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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1. Rationale
“In the 21st century, the countries all over the world are tending to develop basing on
international cooperation.”The“English language has become crucial to the way we interact
with the different people in the world; not being able to communicate in English imposes
what seem to be formidable limitations on us.”With“English we are able to bridge cultural,
economic, and even social gaps, in turn we are able to better understand and tolerate each
other.”
“Therefore, it is not just important but in fact crucial that the English language be learnt
by all individuals.”However,“this also raised an issue that foreign language education should
be taken seriously in which English is the most popular language in use.”Teaching“and
learning English, thus, are very important and necessary because mastering English seem to
be one of the best and the shortest ways for us to have a great deal of opportunities to reach
the success of life.”English learners,“from elementary pupils to students, from workers to
government employers study English with the interest and enthusiasm.”As“for Vietnamese
students, especially the elementary learners have many difficulties in learning and practicing
English speaking skill.”They“also fall into confusion when speaking English because of their
lack of professional knowledge, confidence, and surely good learning methods.”
“The goal of teaching speaking, surely, is to improve the oral production of the
students.”Vietnam's“economy is growing, requiring human resources to know foreign
languages, especially English, students should improve and promote their communication
skill so that they can express themselves and learn to follow the social and cultural rules
