SOME SUGGESTIONS TO INCREASE THE MOTIVATON FOR GRAGE 10 STUDENTS IN RURAL AREA IN SOME SPEAKING LESSONS

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1 INTRODUCTION ( page 1 to page 2)

1.1 Reason for choosing the theme ( page 1)

1.2 Purpose of study ( page 2)

1.3 Object of study ( page 2)

1.4 Research Methods ( page 2)

2 CONTENT ( page 3 to page 16)

2.1 Theoretical basis of experienced initiative( page 3)

2.2 The status of teaching and learning speaking skill at Lam Kinh high school ( page 4)

2.3 Solutions and Implementation ( page 5)

2.4.The effectiveness of the experienced innitiative ( page 16)

3 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ( page 17 to page 18) 3.1 Conclusions( page 17)

3.2 Recommendations( page 18)

Speaking is the vital skill of language learning The mastery of speaking skill

in English is a priority of many students Despite its importance, for a long time, teaching speaking in some high school has not been highly apreciated Traditional teaching methods have seem to emphasize the learning of language system as a goal in its own right and failed to give students an ability to gain realistic experiences in actually using the language

The grade 10 English textbooks provide students with a lot of different topics of speaking about life and society However, the diversity of subjects quires

students to memorize a large number of vocabulary and obtain a good speaking skill This is a major difficulty for the students, especially for those in rural and mountainous areas Being a teacher at a high school, I have realized that a large number of students are afraid of learning to speak English and lack of

confidence to communicate with other people in English According to the survey carried out at the begining of this school year at my school, more than 70% of the students reported that they have no motivation of learning speaking

in class and they could hardly make a simple conversation in English or express what they thought If students do not learn how to speak or do not get

opportunities to speak in the language classroom, they may soon get

demotivated and lose interest in learing On the other hand, if we use different activities in teaching speaking, the lessons will get a lot of fun Therefore, we can raise general learner motivation and make the language lesson funnier and more dynamic

In fact, there are many good methods of teaching speaking skill but the selectionand application of those methods flexibly in each Unit is not easy for each

teacher

In teaching students at the school, I and some of my colleagues in the team faced many difficulties in finding suitable methods for each speaking lesson to give our students more chance to develop their speaking skill That is the matter

I have been absorbed in and that is the reason for my theme "Some suggestions

to increase the motivation for grade 10 students in rural area in some speaking lessons”

- Researched participants:

Lam Kinh high school students in grades 10 and English textbooks for grade 10

1.4 Research Methods

1.4.1 Read the document:

I have studied the materials collected relating to the subject so that I can find outthe content orientation of the topic, understand the research problem and solve the problem with relatively accurate documentation

1.4.2 Investigate

a Attend English lessons: Through attending English lessons of

colleagues in and out of school I summarized some valuable

experiences in teaching vocabulary to students

b Experiment: Own experimentation through class lesson, I have

applied several methods of teaching vocabulary in each lesson several self-assessment and the effectiveness of those methods

c Discussion: Through expert group meetings, I and colleagues have

discussed the problem of teaching methods and skills to teach English vocabulary effectively to students

d Assessment: Through quality tests students, teachers self-assessment

reviews the effectiveness of the use of methods of teaching vocabularyand find out measures to improve the quality of learning vocabulary

- Educational programs attached to Decision No 16/2006 / QD-BGDT minister dated 05/05/2006 of education and training

- Decision No 1400 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister: On approval of the project

"Teaching and learning of foreign languages in the national education system the period 2008 - 2020"

- Topics of education and training on innovative approaches to teaching and assessment of English at high schools

- The material “Some common problems of teaching methods innovation in schools” by Nguyen Van Cuong, Prof Dr Bernd Meier compiled collaborative

project developed under high school education of the Ministry of Education and Training

2.1.2 Scientific basis:

- Based on current goals of education is to focus on the development direction ofthe dynamism, creativity and active learning of students in order to help them have the ability to identify and solve problems To achieve the goal of this

section, the use of diverse techniques of teaching speaking to students instead of traditional teaching methods that teachers provide only words and meanings of words is necessary

- Based on innovation-oriented method of teaching English in secondary schools

by the Ministry of Education and Training Basic criteria of the new teaching methods that operate independently, actively, activeness of students in solving the tasks to communicate in the language Key criteria to assess the learning

outcomes of students is the ability to communicate and conduct capacity tape language in practical situations In particular, the speaking skill is the main component in communicative activities Thus, helping students master this skill

is a task that is equally important

- Based on the objectives of foreign language learning is not only to know

phonetic system, vocabulary, grammar, but also to use that system to achieve thepurpose of communication Therefore, know that help students use language to communicate is indispensable and relatively difficult with each teacher,

especially with those students in rural and mountainous areas

2.2 The status of teaching and learning speaking skill at Lam Kinh high school

Through the teaching of English, especially English program grade 10, I have realized some problems below:

- The majority of foreign language teachers have done their utmost to teach and inspire the love for learning English for students However, due to a lack of facilities and equipment needed for particular courses of visual aids cater for teaching speaking, it should not achieve high efficiency Besides, traditional methods of teaching speaking often reduces the quality of the language lessons and absorptive capacity of the students Some teachers do not create speaking activities for students to take part in or they are not creative in designing

activities Therefore, some speaking lessons get boring and demotivated

- In fact, many students in grade 10 of Lam Kinh high school come from

agricultural commune, some are mountainous ethnic minority students

Although the students love English and they are aware of its importance, using aforeign language to communicate is still a major obstacle to them Most studentsare not confident to present their ideas in English though they may understand what other students anh their teacher say Moreover, many students are not motivated to speak English and are afraid of making mistakes and being

laughed at by their friends or being told off by their teachers This is a huge drawback for students from rural and mountainous areas where they have little chance of having a real language environment and contacting with alien

technology or modern teaching facilities

At the beginning of 2017-2018 school year in grades 10A1,10A2,10A3, after conducting a short test of speaking with the same content, I have obtained the following results: the number of students get good marks

Class

Total

10A1 ( 42 students)

10A2 (42 students)

10A3 42 students)

The number of students scoring proficient 1 0 1

is very limited compared to the amount of knowledge provided in the textbooks

- From this result, I have adopted a number of measures to improve the

efficiency of teaching and learning speaking skill for students in my class With each lesson, I use diverse forms of teaching speaking to suit each student object and I also try to make full use of the poor teaching conditions in my school

- In 10th grade English, Speaking lessons are divided into several topics and many different groups With each lesson, I have tried to design various speakingactivities so that all students can get involved

2.3 Solutions and Implementation

2.3.1 Using role – play in teaching speaking lessons:

Role-plays are an excellent way of getting your students to practise their

English They stimulate real life situations and allow them to act out what they would do in a real situation Role plays can work out as a great ice breaker for the beginning of the class Once the students are having fun and speaking

English, there are no limits to their own learning

Teachers can arrange and group students accoding to their levels and then deisgnsuitable speaking activities depending on the content of each lesson Below is a list of ideas for a general speaking English class that I have tried with my own class

2.3.1.1 Telephone conversation role- plays

Speaking on the phone is different to a face - to- face conversation because one relies solely on language to communicate We can get students to sit back to back to work properly so they will be more confident to talk without feeling shy

- Example: Unit 2: School talk / Part B-Speaking/ page 24-25/ 10th grade English

Students may role play as a friend in a foreign country who phones to to ask for some information about the school life

( In a role-play speaking lesson, a student is making a phone call )

2.3.1.2 Interview.

Making an interview is an excellent way to get the class learning to speak

effectively Teacher shool prepare a list of set qeustions and the students can

take it from there By this way, students will be more active in choosing the question to ask and answer and they will have more opporunity to speak Englishwith their friends

- Example: Unit 3: People’s background / Part B-Speaking/ page 34-35/ grade

into challenge situations, and this will allow them to think of new ways of

( Students in a scene of a film)

Through these activities, students are more interested in the lesson and they are more confident to speak English naturally

2.3.1.3 Getting everyone to speak.

A traditional method of role plays is to ask the class to pair off Of course, one can not monitor every student particularly if the class is quite large Therefore, it

is important to make sure everyone is speaking and getting the most out of the language they know.If we have time, have each group come up to the top of the class and speaking in front of everyone else This will allow students to use theirlanguage more creatively

(Pair works)

( group work)

(Students are excited in speaking lesson)

2.3.2 Teaching speaking skill through outdoor activities

Motivation is one of the most important factors in language learning Students who are enthusiatic about learning English are more likely to work hard The most powerful type of motivation is when students enjoy learning and the

learning experience is fun and interesting

To make the lesson more fascinating and exciting, teachers may organize some trips to the place of interest in the neighborhood to learn about topic of the lesson in the textbook Besides, Teacher can take the class outside the

classroom The lessons may take place on the schoolyard or on the playground

in the campus We should divide students into teams and compete with each other for points in some activities With this method, the boring review session

will become more attractive and more effective because students will be eager toparticipate in.

- Example 1: Unit 6: An excursion/ Part B: Speaking/ page 66/ 10th grade

( students at Lam Kinh historical site)

( Students in outdoor activities)

2.4 The effectiveness of the experienced innitiative

Based on the teaching process and experimental results from tests of vocabulary

in three classes 10A1,10A2, 10A3, I can see the effectiveness after the

application of measures to improve the efficiency of teaching speaking English for students The improvement in the students’ ability to make conversation and

to express what they think in English is demonstrated by the number of students getting good marks and average ones as follows:

Table 1: Before applying

Class

Total

10A1 ( 42 students)

10A2 (42 students)

10A3 42 students)

The number of students scoring proficient 1 0 1

10A2 (42 students)

10A3 42 students)

The number of students scoring proficient 5 3 6

Comparing the results obtained from the two tables above, I can see the progress

of the students when learning speakingwith these methods which are more diverse and more interesting, especially when students take part in the activities designed in the form of games

As can be seen in the Table 1, the percentage of students getting bad marks in the speaking test accounts for more than 50% and the rate of students scoring good or excellent makes up for below 15% From the second table, after the adoption of measures to improve the efficiency of teaching speaking,the

percentage of students scoring at or above average has increased significantly (from about 40% in Table 1 to about 75% in Table 2)

In each lesson, students are more active, more flexible and enthusiastic

participation in the speaking section Students are no longer passive and sky to talk as they used to be In every classroom lessons, many students have the ability to make a daily conversation with other students

I do not have to take too much time to explain words and practice from them With some games, students can organize themselves, so it has increased the confidence and positivity of students in speaking English

3 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

measures into teaching and learning Therefore, I look forward to receiving constructive feedback so that I can complete my work better.

Thirdly, Teachers and schools should organize extra-curricular sessions in

English to give students new experiences when learning English Based on the interest to be involved, they will be more motivated to learn to speak

In short, each method has its own advantages and disadvantages so whenteaching speaking skill to students, teachers need to choose the appropriatemethod for each different kind of students to help them find ways of learning tospeak English most effectively

The confirmation of my school Thanh Hoa May 28, 2018

I claim that I wrote this experienced initiative on my owm without copying the content of others

Experienced initiative writer

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