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THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
HUYNH CAM THU
THE ROLES OF WARMING UP ACTIVITIES IN ENHANCING
ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS
(Vai trò ca các hoạt động khởi động nhm nâng cao
k năng nói tiếng Anh)
M.A THESIS
Field: English Linguistics
Code: 8220201
THAI NGUYEN 2019
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THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
HUYNH CAM THU
THE ROLES OF WARMING UP ACTIVITIES IN ENHANCING
ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS
(Vai trò ca các hoạt động khởi động nhm nâng cao
k năng nói tiếng Anh)
M.A. THESIS
(APPLICATION ORIENTATION)
Field: English Linguistics
Code: 8220201
Supervisor: Nguyen Thi Dieu Ha Ph.D.
THAI NGUYEN 2019
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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP
The thesis entitled The role of warming up activities in enhancing speaking
skill” has been submitted for the Master of English language.
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. I have
fully acknowledged and referenced the ideas and work of others, whether published
or unpublished, in my thesis.
My thesis does not contain work extracted from a thesis, dissertation or research
paper previously presented for another degree or diploma at this or any other
universities.
Signed ..................................
Huynh Cam Thu
Date ........./............/2019
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am deeply indebted to the individuals that provided support for the
completion of this study.
Firstly, I would like to express my thankfulness to my supervisor, Nguyen Thi
Dieu Ha, Ph.D. who supervised the entire study and, most importantly, read and
discussed every aspect and section of this thesis with assiduity. Her recommendations
also helped to shape the form and contents of the final version. I am equally indebted
to teachers, and staff at SFL-TNU for the exceptional friendliness, kindness, and
patience during my study and my research.
In addition, my thank goes to all the participating teachers at Ka Long primary
school who helped me in my preliminary research, especially the teachers who
accompanied me during a long time of my data collection time. The results I have
achieved today partially belong to them.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my fellows for their dedication and
support, and my family members for their motivation for me to overcome all the
difficulties and to become a better me now.
Thank you.
Huynh Cam Thu
May, 2019
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CLT: Communicative language teaching
EFL: English as a foreign language
ESL: English as a second language