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

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ĐỖ KIM THUỲ

A STUDY ON THE REALITY OF TEACHING LISTENING SKILLS
TO SECOND-YEAR NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY: RELEVANT PROBLEMS
AND SOME SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS
Nghiên cứu thực trạng dạy kỹ năng nghe cho sinh viên không chuyên
năm thứ 2 trường Đại học Công nghiệp Hà Nội: Khó khăn
và một số giải pháp đề xuất

M.A. Minor Programme Thesis

Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 60140111

HA NOI – 2015


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

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ĐỖ KIM THUỲ



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In the completion of this thesis, I have received valuable supports from many
individuals and groups.
First and foremost, I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor,
Mrs. Mai Thi Loan, PhD. for providing careful guidance, thorough encouragement,
valuable comments and constructive supervision throughout my study. Without her
deliberate help, my thesis would not have been completed.
I would like to show my sincere thanks to all the lecturers who have been
engaged in teaching K22 M.A. course for their precious lectures.
My special thanks also go to my colleagues and students at Hanoi University
of Industry for willingly participating in the study.
Furthermore, I owe my great acknowledgment to my parents, my husband, my
son and my friends who unceasingly gave me encouragement and support
throughout the study.
Eventually, this research has been fulfilled to the best of my knowledge;
however, mistakes and shortcomings are unavoidable. Therefore, I exceedingly
appreciate comments and suggestions from any readers for the perfection of this
work.

Hanoi, November 2015

Do Kim Thuy

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ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to investigate the reality of teaching listening skills

This shows the importance of listening comprehension, and implies that teachers
need to distribute a considerable amount of classroom time to teaching and
practicing it.
In reality, in many universities in Vietnam in general and in HaUI in
particular, teaching English listening skills has not been paid much attention to. As
a result, the qualities and effectiveness of teaching and learning these skills are not
really as good and high as expected.
In teaching listening, I encounter several difficulties such as large classes,
learners with lots of different learning styles and diverse needs, etc. Besides, my
colleagues also complain a lot about their problems. Hence, it is necessary to find
out the effective ways for the teachers at HaUI to improve their teaching bringing
better result in learning for students.
The above situations has inspired me to do the research entitled “A study on
the reality of teaching listening skills to the second-year non-English major students
at Hanoi University of Industry: Relevant problems and some suggested solutions”
with the hope of making some contributions to improving the teaching and learning
of English listening skills at HaUI.
2. Aims of the study
The study aims to investigate:
 The current situation of teaching English listening skills to the second-year
non-English major students at HaUI;
 Teachers’ and students’ difficulties in teaching and learning listening skills;

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 Suggested solutions for improving teaching listening skills for second-year
non-English major students at HaUI.
3. Research questions
To achieve the aims of the study, we tend to seek answers for these questions:

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