VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
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HOÀNG THỊ THU GIANG
AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT ON ENHANCING STUDENT’S
AWARENESS OF BRITISH CULTURE IN SPEAKING LESSONS AT
A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN QUANG BINH
(Nghiên cứu hành động về việc nâng cao nhận thức của học sinh về Văn hóa
Anh quốc trong giờ dạy nói ở một trường trung học cơ sở tại Quảng Bình)
M.A. THESIS
Field : English Teaching Methodology
Code : 8140231.01
Hanoi – 2020
VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HA NOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES
*****************
HOÀNG THỊ THU GIANG
AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT ON ENHANCING STUDENT’S
AWARENESS OF BRITISH CULTURE IN SPEAKING LESSONS AT
A SECONDARY SCHOOL IN QUANG BINH
(Nghiên cứu hành động về việc nâng cao nhận thức của học sinh về Văn hóa
Anh quốc trong giờ dạy nói ở một trường trung học cơ sở tại Quảng Bình)
M.A. THESIS
Field : English Teaching Methodology
Code : 8140231.01
Supervisor : Huynh Anh Tuan, Ph.D
Hanoi – 2020
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DECLARATION
I, Hoang Thi Thu Giang, certify my authorship of the MA thesis entitled “An
action research project on enhancing students’ awareness of British Culture in
speaking lessons at a secondary school in Quang Binh” The substance of the MA
thesis has not, wholly or in part, has been submitted for a degree in any other
university or institution.
Hanoi, July 2020
Hoang Thi Thu Giang
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On the completion of this MA thesis, I would like, first of all, to express my
deepest gratitude and indebtedness to my supervisor- Dr. Huynh Anh Tuan who has
always been most willing and ready to give me valuable advice, inspiration and
supervision.
I also wish to express my sincere thanks to the teachers of English and students
in the secondary school in Quang Binh for their great assistance and support during
the process of conducting this MA thesis, without which my thesis cannot have
been accomplished.
It is a big mistake if I would not acknowledge here my special thanks to the
authors of methodology and cultural works whose ideas have inspired and
stimulated my thinking and my writing of this thesis.
Ultimately, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family, my friends
for their encouragement and inspiration.
This MA thesis has been completed to my best knowledge, however, mistake
and short-comings are unavoidable. Hence, I look forward to receiving
comments and suggestions from teachers, students and any readers, for the
perfection of the thesis.
Hanoi, July 2020
Hoang Thi Thu Giang
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ABSTRACT
Regarding the importance of intercultural competence in second language
acquisition, progressive scholars today believe that culture and language are inseparable
and culture elements must be an integral part of language learning. The study aims to
investigate the extent to which the applied techniques of teaching culture enhance
the students’ awareness about British Culture. It also explores the students’ attitude
towards the applied techniques. The eight stated cultural elements in the intensive
course, the typical technique of teaching culture, namely cultural practices together
with supportive activities like presentation, group works and role play have been
proved effectively after the project. The most noticeable merit for students is that
they could have more opportunities to enhance their awareness of British Culture in
speaking lessons via many cultural experiences. They showed their positive attitude
towards the course. The research concludes that enhancing students’ awareness of
culture of the target language is new to the teaching context in Quang Binh. It
should be widely introduced to secondary schools there for such kind of methods
directly and highly benefit the teaching and learning English.
