Dissertation-Phạm Thị Thanh Tâm

TOPIC : Speaking and listening English - level of students after four years of studying
English language and linguistics

at the University of Economics and Finance
in Ho Chi Minh City, affiliated with the University of Gloucestershire.
Introduction/ Purpose
UEF is one of the universities in Ho Chi Minh City that has a Linguistics and English Language Program
affiliated with the University of Gloucestershire, which equips students with the knowledge, skills and
attitudes necessary to meet the requirements. Working in an English-speaking environment at home and
abroad. However, English majors at UEF still have many limitations in using this language, especially in terms
of students' speaking ability. In my research to find out what students actually do to improve their speaking
ability after 3 and 4 years of study prompted the writer to carry out this study. Research question: 1. How do
you guys improve your listening and speaking English while studying at UEF? 2. How much do they improve
their speaking and listening skills?
Methodology.
This section will describe

clearly the methodologies The writer applies create a survey using google form and send it to each
used in the study such as student who has been studying at UEF in association with Gloucestershire for
research object, the survey. The methods are: survey quantitative and qualitative, open-ended
participants, the data questions. rely on maps to analyze online questionnaire with students.
collection instrument. Through the online questionnaire on google drive, students who are asked will
select the most appropriate answers and fill out the questionnaire.
As to the questionnaires, there is one questionnaire: a questionnaire for
students. The format of the questionnaires is designed to be clear and
“Qualitative data analysis appealing to facilitate participation and increase cooperation.
adds richness and detail
The questionnaire for students is written in both English and Vietnamese.
which can help answer
There are 10 closed questions and 2 open questions in the questionnaire.
nagging questions of ‘why’
and ‘how’ that may remain
unaddressed by purely
statistical results” (Ehrman &
Oxford, 1991, p. 324).
Literature review
Strengthening Students’ Speaking and What do you need to do well to major in English How to speak English fluently: 12 Powerful tips and
Listening Skills. Language and Linguistics?
tricks for students. (Mykhalevych et al., 2022)
‘’To have productive discussions in all •1. Start speaking English as much as possible
subjects, students need to be able to express ‘’The time when you need to improve the spirit of self-
study the most is the time when you are a student. At
•2. Get a personal tutor
ideas clearly, concisely, and confidently. this stage, there are quite a few temptations along with •3. Expose yourself to English every single day
Having successful communication skills leads that you are only guided, provided with basic •5. Use resources made for your level
to better social relationships. For any knowledge of the subject and orientation from the •6. Work on your pronunciation
lecturer. If you want to learn more deeply or widely •7. Learn whole phrases, not words
conversation, knowing when to speak – and about a specialty, you have to search and learn by •8. Accept that you will feel uncomfortable speaking Engl
when to listen – is essential.’’ yourself, not directly taught. Therefore, students ish
UEF international students how to develop majoring in English need to know the information of •9. Consider a big lifestyle change
listening and speaking English, is their way the instructor's instructions. From there, spend more •10. Plan your conversations when you can
time to explore, research, study by yourself to improve •11. Don’t focus too much on English grammar
the same as previous studies ? That's why I your level.’’ •12. Try some karaoke
chose this topic to research.
1. Canale , M. and Swain, M. (1980) theoretical bases of communicative approaches to second language teaching and testing , Canale, M. and Swain, M. (1980) theoretical bases of communicative approaches to second language teaching and testing. Applied
Linguistics, 1, 1-47. - references - scientific research publishing. Available at: https://www.scirp.org/reference/referencespapers.aspx?referenceid=3234501 (Accessed: November 27, 2022).
2. Hildenbrand, A. (2019) Strengthening students' speaking and listening skills, Responsive Classroom. Available at: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/strengthening-students-speaking-and-listening-skills/ (Accessed: December 2, 2022).
3. Để học tốt ngành ngôn ngữ anh cần những gì? (2022) Đại học Quang Trung. Available at: https://qtu.edu.vn/de-hoc-tot-nganh-ngon-ngu-anh-can-nhung-gi/ (Accessed: December 2, 2022).
4. Mykhalevych, A.by: N. et al. (2022) How to speak English fluently: Learn 12 powerful tips and tricks, Language learning with Preply Blog. Available at: https://preply.com/en/blog/how-to-speak-english-fluently/ (Accessed: December 2, 2022).

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