A research on the linguistic factors affecting the performances of the freshmen who are non-major English students on TOEIC listening test at IUH :Graduation Thesis - Faculty of Foreign Languages

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

A research on the linguistic factors affecting the

performances of the freshmen who are non-major

English students on TOEIC listening test at IUH.

STUDENT NAME: TANG THI KHA PHUONG

ID NUMBER: 17033551

CLASS CODE: DHAV13B

COHORT: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DINH THI HOA, M.A.

HCMC, 05/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

A research on the linguistic factors affecting the

performances of the freshmen who are non-major

English students on TOEIC listening test at IUH.

STUDENT NAME: TANG THI KHA PHUONG

ID NUMBER: 17033551

CLASS CODE: DHAV13B

COHORT: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DINH THI HOA, M.A.

HCMC, 05/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Student name : TANG THI KHA PHUONG

ID Number : 17033551

Class Code : DHAV13B

Cohort : 2017-2021

Supervisor Name : DINH THI HOA, M.A.

Student‟s declaration: I declare that this graduation report is entirely my own work and does not

involve in plagiarism or collusion. It also has not been accepted as part of a submission to

another purpose else where. I accept heavy penalty for any cheating or plagiarism.

Date submitted: 20/06/2021

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A research on the linguistic factors affecting the

performances of the freshmen who are non-major

English students on TOEIC listening test at IUH.

ABSTRACTS

Listening skill, especially listening comprehension, plays an important role in the process of

learning a foreign language in general, and TOEIC learning test in particular. The research

associated with learning and teaching English listening skills has been of increasing interest in

Vietnam recently. However, research with respect to the main factors affecting the TOEIC

listening test of non-major English students at IUH is still limited. Therefore, this study is

conducted with the aim of investigating in-depth linguistic factors affecting the performance of

freshmen who are non-major in English at IUH. Questionnaires are used as the main instrument

to collect data. Based on the findings, the researcher proposes some recommendations for

students to help them develop listening skills and eventually improve their TOEIC listening test

scores.

Keywords: Listening, TOEIC Listening test, Linguistic factors.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This graduation report would not have been completed without the support and endless efforts of

number of individuals. During the period of doing this thesis paper, I received a plenty of

enthusiastic help and support that guide and encourage me to overcome all difficulties and finish

this hard but meaning time.

Firstly, I would like to express thank the School Board of Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh

City and Faculty of Foreign Languages for providing me with foundation as well as advanced

knowledge of English language in my learning process and creating favorable conditions for me

to carry out my internship.

Secondly, I sincerely thank to my supervisor - Ms. Dinh Thi Hoa M.A., the English teacher of

Faculty of Foreign Language, who instructed me procedure to do the report, read and corrected

my graduation outline, supported materials, gave me the ways to write the graduation report, and

gave me useful guidance and advice that helped me finish the internship successfully. From these

advices, I could improve my English teaching skills and strategies greatly. Without her help, I

could not complete my internship course.

Thirdly, I would love to be thankful my best friend named Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu who often

shared my feelings and gave me timely advice during the internship. With her suggestions and

supporting, I have many useful ideas for doing this graduation paper.

Furthermore, I am so thankful to students who took part in the survey online on Facebook. I was

really appreciated their support.

In addition, I would like to sincerely thank all the authors of the books, magazines and the other

materials listed in the reference part for their ideas that have been reflected and developed in the

study.

In brief, I really thank to all people helping me complete this graduation report.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1

1.1. Rationale:.......................................................................................................................... 2

1.2. Research Objectives.......................................................................................................... 3

1.3. Research Question ............................................................................................................ 3

1.4. Scope of the study............................................................................................................. 3

1.4.1. How are IUH's freshmen attitudes towards the TOEIC listening test? .....................3

1.4.2. What are the linguistic factors affecting IUH freshmen's performance on TOEIC

listening test?............................................................................................................................3

1.4.3. How to improve the TOEIC listening results for IUH freshmen?.............................3

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................................ 4

2.1. Definitions of key terms ....................................................................................................... 5

2.1.1. Definitions of Listening .................................................................................................5

2.1.2. Definitions of Listening Comprehension .......................................................................5

2.1.3. Linguistic factors............................................................................................................6

2.1.4. TOEIC Test ..................................................................................................................11

2.2. Results of previous studies..................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH DESIGN ......................................................................................... 17

3.1. Research site: ...................................................................................................................... 18

3.2. Participants: ........................................................................................................................ 18

3.3. Research methodology and research methods:................................................................... 18

3.3.1.Research methodology:………………………………..………………………………18

3.3.2. Research Methods........................................................................................................19

3.4 Produces............................................................................................................................... 20

3.5. Data analysis....................................................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION........................................................................... 22

A. FINDINGS: ........................................................................................................................ 23

PART I - How are IUH's freshmen attitudes towards the TOEIC listening test? ..................23

PART II- What are the linguistic factors affecting IUH freshmen's performance on TOEIC

listening test?..........................................................................................................................28

PART III- How to improve TOEIC listening test results for IUH freshmen? .......................31

B. DICUSSION....................................................................................................................... 36

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 39

5.1. CONCLUSION................................................................................................................... 40

5.2. RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................... 41

5.3. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ..................................................................................... 41

5.4. FURTHER STUDY............................................................................................................ 42

REFERENCES.............................................................................................................................. 43

APPENDICES............................................................................................................................... 49