Challenges of English majored students when study “Listening 2” course at Banking Academy

BANKING ACADEMY OF VIETNAM

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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GRADUATION THESIS

CHALLENGES OF ENGLISH MAJORED STUDENTS WHEN

STUDY “LISTENING 2” COURSE AT BANKING ACADEMY

Student : Trinh Thi Thu Tinh

Class : K20ATCC

Academic year : 2017-2021

Student ID : 20A7510180

Supervisor : Ms. Tran Thi Xuan Anh

Ha Noi, May 2021

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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

I declare that this graduation thesis named “Challenges of English majored students

when study “Listening 2” course at Banking Academy” is the intellectual product of

my own work, under guidance of Ms. Tran Thi Xuan Anh. No part of this

graduation thesis has been published elsewhere before. All sources of information

are properly citied in reference section.

Ha Noi, May 22, 2021

Signature

(Author of thesis)

Trinh Thi Thu Tinh

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

After three months, my graduation thesis had completed. It is time for me to express

my sincere gratitude to all people who assisted me wholeheartedly.

First of all, I would like to thank the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Banking

Academy of Vietnam for giving me a chance to do this thesis. I also would like to

thank all teachers at Banking Academy for providing me valuable knowledge

during the time I studied here.

Secondly, I wish I could express my appreciation to my supervisor Ms. Tran Thi

Xuan Anh. I am extremely to her due to her detailed guidance and precious

encouragement. Despite of her busy schedule, she spent time giving me valuable

ideas and adjustment to support me to complete the thesis better.

Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to my family and my friends for their

endless support and motivation when I carried out this thesis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN ........................................................................................i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................ ii

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................v

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................vi

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

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

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

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

1.2. Background Of The Study...............................................................................................2

1.3. Objectives Of The Study..................................................................................................2

1.4. Research Questions............................................................................................................3

1.5. Significance Of The Study ..............................................................................................3

1.6. Scope And Limitations.....................................................................................................4

1.7. Definition Of Terms..........................................................................................................4

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE...........................................5

2.1. Definitions of Listening ....................................................................................................5

2.2 Differences between “Hearing” and “Listening” ........................................................6

2.3. Definition of Listening Comprehension.......................................................................6

2.4. Listening Skill Problems in Learning a Foreign Language.....................................7

2.4.1. Definitions of Listening Skills in Learning a Foreign Language...................7

2.4.2. Listening Skill Problems in Learning a Foreign Language .............................7

2.5. Types of Listening Comprehension Strategies in Learning a Foreign

Language .......................................................................................................................................8

2.5.1 Cognitive Strategies.....................................................................................................8

2.5.2 Metacognitive Strategies............................................................................................9

2.5.3 Socio-affective Strategies ........................................................................................10

2.6. Previous Research ............................................................................................................11

2.6.1. Vietnamese Research ...............................................................................................11

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2.6.2. International Research .............................................................................................12

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .....................................................14

3.1. Locale of Study.................................................................................................................14

3.2. Research Design ...............................................................................................................14

3.3. Data Gathering Procedure..............................................................................................14

3.4. Population and Sample description .............................................................................14

3.5. Research instrument ........................................................................................................15

3.6. Statistical Treatment........................................................................................................16

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .....................................................17

4.1. Findings ..............................................................................................................................17

4.1.1. The rating of difficulty in Listening skill..........................................................17

4.1.2. The subjective problems of English majored students referring to

Listening comprehension....................................................................................................21

4.1.3. The objective problems of English majored students referring to the

distraction................................................................................................................................23

4.1.4. Suggested Listening Strategies for English majored students ....................26

4.1.5. Some useful suggestions for language teachers..............................................29

CHAPTER V: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................................................................32

5.1. Summary Of Findings.....................................................................................................32

5.2. Conclusion .........................................................................................................................33

5.3. Recommendations............................................................................................................33

REFERENCES...........................................................................................................37

APPENDIX................................................................................................................42