ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It is a great pleasure to thank everyone who helped me write this
graduation paper successfully.
First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to express my
sincerest gratitude to my supervisor Ms. Dao Thi Thuy Huong for her
dedication, professional support and guidance as well as valuable comments
during the research. Having granted her advices, I could successfully overcome
all the difficulties encountered when doing the research. Without her assistance
and dedicated involvement in every step throughout the process, this graduation
paper would have never been accomplished.
In addition, I am grateful to all the lecturers who have been teaching in
Foreign Language Department, Hung Vuong University, contributed to the
success of the course.
I also would like to thank all the teachers at Chan Mong high school, who
willingly guided and provided me with basic knowledge as well as specialized
knowledge. Therefore, I could carry out this research with great confidence.
Besides, I want to use this opportunity to express my deepest thanks to all 45
members of class 10A4 at Chan Mong High School for having cooperated in
providing valuable information in completing the questionnaires, answering the
questions and sharing their classrooms with me. If it had not been for their help,
I would not have finished my graduation paper with great success.
Last but not least, I am greatly indebted to my family, my love ones and
my friends for their support and encouragement during the completion of this
paper.

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ABSTRACT
Using group work activities has been approved as one of the most
effective ways in teaching and learning English speaking by many researchers.

minor thesis or any part of the same has not been submitted for higher degree to
any other university or institution.

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
EFL: English Foreign Language
CLT: Communicative Language Teaching
CA: Communicative Approach
ELT: English Language Teaching
TNU- CT: Thai Nguyen University- College Technology
WTO: World Trade Organization
ELLs: English language learners
CEFR: Common European Framework of References
ESL: English as a Second Language
L2: Level two

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speaking skill, the learner can express their feeling. Moreover, speaking skill help
learners to improve and communicate in English more confidently. Thus,
speaking skill gradually becomes the foundation of the second language learning
process.
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Attitudes which play an important role in learning foreign languages
determine the success of the learners. Hiriyappa (2008, p.32) argues that
"Attitudes that affect behavior." Indeed, when learners have a positive attitude
toward learning English, they will be willing to communicate in English with
passion and interest in the subject. It creates confidence and learning English
skills will be easy and effective. Conversely, if the learner does not have a
positive attitude toward learning English, the learning will be difficult and the
quality of education will not be high.
There was a fact that teaching and learning foreign languages in general
and English in particular were fulfilled in a traditional teaching way in Vietnam.
Speaking was less paid attention in a number of classrooms than other skills,
such as listening, reading and writing. Recently, English speaking classes are
introduced more frequently than previous to improve students’ English speaking
skill. However, it is undeniable that there are too many students in a class and it
also lacks the interaction among learners in speaking lesson. Despite English
classes, students learn the language regularly with variety of methods, their
learning efficiency is not met the requirements of teachers and educators.
Classroom activity is also a major part of language course to develop
learners' ability by expressing themselves through speech. In speaking lesson,
teachers need to use variety of activities to help their students apply the
language that they have learned, and group work is one of the most effective
activities. Group discussion “increases the sheer amount of learners talk going
on a limited period of time and also lowers the inhibitions of learners who are