A study on group discussion
A study on group discussion
and its impacts on speaking
and its impacts on speaking
ability of the non-major
ability of the non-major
students at the post-
students at the post-
elementary level in Military
elementary level in Military
Science Academy
Science Academy
By Pham Thanh Mai

Design of the study
Design of the study
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Chapter one : Introduction
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Chapter two : Literature review
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Chapter three: Research design
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Chapter four : Data analysis
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Chapter five : Findings
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Chapter six : Discussion and Conclusion

Scope of the study


Research questions
Research questions
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What truly happens during group discussion in
classroom?
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Do the students in pre-planning groups perform more
accurately and better than those in unplanning groups in
terms of tenses, subject-verb agreement and pronouncing
morpheme-s in plurality?

Methods of the study
Methods of the study
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Qualitative :
- Observation
- Questionnaire
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Quantitative:
- Descriptive statistics

Subjects of the study
Subjects of the study
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16 post-elementary non major students
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all of them learned English for 3 years at school
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None of them has ever been to an English speaking country

presentations from No planning group & Pre-planning
group

Group Data Analysis
Group Data Analysis
Language Related Episodes
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Form-based LREs (F - LREs)
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Lexis-based LREs (L - LREs)
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Mechanics-based LREs (M - LREs)
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Leadership move

Individual Data Analysis
Individual Data Analysis
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Error - Free - Verb Forms (EFVF)
- The percentage of accurately used verbs in terms of
tense and subject-verb agreement is taken into account
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Error - Free - Noun Forms (EFNF)
- The percentage of correct noun form is measured by the
number of nouns used correctly in plurality by adding
morpheme-s to the end of the word

Group Discussion Findings
Group Discussion Findings
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Investigate in three areas: fluency, complexity and accuracy.
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Find out other factors affect students’ speaking competence
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experiment in higher or mixed proficiency level students
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Include the subjects of both male and female in class
Conclusions and Suggestions
Conclusions and Suggestions