1 Vietnam national university, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

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Common mistakes made by 10-grade students at me
linh high school in producing English vowel and
consonant sounds (Nh÷ng lçi phæ biÕn cña häc sinh khèi 10 tr-êng THPT Mª Linh trong
viÖc ph¸t ©m c¸c nguyªn ©m vµ c¸c phô ©m TiÕng Anh) M.A. MINOR THESIS
Common mistakes made by 10-grade students at me
linh high school in producing English vowel and
consonant sounds (Những lỗi phổ biến của học sinh khối 10 tr-ờng THPT Mê Linh trong
việc phát âm các nguyên âm và các phụ âm Tiếng Anh) M.A. MINOR THESIS Major: English Teaching Methodology
Code : 60 14 10
Supervisor: KIM văn tất, M.A HANOI, 9/2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION……………………………………………………………………………i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………….………….ii
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………… iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………… iv
LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………… vii

2.5. Data collection procedures………………………………………………… 18
2.6. Data analysis process …………………………………………………………… 19
2.7. Summary……………………………………………………………………………20
CHAPTER 3: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ……………………………………….21
3.1. Classroom observation and discussion ………… 21
3.2. Findings and discussion from the questionnaire …………………………………24
3.2.1. Findings about the students’ attitudes towards pronunciation……………… 24
3.2.2. Findings about the common problems with English sounds and the main
causes………………………………………………………………………………………25
3.2.2.1. Findings about the common problems with English sounds…………25
3.2.2.2. The causes of consonant and vowel mistakes……………… 26
3.2.3. The solutions to the problems……………………………………………… 27
3.2.3.1. Students’ self correction…………………………………………… 27
3.2.3.2. Teachers’ methods in teaching pronunciation……………………… 28
3.2.3.3. Students’ expectation from their teachers’ methods in teaching
pronunciation …………………………………………………………………………….29
CHAPTER 4: SOME SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS FOR 10
TH
GRADE STUDENTS AT
ME LINH HIGH SCHOOL TO PRODUCE ENGLISH SOUNDS
CORRECTLY……………………………………………………………………………31
4.1. Using visual aids………………………………………………………………31
4.2. Solutions for English sounds practice …… …………………………………31