VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
NGUYỄN THỊ THU UYÊN
FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHERS’ EMOTION IN TEACHING:
A NARRATIVE INQUIRY AT A HIGH SCHOOL.
( Nghiên cứu về cảm xúc của giáo viên đối với hoạt động dạy học qua tự thuật
của giáo viên trung học phổ thông )
M.A Minor Thesis
Field: English Teaching Methodology
HANOI - 2020
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ự:…….
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI
UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
NGUYỄN THỊ THU UYÊN
FACTORS AFFECTING TEACHERS’ EMOTION IN TEACHING:
A NARRATIVE INQUIRY AT A HIGH SCHOOL.
( Nghiên cứu về cảm xúc của giáo viên đối với hoạt động dạy học qua tự
thuật của giáo viên trung học phổ thông )
M.A Minor Thesis
Field: English Teaching Methodology
Code: 8140231.01
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr Lê Văn Canh
HANOI – 2020
ố ứ
ự:…….
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DECLARATION
I hereby certify the thesis entitled “ Factors affecting teachers‟ emotion in
teaching: A narrative inquiry at a high school” as my own work in the fulfilment
of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of
Language and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Hanoi, 2020
Nguyễn Thị Thu Uyên
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to thank all of those who helped me complete this study.
First, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my beloved
supervisor, Assoc. Dr Le Van Canh, for his enthusiastic and careful guidance as
well as his encouragements he gave me while I was doing this study. Second, I
would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to my respectful
lectures in Faculty of Post-Graduated Department at University of Languages
and International Studies for the devotion and their useful lectures.
Last but not least, I would also like to thank all of the participants in this
study, who took time from their busy schedules to take part in my research.
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ABSTRACT
The study aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of the causes that were
influential towards emotion of the teachers who were selected from different
high school. The study was adopted as a qualitative research method and the
narrative inquiry was used. The data of the study were collected with
participants‟ narratives. Content analysis method was used in analyzing the data.
In accordance with the research aims, this study identified 4 themes. As a result
of the coding of the data obtained at the end of the research, the following 4
themes. (1) Professional commitment, (2) Students, (3) Collegiality, (4)
Financial were determined as the four themes of the study. Through all these can
be illustrated the role of emotions on the teaching work. They are part of
working environment and definitely affect with various ways. Either positive
either negative its research help to elicit the keys for success and to avoid non
desired results on workplace.
