VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

NGUYỄN THỊ DUNG

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING
TASK-BASED METHOD IN TEACHING AND LEARNING READING
FOR 11
TH
FORM STUDENTS AT NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL,
HANOI

(Nghiên cứu về tính tích cực của việc sử dụng phương pháp
giao nhiệm vụ trong quá trình dạy và học kỹ năng đọc cho học
sinh lớp 11 tại trường THPT Nguyễn Trãi, Hà Nội)

MINOR M.A THESIS

Field: Methodology
Code: 601410 HÀ NỘI - 2010

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

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

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. Rationale ………………………………… 1
1.2. Aims and objectives of the study 2
1.3. Research questions ……… 2
1.4. Scopes of the study.…… 2
1.5. Organization of the study …… 3
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 4
2.1. Definition of Reading…………………… 4
2.2. Purposes of reading 5
2.3. Reading comprehension… 5
2.4. Reading approaches…… 5
2.4.1. Skimming ………………………………………………………………6
2.4.2. Scanning……………………………………………………………… 6
2.4.3. Extensive reading……………………………………………………….6
2.4.4. Intensive reading……………………………………………………… 7
2.5. Reading in foreign language learning …………….………………………….7
2.6. Task-based language teaching……………………………………………… 8
2.7. Task-based language teaching in reading class………………………………9
2.7.1. The role of Task-based language teaching in reading class……………9
2.7.2. The application of Task-based language teaching in reading class……9
2.7.2.1 Pre-task stage…………………………………………………10

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION…………………… 35
5.1. Conclusion…………………… ……… ……………………………………….35
5.2. Implications……………………………………………………………………….36
5.3. Limitations of the study ……………………………………………… …… 39
5.4. Suggestions for further study………………………………… …………………40
REFFERENCES………………… …………………… 41

APPENDIX 1………………………………………………………………………………… I
APPENDIX 2……………………………………………………………………………… …II
APPENDIX 3……………………………………………………………………………… …IV