Organizing experiential activities to motivate the 11th form students in speaking lessons at thong nhat high school

The methods of organizing experienced activities in learning English speaking skill 5 3.1.Raising students' awareness of communicating in English 5 3.2.Using a variety of teaching forms

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3 The methods of organizing experienced activities in learning English

speaking skill

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3.1.Raising students' awareness of communicating in English 5 3.2.Using a variety of teaching forms and methods to help students actively

participate in speaking activities

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3.2.1.Practice speaking skills through practical experiences 6 3.2.2.Practice speaking skills through self-created experiential activities in

the classroom

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I INTRODUCTION

1 Reasons for choosing the study

Each of us is aware of the great importance of teaching and learning foreign languages in general, and English in particular Learning and using English fluently will contribute significantly in the construction and development of the country In the current strong international integration trend, more than ever, English is considered as the most common language, is a particularly useful means for communication, economic and cultural exchange all over the world For our country, learning English has been focused at all levels of education Specifically,

in regular or semester tests, there are all the skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar This shows the full awareness and determination of all levels of education managers in equipping the future owners of this key language Using English well in communication is the goal of teaching and learning English throughout all grades Actually, students can master the rules of grammar, but the use of English fluently to communicate is very modest Students are still very afraid to use English in communication, especially high school students - the highest product of general education Of course, for many different objective and subjective reasons, this is the concern of many English teachers High school students communicate well in English is an important prerequisite for communication, exchange and access to success opportunities in the next stage of development

In the process of teaching English in reality at high schools, I realize that there are many difficulties and obstacles that prevent students from communicating in English In addition, the students in grade 10 who have just transferred, are more shy and timid than their seniors Most students in grade 12 study differentiation to prepare for graduation exams, so there is not much time to invest in extracurricular activities; Particularly, grade 11 students converge many favorable factors and

overcome both of the above problems, so I boldly carry out the study: “Organizing

experiential activities to motivate the 11th form students in speaking lessons at Thong Nhat high school ” to find out positive solutions to create excitement for students to learn English better, especially improve their English speaking skill because excitement gives rise to thirst, makes students work harder and more effectively It helps children love learning how to speak is the most important first step of success With the research of this topic, I want to partly help my school colleagues gradually overcome difficulties so that students can be more active, proactive and bold when communicating in this language

2 Aims of the study

With successful research on the topic, this study will help teachers gain the following experiences:

1 How to organize speaking classes effectively

2 Some solutions to create excitement for students to communicate English well not only in the classroom but also in daily life

3 Guiding students to self-study and practice at home

4 Providing some suggestions and implications for the improvement of learning English speaking at Thong Nhat high school by experiential activities

3 Scope of the study

The study focuses specifically on teaching and learning English speaking to high school students at Thong Nhat high school So the study limits itself to the teaching and learning English speaking only, and the subjects of the study are 165 students from four classes studying “Tieng Anh 11” textbook at Thong Nhat high school

4 Methods of the study

In the process of carrying out this study, I have chosen several methods such as:

1 Audio-visual method: I look for and research documents on the Internet to learn more the teaching methods of Vietnamese teachers as well as foreign teachers At the same time, class observation of colleagues who teach at the same school to learn more

2 Methods of exchange and discussion: My colleagues and I exchange and discuss

to learn from each project In addition, I also exchange and learn from colleagues

of other schools

3 Experimental method: I conduct teaching based on the specific requirements of some speaking lessons in the classes I am teaching in high school

4 Statistical methods: I deliver the questionaires to test students' interest and speaking ability in speaking class From there, adjust the teaching methods to suit the students

5 Methods of analysis and synthesis: After handing out the survey to check interest and speaking ability of students in speaking class, I conduct analysis and synthesis

of the obtained results From that I can adjust teaching methods which is suitable for students

II CONTENT

1 FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS'S SPEAKING

1.1 Human beings

1.1.1 The students

Students are not confident, embarrassed and lose their temper when they have

to speak in English because it is a second language, they are not used every day In English lessons, most of the children are afraid when the teacher asks them to speak English The reason is only because there is no natural speech

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reflex, so they find it very difficult Others really want to speak but are afraid

of making mistakes because they are not confident in their own knowledge and they are afraid that people will see their shortcomings Some children have problems with pronunciation, voice quality, some of them are livid, stuttering, hoarse Hence, they are afraid of being laughed at

The more students are afraid to speak, the lower the English speaking test results will be and vice versa, the more confident they are, the better they will speak

1.1.2 The teachers

It is undeniable that teachers play an important role, greatly influencing the interest and progress of students If teachers are active, enthusiastic, and flexible, they will attract more students and the achievement will definitely be higher On the contrary, if teachers are too principled and too strict, they will be afraid, or if teachers do not know how to sympathize and share with children, making the teacher-student gap not friendly, the level of comprehension will be reduced Your knowledge will be limited

In addition, teachers' language ability, voice and teaching methods also have

a significant impact on learners' ability to design interesting lessons, be proficient

in designing, organizing games, knowing skillfully applying for teaching methods, using diverse and appropriate teaching aids and equipment will attract the active participation of students

1.2 The environment

The number of students in a class is also a factor that affects their ability to speak Classes in high schools usually have a large number of students in a large class, the average number of students in each class is about 40 students This is a relatively large number for a language class Students have less opportunity to practice and teachers cannot listen to and correct all students in a classroom

Besides, teaching aids also have a significant impact If the teaching aids are poor, there is a lack of practice environment, the classrooms are not designed for

teaching foreign languages, are not soundproofed, the tables and chairs are arranged according to the tradition, the teacher sits on the podium opposite the students, only suitable for presentation method, not suitable for interactive teaching method Forms of classroom organization are typical for interactive teaching methods and also typical for the way to teach communicative language in foreign languages will become difficult to carry out

1.3 Other factors

According to the traditional teaching method, English is often equated with other subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, History, Geography and so on In the national high school graduation exam, English subject is selected The exam is completely written or multiple-choice, so the students only focus on reading and writing skills and almost ignore speaking skills In addition, the difference between the phonetic system of English and Vietnamese also causes great obstacles for English-speaking learners What’s more, the number of syllables of each word in English is very diverse and speakers must remember the stress of polysyllabic words because when saying a word with the wrong stress, the listener may not understand or misinterpret

On the other hand, the topic and content of the document play an important role in creating motivation and interest in learning for students If the topic is unfamiliar or the content is too difficult for them to understand, they will find it difficult to express and have little vocabulary to use This will make them discouraged, lack of confidence and class time will become stressful and pressured Therefore, choosing topics and organizing activities to increase students' interest and motivation is the responsibility of each teacher

2 The reality of the study

2.1 The reality

There are totally 196 students at Thong Nhat high school in five classes from 11A1 to 11A5 The majority of high school students here enjoy education program

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in which English is a compulsory subject since they were at primary school This means by the time they go to high school, they have at least 5 or more years experience in English The level of English for the 10th grade students is targeted at pre-intermediate level through a few actually reaches the standard As their primary years were spent with the old text books and the grammar translation method, most students are, to some extent, good at grammar, but bad at listening and speaking the target language They can do written exercises on English grammar accurately but they can hardly communicate in English Moreover, students at Thong Nhat high school would prefer to pay much attention to Mathematics, Physics, Chemist, Literature, History and Geography rather than English As a result, they either keep silence all the time or less participates in the speaking activities Furthermore, students at Thong Nhat high school have a worse learning ability than those from many other schools, which is justified by passing the entrance test with the low marks required for admission of the school

2.2 The results in researching the reality

I set the objectives of 76 students for my research Most of students are active

in real-life, but they seem to be less active in their classes Initially, I found that most of my students had little interest in lessons with speaking because they are afraid and lazy to speak; their motivation of speaking English is very limited Then they have a lack of vocabulary The survey questionnaires are conducted for 76 students in three classes (11A1 and 11A2) I taught in my teaching practice time to investigate their interest in learning English As a result, they did not achieve the outcome that they were expected as follows:

Class Numbers Number of students interested in

learning speaking skills Percentage%

3 THE METHODS OF ORGANIZING EXPERIENCED ACTIVITIES IN LEARNING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILL.

3.1 Raising students' awareness of communicating in English:

To increase students' interest and motivation to speak English, teachers must help students realize the benefits and importance of communicating in English Especially in the context of increasingly developed society, people have a need to communicate more widely, reach out to the world to learn and expand knowledge

English is considered as one of the useful means to communicate, economics and cultural exchange with friends in five continents Speaking well in English not only effectively supports to learn 3 skills which are listening, speaking, reading and writing so that students can get high scores in exams but also helps them improve their soft skills in social communication Fluency in English in communication is the opening success for the children's future steps

3.2 Using a variety of teaching forms and methods to help students actively participate in speaking activities

In order to help students speak English well in each lesson, the teacher must carefully prepare the data related to that lesson: the format, the topic, placing it in the general context of the lesson The whole lesson, the grammar structure and the practical connection are suitable for the students' level and suitable for the content

of the lesson

In fact, the time to practice speaking through classroom lessons is not much, each lesson lasts only 45 minutes, while the number of students is large (usually over 40 students), so the opportunity The opportunities for them to practice are quite small, which is especially difficult for students with weak academic ability

In order to help them have a lively and effective foreign language environment that can be applied in practice without surprise, getting rid of the language barrier and their inherent shyness, Right from the beginning of the school year, I have set up a plan to give students self-experience so that they can freely present their ideas through speaking topics

3.2.1 Practice speaking skills through practical experiences

The vivid visual world always easily inspires positive thinking and thinking as well as helps students be more dynamic and creative in the use of language and presentation style Therefore, with familiar topics, close to daily life, teachers will assign students to actively organize direct experience activities to produce products that are talks on those topics

Specifically:

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- The teacher divides students in the class into groups which is easy for cooperation and exchange as well as convenience in arranging time

- The number of members depends on the group to decide (3-8), this helps students be flexible and creative in the organization, not being constrained

- Students choose by themselves topics related to the English 11 program they are studying

- Report to the teacher about the topic you have chosen

- Based on the topic selected by the groups, the teacher limits the time for students to perform The group will plan to organize the experience, film it and send it back to the teacher In the classes mentioned in class, depending on the topic that matches the content of the lesson, the teacher will play the video that the students have made, make comments and suggestions

Here are some of the activities the groups did:

Group: 1 Lưu Trường An

2 Lê Thị Lan Anh

3 Nguyễn Thị Hồng Hạnh

4 Bùi Thức Hiếu

5 Mai Thị Hoài

6 Hà Xuân Hoàng

Topic: Environment ( Unit 10: Nature in danger)

In the role of an environmental rescue team, the group organized many meaningful activities: interviewing local people to find out their awareness about the environment, collecting waste, taking water samples in different places in the region to compare pollution In this talk, students use a lot of vocabularies related to the environment and measures for protecting the enviroment Some images are cut out from the clip:

Group: 1 Lê Minh Huyền

2 Nguyễn Lê Khánh Huyền

3 Hoàng Ngọc Kiên

4 Ngọ Chu Hà Linh

5 Vũ Thị Khánh Linh

6 Đới Huyền My

7 Nguyễn Quỳnh Nga

Topic: Hobbies (Unit 13: Hobbies)