Vinh university foreign languages department phan thÞ kim sa Using Games for the 10th Form Speaking Class in High School (The new textbook) (sử dụng trò chơi học nãi tiÕng anh líp 10 ë trêng trung häc phỉ th«ng - SGK míi) Graduation thesis Field: Methodology Vinh, May 2007 Vinh university foreign languages department Using Games for the 10th Form Speaking Class in High School (The new textbook) (sử dụng trò chơi học nói tiếng anh líp 10 ë trêng trung häc phỉ th«ng - SGK míi) Graduation thesis Field: Methodology Student: Phan thÞ kim sa Supervisor: M.A Nguyễn Thị Vân Lam Vinh, May 2007 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The study would not have been completed without the invaluable assistance and encouragement of many people for whom I am grateful I especially would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, M.A Nguyen Thi Van Lam, whose useful instructions and advice, as well as detail critical comments and encouragement have helped me a great deal from the beginning to the end of the thesis writing process I also would like to thank to the teachers at the Foreign Languages Department of Vinh University who have given me useful advice and favourable conditions for the completion of the thesis My greatest debt is to Miss Mindy, who has wholeheartedly helped me much with precious sources of materials My sincere thanks goes to all teachers of English and students in Nguyen Xuan On High School and Dien Chau III High School who have helped me to carry out the surveys for my thesis I am really in debt to my beloved family, my close friend's family and my friends for their help and encouragement during the process of writing this thesis Though the study has been done with all my attempts, my limitations of ability and knowledge may cause mistakes in the thesis Therefore, all comments and remarks on the thesis would be highly appreciated Vinh, May 2007 Phan Thi Kim Sa TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements .i Table of contents ii abbreviations v Part I: introduction .1 The Reasons for Choosing the Study The Aims of the Study The Scope of the Study The Methods of the Study .3 The Design of the Study Part II: investigation Chapter I: theoretical background 1.1 Nature of Speaking .5 1.2 Teaching Speaking in Communicative Language Teaching 1.2.1 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) 1.2.2 Principles to Teach Speaking in CLT 1.2.2.1 Principles for the Beginning Levels 1.2.2.2 Principles for the Intermediate and Advanced Levels 1.2.3 Speaking Activities 1.2.3.1 Characteristics of a Successful Speaking Activity .9 1.2.3.2 Problems with Speaking Activities 10 1.2.3.3 Solutions of the Problems with Speaking Activities 11 1.3 Game 11 1.3.1 Definition 11 1.3.2 The Role of Games in Language Teaching and Learning Process12 1.3.3 Aims of Using Games in Speaking Class .13 1.3.4 Difficulties for Teachers in Using Games in Speaking Class .14 1.3.5 Principles of Using Games 15 1.3.6 Types of Games 17 chapter II: the survey .21 2.1 The Overview of the Survey 21 2.1.1 Aims of the Survey 21 2.1.2 Informants and their Background .21 2.1.2.1 The Teachers .21 2.1.2.1 The Students .21 2.2 Description of the Teachers .22 2.2.2 Questionaires for the Students .22 2.3 Survey Results and Data Analysis 23 2.3.1 Survey Result from Teachers .24 2.3.2 Survey Result from Students 26 chapter III: some suggested games used for the 10th form speaking class in high school 29 3.1 Some General Kinds of Games 29 3.1.1 Picture Games 29 3.1.2 Memory Games 29 3.1.3 Guessing Games .29 3.1.4 Matching-up Games 30 3.1.5 Story Games 30 3.1.6 Search Games 30 3.1.7 Information gap Games 30 3.1.8 Quiz Games 30 3.2 The procedures for Using Games 30 3.2.1 The Purpose of the Activity 30 3.2.2 The Procedures of the Activity .31 3.3 Some Samples Applied in "Tieng Anh 10" (The New Textbook) 31 part III: conclusion .44 Recapitulation 44 Suggestions for Further Studies 44 REFERENCES APPENDIX ABBREVIATIONS CLT: Communicative Language Teaching Q: Questions A: Answer APPENDIX Survey Questionnaire (For Teachers) This survey questionnaire is designed for the research into “Using Games for the 10th Form Speaking Class in High School (The New Textbook)" Your cooperation in answering the following questions is highly appreciated This is for the study purpose only and you can be sure that you will not be identified in any discussion of the data Thank you for your assistance Please fill some information about yourself: Your age: _ Your gender: (male /female) Your school: _ Please circle the letter a, b, c, d where appropriate For a certain number of questions, you can circle more than one How long have you been teaching English? a years b 5- 10 years c 10- 15 years d Over 15 years Do you teach the 10th form this year? a Yes b No What you think about the new textbook? a The same b Easier c More difficult d Your own ideas: …………………………………… How important you think the speaking skill is among four skills? a Most important b As important as other skills c Less important than others d Your own ideas: ………………………………………… Are your students interested in speaking activities? a Very interested in b Not really interested in c Quite interested in d Bored with Have you ever applied games into your teaching process? a Yes b No How you often organize the class when playing games? a Individually b Pair work c Group work d Class work How often you organize speaking activities through games for your students? a Never b Sometimes c Usually d Rarely What is the difficulty you find when organize a game in speaking class? 10 ...Vinh university foreign languages department Using Games for the 10th Form Speaking Class in High School (The new textbook) (sö dụng trò chơi học nói tiếng anh lớp 10 ë trêng trung häc... designed for the research into ? 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