VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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TÔ TH HNG VÂN
THE USE OF ROLE PLAY TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL
FOR STUDENTS AT GRADE 6 IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL
IN NAM TU LIEM DIST., HANOI
(Vic s dng hoạt động đóng vai nhằm ci thin k năng nói cho học sinh
khi lp 6 ti một trường THCS Qun Nam T Liêm, Hà Ni)
M.A. MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
Hanoi, 2019
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
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TÔ TH HNG VÂN
THE USE OF ROLE PLAY TO IMPROVE SPEAKING SKILL
FOR STUDENTS AT GRADE 6 IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL
IN NAM TU LIEM DIST., HANOI
(Vic s dng hoạt động đóng vai nhằm ci thin k năng nói cho học sinh
khi lp 6 ti một trường THCS Qun Nam T Liêm, Hà Ni)
M.A. MINOR THESIS
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
Supervisor: Prof. Nguyễn Hòa
Hanoi, 2019
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CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT
I certify my authority of the minor thesis entitled “The use of role play to
improve speaking skill for students at grade 6 in a secondary school in Nam Tu
Liem Dist., Hanoi” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of
Master of Arts.
Signature
To Thi Hong Van
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research thesis would not have been completed without the support of my
supervisor, my lecturers, my colleagues, my students and my family members.
First of all, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my supervisor, Prof.
Nguyen Hoa whose expert guidance, vast knowledge of educational research and
teaching experience greatly supported me during the time I carried out the thesis.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all my lecturers
at the Department of Post-graduate Studies, University of Languages and
International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Their sincere support
and considerations have enabled me to finish the course.
I would like to thank all the teachers and grade 6 students at a secondary
school in Nam Tu Liem Dist., for their support and cooperation in helping me
complete this thesis.
Last but not least, my gratitude is extended to all members of my family for
their love and encouragement during the time I carried out this study.
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ABSTRACT
In recent years, enhancing students’ oral communication is one of the
fundamental goals of foreign language teaching. Among different approaches to
teaching and learning speaking, role play technique has received worldwide
acceptance from researchers and educators for its many benefits to the learners. In
the reality, the teachers and grade 6 students in a secondary school in Nam Tu Liem
Dist., have met many problems in teaching and learning English speaking. In an
attempt to improve speaking skill for grade 6 students, the researcher decided to
carry out an action research with 40 students at class 6C, a secondary school in Nam
Tu Liem Dist., in 12 weeks. Questionnaire and tests (pre-test and post-test) were
used to explore student’s attitudes towards role play activities and its effectiveness.
The results of the study revealed that students’ speaking skill had been improved
remarkably by using role play. Most of the students had positive attitudes toward
using role play activities in speaking lessons. The students enjoyed doing role play
activities in front of the class. They became more confident and actively involved in
speaking lessons. The findings of the study showed that role play is an effective
teaching technique which should be widely applied in teaching and learning English
not only for grade 6 students but for students with different levels.
Key words: role play, grade 6 students, improve speaking skill