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Integrating short stories and
Integrating short stories and
poems in developing the
poems in developing the
reading skills for 2
reading skills for 2
nd
nd
year
year
students in Haiphong
students in Haiphong
university
university
Field: Methodology
Field: Methodology
Course: K12. M.A Minor Thesis
Course: K12. M.A Minor Thesis
By: Nguyen Hong Quyen
By: Nguyen Hong Quyen
Supervisor: Nguyen Thuy Huong, M.A
Supervisor: Nguyen Thuy Huong, M.A

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Introduction


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Introduction
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Design: Five chapters
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Chapter I: Introduction: briefly presents the reason for
doing the study, its aims, scope, subjects as well as
research methodology.
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Chapter II: Literature review: presents an overview of what
is literature, its values in language teaching and how it
relates to reading.
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Chapter III: Methodology: studies the reason for choosing
the research methodology and the description of the
setting, subject and instrument for collecting data
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Chapter IV: Data analysis and results: provides data
description and analysis with finding.
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Chapter V: Conclusion and Recommendation: suggests
teaching techiques and conclusion.

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The focus of the study
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Pointing out the values of literature included short
stories and poem in language teaching and finding the
way to integrate short stories and poems into the

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Develop vocabulary and cultural knowledge
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Develop critical reading and writing
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Literature and reading:
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The reader and the text
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Links between reading skills and literary skills
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Efferent reading and aesthetic reading
 It is applicable to integrate short stories and
poems in the reading class