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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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TRẦN THỊ DƯƠNG

TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL TO LARGE ENGLISH CLASSES
AT THANH DO UNIVERSITY: DIFFICULTIES AND SOLUTIONS

(D ạy k ỹ n ăng n ói cho lớp học tiếng Anh đông người tại
Trường Đại học Thành Đô: Khó khăn và giải pháp) M.A. MINOR THESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 60. 14. 10

Hanoi, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .i
DECLARATION…………………………………………………………………………… ii
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………….….iii
LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………………………… iv
PART 1: INTRODUCTION .1
2. Review of related studies .1
3. Rationale .3
4. Objectives of the study .3
5. Research questions .4
6. Significance of the study .4
7. Scope of the study .4
8. Methods of the study .4
9. Design of the study .4
PART 2: DEVELOPMENT .6
CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND .6
1.1. Teaching English in large classes .6
1.1.1. What is a large class? .6
1.1.2. Challenges of working with large classes .7
1.1.3. Attitude towards teaching English in large classes .7
1.2. Teaching speaking skill .8
1.2.1. Concept of speaking .8
1.2.2. The importance of teaching speaking skill in the classroom .9
1.2.3. Characteristics of a successful speaking activity .9
CHAPTER 2: PRACTICAL RESEARCH…………………………………………………11
2.1. The English teaching and learning context ………………………………………… 11
2.2. Methods of the study ……………………………………………………………………12


Appendix 2: Classroom observation……………………………………………………… VI