource in providing the content of the lessons and class room praolice, In some siluations, however, materials arc only used to supplement the teachar’s instruction For learners, materials generally serve as the basis for the language input they receive and the language practice they take part during their classes, Materials

pronunciation, grammer, vocabulary, etc Nevertheless, as Swales (1980) points out that

materials exhibit problems and in extreme cases are examples of educational failure

Although materials arc a core clement in most ESP classes, there has been little materials

evaluation made ‘herefore, in order to exploit the materials at best, it is necessary for

individuals, especially language teachers, to carefidly cxamine afl aspects of the materials

"rhe course book “Lnglish for Navigation Students” was designed for the second and third- your students al Navigation Facutty with the greatest effort of the tenchers at the English Department It has been used at Haiphong Polytechnic College (HPPC) for nearly 3 years, however, since then there has been no evaluation to the course book by the college administrators prior lo the introduction of the course hook lo recognize its strengths and shortcomings, and to see how nmch the course book mests students’ occupational purposes and needs, and the employers’ requirements For this reason, the researcher decided to

choase materials evaluation as the theme for this thesis.

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Faculty, who have worked with two-thirds of the course book;

= Interviews are conducted with the ESP Icachors who have expericnced using and teaching the course book, and with the subject teachers who both have taken part in lectures at college and have worked on board a ship on

worldwide routes for years alternately

6 Organization of the study

This study consists of three parts as follows:

Parl A wilt provide generat information about the rationale for choosing the (home, ainns and objectives, significance, scope, methods, and organization of the study

Part B is divided into three main chapters In order to provide readers with literature review relevant to this study, the important notions of materials, materials evaluation, types, methods, and erileria for inatcrials cvaluation arc discussed in clapler one Also in this chapter, the significant role of materials evaluation to adaptation of the course book is

presented

The next chapter will give the readers an overview of the current ESP teaching and learning situation at Navigation Faculty, TIPPC, and a detailed analysis of methodologies employed in the study, rescarch procedures and participants involved in the rescarch process

Based on the collected data, chapter three will analyze and discuss the findings of the study, and give suggestions for adaptation of materials evaluation

Parl © will surmmearive the major findings, reveal the linritalions remaining in the study, and offer some suggestions for farthor study on the sare topic

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2 Aims and objectives uf the study

This study is carried out with the aim of improving the quality of the teacher-generated material “English for Navigation Students” to meet the students’ occupational

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Faculty, who have worked with two-thirds of the course book;

= Interviews are conducted with the ESP Icachors who have expericnced using and teaching the course book, and with the subject teachers who both have taken part in lectures at college and have worked on board a ship on

worldwide routes for years alternately

6 Organization of the study

This study consists of three parts as follows:

Parl A wilt provide generat information about the rationale for choosing the (home, ainns and objectives, significance, scope, methods, and organization of the study

Part B is divided into three main chapters In order to provide readers with literature review relevant to this study, the important notions of materials, materials evaluation, types, methods, and erileria for inatcrials cvaluation arc discussed in clapler one Also in this chapter, the significant role of materials evaluation to adaptation of the course book is

presented

The next chapter will give the readers an overview of the current ESP teaching and learning situation at Navigation Faculty, TIPPC, and a detailed analysis of methodologies employed in the study, rescarch procedures and participants involved in the rescarch process

Based on the collected data, chapter three will analyze and discuss the findings of the study, and give suggestions for adaptation of materials evaluation

Parl © will surmmearive the major findings, reveal the linritalions remaining in the study, and offer some suggestions for farthor study on the sare topic

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1.1 An introduction

Matcrials svaluation is part ofa limguage course and plays an iraportanl role im a matorials development; and teaching and learning process Therefore, this issue has not only become

a topic of great interest among foreign researchers but also Vietnamese ones Being aware

of its importance, in Victnam, as Tran Thanh Nhan (2006) stated that “only recently has evaluation confirmed its vital role in guaranteeing educational quality Its significance still holds tras within the scope of materials evaluation.” Tlence, this research field has drawn attention to numerous postgraduates at ULIS, YNUH, who chose and wrote their theses on materials evaluation, especially evaluation of ESP materials The following researchers are

worthy to be mentioned: Nguyen Do ‘hn Hoai (2004); ‘Tran ‘Thanh Nhan (2006); Giap Thi

Yon (2008) and Nguyen Thi Xuan Thy (2008), cte Thoy mado a great deal of contzibution to the post-graduate research field of materials evaluation at ULIS, VNUH and their previous works help lay a reliable foundation for this study Although each thesis was carried out with different aims, contexts ond participants, and based on various theories of linguists abroad, findamentally they shared the ffamework for materials evaluation namely: types, purposes, methods, models and criteria In this present study, the 1oscarolter is going (o exploit the [amework for evaluation of the course book “English for

‘Navigation Students” which is currently used at Haiphong Polytechnic College

1.2, Textbook, course book, and materials

1.2.1 Definitions

As the theme of this thesis is the evaluation of the course boak “English for Navigation

Students” that is being exploited for teaching and learning at HPPC, the rescarcher would

like to start the literature review by considering and clarifying the three basic terms

textbook, course book, and iaterials These terms are commanly used in discussing inaterials evaluation

As defined in I.ongmsn Dieliorsy (1998:1394), toxIbook is a book which contains

information for the study of a particular subject, for cxample, a history textbook or a

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PART A: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale for the study

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Tiêu đề	An evaluation of the course book English for navigation students for the students at Navigation Department Haiphong Polytechnic College
Tác giả	Tran Thi Nga
Người hướng dẫn	MA. Tran Thanh Nhan
Trường học	Vietnam National University, Hanoi – University of Languages and International Studies
Chuyên ngành	English teaching methodology
Thể loại	Luận văn
Năm xuất bản	2010
Thành phố	Hanoi

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