(SKKN HAY NHẤT) some suggested ways for motivating the 10th graders at ha van mao uppper secondary

1. INTRODUCTION

1. 1. Rationale

Listening is one of the four main skills of a language, thus mastering the listening

skill is of great importance in the process of teaching and learning a foreign language

in general and in teaching and learning English in particular.

However, to the majority of students, listening is a difficult aspect. Many of my

students expressed their negative attitude toward listening when being asked about

their opinions of listening lessons and the listening skill. Some students said they did

not care much about listening, because there is no listening in University Entrance

Examination. Some others frequently feel nervous in listening classes because they

forget what they have heard while their friends claim that they often fall asleep in

listening class because they cannot completely comprehend. Yet, a good sign can be

observed from a small group who like listening because they do not have to think as

much as in writing or speaking lessons.

It is well recognized that students’ anxiety is a rather common phenomenon in

listening classes. This kind of anxiety may stem from students’ poor ability or the

wrong perception of the skill. Perhaps they are not accustomed to acquiring the

listening skill seriously and regularly. Besides, many of them think that this is a passive

skill and learn it in a passive way despite the fact that it is a receptive, but not a

passive, skill. As a result, students are easily distracted from listening, which means

that furnishing motivation in listening is of great concern. Hence, it is really valuable

to think about the effective techniques to get students more excited in listening classes.

Therefore, I chose the topic "Some suggested ways for motivating the 10th graders

at Ha Van Mao Upper Secondary School in listening lessons" to encourage them to

master the listening skills in a more serious and relaxing way.

1.2. Aims of the study

As can be seen, it is widely accepted that keeping students motivated to learn is one

of the biggest challenges any teacher faces. It is sometimes appropriate for teachers to

take an active role in trying to improve the motivation levels of a group. A highly

motivated group of students is generally a lot easier and more fun to teach. Obviously

most teachers have come across de-motivated students at some time in their careers

and it is often worth addressing the problem when we recognise it before it escalates

further. There are often many factors that contribute towards a lack of motivation and

these should be taken into account. Here are some ideas that I have put together which

may go some way towards increasing motivation levels in a group or at least

addressing the problems and bringing them out into the open.

Therefore, one of the purposes of the research is to find out why students often

feel anxious or embarrassed while listening to English. In other words, this study seeks

to identify the factors or causes that make students stressful and nervous while

listening to English in the language classroom setting. This includes considering the

factors that originate from listening text, listeners, speakers, and listening environment.

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