VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
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TRẦN THỊ MAI HUYỀN
APPLICATIONS OF TASK-BASED LANGUAGE APPROACH IN
TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADE-10 STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING
LISTENING SKILLS: AN ACTION RESEARCH
(ỨNG DỤNG PHƯƠNG PHÁP HỌC TẬP THEO NHIỆM VỤ TRONG
SÁCH GIÁO KHOA CHO HỌC SINH LỚP 10 NHẰM PHÁT TRIỂN
KĨ NĂNG NGHE: MỘT NGHIÊN CỨU HÀNH ĐỘNG)
M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
HANOI – 2020
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
*********
TRẦN THỊ MAI HUYỀN
APPLICATIONS OF TASK-BASED LANGUAGE APPROACH IN
TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADE-10 STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING
LISTENING SKILLS: AN ACTION RESEARCH
(ỨNG DỤNG PHƯƠNG PHÁP HỌC TẬP THEO NHIỆM VỤ TRONG
SÁCH GIÁO KHOA CHO HỌC SINH LỚP 10 NHẰM PHÁT TRIỂN
KĨ NĂNG NGHE: MỘT NGHIÊN CỨU HÀNH ĐỘNG)
M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS
Field: English Language Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hoàng Văn Vân
HANOI – 2020
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DECLARATION
I guarantee that I myself write this thesis entitled “Applications of Task-based
language approach in textbooks for grade-10 students in developing listening
skills”. There is no plagiarism here and if anything is taken from others’ works, it is
surely written in quotation. Then, the sources would be listed on the list of
references. I am ready to be inflicted any academic punishment if the proclamation
proves inaccurate.
Signature
Tran Thi Mai Huyen
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to my thesis advisor, Prof. Dr.
Hoang Van Van for his continuous support, invaluable feedback throughout the
process of the study. He provided me with constant guidance and encouragement
which turned the demanding thesis writing into a smooth and fruitful process.
I would also like to express my special thanks to all my dear colleagues of
FPT High School, and my classmates of the Department of Post-graduate Studies,
University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University,
Hanoi who never hesitated to help me and share their experience.
Special thanks to all participants in FPT High School for their participation
and patience during the process of the study in the academic year of 2018- 2019
semester.
Finally, I am deeply grateful to all members of my family for being so
motivating and patient throughout the study.
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ABSTRACT
Developing listening skills is an important sphere in studying a language. This
study focused on improving listening skills through Task-based language teaching
(TBLT). TBLT is a methodology that develops from a focus on classroom tasks. 30
grade-10 students in FPT High School were the participants of the study through an
action research with two cycles of treatment employed. A pre-test, the instruction,
and two post-tests were given to the participants. TBLT was applied for the
participants. The comparisons between the results of the pre-test and post-tests were
made through paired sample t-tests. The results indicated that the students after the
treatment performed better. The results were also supported by the data collected
from interviews, questionnaires and class observations. This study may have
pedagogical implications for practitioners in the field and for syllabus designers to
have suitable tasks in English textbooks and English teachers would use the most
effective teaching methods for their students.