A study on student’s motivation in learning english through games at nga son high school

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FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

A STUDY ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

THROUGH GAMES AT NGA SON HIGH SCHOOL

Student : TRAN THI LAN

Class : K21ATCA

Academic Year: 2018-2022

Student ID : 21A7510077

Advisor : DR. HOANG QUOC THINH

Hanoi, May 2022

BANKING ACADEMY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

A STUDY ON STUDENT’S MOTIVATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

THROUGH GAMES AT NGA SON HIGH SCHOOL

Student : TRAN THI LAN

Class : K21ATCA

Academic Year: 2018-2022

Student ID : 21A7510077

Advisor : DR. HOANG QUOC THINH

Hanoi, May 2022

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DECLARATION

I would like to reassure that my graduation thesis is written by myself with the support

of the instructor. I guarantee that this thesis has not been posted in any other source.

Wherever contributions of others are involved, every effort is made to indicate this

clearly. The data and all references in the thesis are cited completely. Any illegal

copying, violation of regulations, I take full responsibility.

Ha Noi, 4th May, 2022

Signature

Tran Thi Lan

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Throughout the writing of this dissertation I have received a great deal

of support and assistance.First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere

gratitude towards the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Banking Academy for

giving me the opportunity to do research.

Thank you to my advertiser, Dr.Hoang Quoc Thinh. Your encouraging words

and thoughtful, detailed feedback have been very important to me. Thank you to the

interviewees, who so generously took time out of their schedules to participate in my

research and make this project possible.

I am grateful for my parents whose constant love and support, keep me

motivated and confident. My accomplishments and success are because they believed

in me. Deepest thanks to my best friends, who keep me grounded, remind me of what

is important in life, and are always supportive of my adventures. I am forever thankful

for the unconditional love and support throughout the entire thesis process and every

day.

Due to time limitations and a restricted capacity of the author, this thesis

might contain certain defects. Therefore, I would be really open-minded and grateful

for any constructive comments to enhance its quality

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TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ........................................................................................................ i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................... ii

TABLE OF CONTENT............................................................................................ iii

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................v

LIST OF FIGURES................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................. vii

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

1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................1

1.2. Aims of the study..............................................................................................3

1.3. Scope of the study.............................................................................................3

1.4. Significance of the study ..................................................................................3

1.5. Structure of the Study .......................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................5

2.1. Language games ...............................................................................................5

2.1.1. Definition of language games ....................................................................5

2.1.2 Types of language games............................................................................5

2.1.3 Benefits of language games.........................................................................6

2.2 Student’s motivation..........................................................................................8

2.2.1 Definition of motivation..............................................................................8

2.2.2 Self-determination theory............................................................................8

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHOD ....................................................................17

3.1. Research design ..............................................................................................17

3.2 Data gather procedure......................................................................................17

3.3 Population and sample description ..................................................................17

3.4 Research instrument.........................................................................................19

3.5 Data analysis....................................................................................................20

3.6. Reliability and Validity...................................................................................22

CHAPTER 4: FINDING AND DISCUSSION.........................................................24

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4.1 Intrinsic motivation..........................................................................................24

4.1.1 Reliability of the measurement .................................................................24

4.1.2 Findings on Intrinsic motivation of students in learning English through

games..................................................................................................................25

4.1.3 Discussion on Intrinsic motivation of students in learning English through

games..................................................................................................................27

4.2 Extrinsic motivation.........................................................................................27

4.2.1 Reliability of the measurement .................................................................27

4.2.2 Findings on Extrinsic motivation of students in learning English through

games..................................................................................................................29

4.2.3 Discussion on Extrinsic motivation of students in learning English

through games ....................................................................................................34

4.3 Difficulties in learning English through games...............................................35

4.3.1 Reliability of measurement .......................................................................35

4.3.2 Findings on difficulties in learning English through games .....................37

4.3.3 Discussion on difficulties in learning English through games..................39

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ...............................39

1. Summary of findings.......................................................................................39

2. Recommendations...........................................................................................39

3. Conclusion ......................................................................................................40

REFERENCES..........................................................................................................42

APPENDICES...........................................................................................................45