VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
PHẠM THỊ HÂN
A STUDY ON USING STORYTELLING TO IMPROVE ENGLISH
SPEAKING FOR STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HANOI
(Nghiên cứu về việc sử dụng phương pháp kể chuyện để nâng cao khả
năng nói Tiếng Anh cho học sinh ở một trường tiểu học ở Hà Nội)
M.A. MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
HANOI- 2020
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
PHẠM THỊ HÂN
A STUDY ON USING STORYTELLING TO IMPROVE ENGLISH
SPEAKING FOR STUDENTS AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN HANOI
(Nghiên cứu về việc sử dụng phương pháp kể chuyện để nâng cao khả
năng nói Tiếng Anh cho học sinh ở một trường tiểu học ở Hà Nội)
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Van
HANOI- 2020
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DECLARATION
I, Phạm Thị Hân, hereby certify that the thesis “A study on using storytelling to
improve English speaking ability for students at a primary school in Hanoi” is
submitted for the partial fulfillment of the Degree of Master of Arts at the
Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies, University of Languages and International
Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Although when doing my
research, I have consulted various books, articles, and webpages for my
references, I exacted some ideas relating to my study from their work. I
declare that this assignment is my own work and does not involve plagiarism
or collusion.
Hanoi, 2020
Phạm Thị Hân
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ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
First and foremost, I would like to give my cordial thanks to my
supervisor Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Van for his enlightening support, invaluable
feedback and recommendations during my fulfillment of this minor thesis.
My sincere thanks go to all of the lecturers and the staff of the Faculty
of Post Graduate Studies at University of Languages and International Studies for
their valuable lectures on which help me to orient the research.
I would like to convey my warmest appreciation and thanks to invaluable
assistance to teachers at Ly Nam De Primary School. I truly wish to thank all the
students in grade 3 at Ly Nam De Primary School who have actively
participated in the research.
I am deeply grateful to my family for their great encouragement. Without
their support, I could not have completed this thesis.
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ABSTRACT
Young learners have spent more time in learning English at primary schools
in Hanoi recent years. As a result, students have more chances to learn English.
However, a wide range of young learners face lacking speaking proficiency which
their grammar, content, vocabulary, and fluency are limited. Moreover, students
have low motivation and lack confidence in learning speaking. There are different
techniques of teaching speaking skills which are employed to be successful. One of
the concerned techniques is storytelling. This research is an investigation into the
effectiveness of teaching speaking to young learners through storytelling. The
primary aim of the study is to determine whether storytelling has an extended
impact on young learners’ speaking. It also studies students’ attitude to this
technique. The data were collected through observation, questionnaire, and tests and
then analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the data analysis
indicate that most of the students achieved considerable progress in their speaking
after using storytelling. Students also participated in the lesson actively and
excitedly. In addition, storytelling can motivate students to communicate.
