(SKKN HAY NHẤT) using mind map for teaching and learning language focus lesson at nhu xuan high

I. INTRODUCTION

1.Reasons to choose the topic:

Nowadays, many foreign language teachers tend to apply new methods in

teaching grammar, but how to teach grammar effectively is still a controversial

issuel and need more attention. Most foreign language teachers clearly realize

the importance of teaching grammar effectively is to help students have general

knowledge in grammar and use it well in exercises. In fact, learners often

encounter many difficulties when doing grammar exercises. Mastering grammar

knowledge will contribute to improve English learning efficiency as well as to

test learners’ results because grammar knowledge accounts for a large

proportion in the lessons exam. In addition, the mastery of grammar knowledge

will also contribute to help students better improve skills such as listening,

speaking, reading and writing. We have already had a number of traditional

methods for teaching and learning grammar like giving structure and rules;

using images or use situations, for example…. However, these methods are still

not effective because with every grammar lecture using the methods above will

take a lot of time, students have to take lots of notes and it will be difficult for

them to systematize knowledge. Besides, almost students learn grammar by

mechanically memorizing structures as well how to use it. This is one of the

reasons students always find it difficult to learn grammar.For these difficulties,

the language teacher is required to creat and employ certain techniques in order

to achieve the goal of language learning and teaching grammar effectively.

When teaching the students at Nhu Xuan high school, I realize that most of my

students, are not fond of language focus lessons, they mind doing grammar

exercises, and they even don’t know how to memorize all the grammar

knowledge logically and systematically. They often get troubles in revising the

grammatical knowledege to prepare for the tests or exams. As a result, they get

low marks in their exams.

To that reality, I boldly researched the topic“ USING MIND MAP FOR

TEACHING AND LEARNING LANGUAGE FOCUS LESSON AT NHU

XUAN HIGH SCHOOL” to help my students be more active in learning and

accumulating grammar knowledge, create a lively atmosphere during the lessons

and improve their skills of using language as well as prepare well for the tests or

exams.

2. Purpose of the research:

The major aims of the study are:

- To improve the quality of the lessons, help students systematize and

memorize grammatical knowledge easier and longer.

- Help the learning environment lively and help students to avoid the rote

learning method, passive learning, learning to cope with it and promote the

activeness and initiative of students and bring high efficiency in teaching,

learning and testing.

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- To contribute a small part to the improvement of teaching and learning

English at Nhu Xuan High school

3. Method of the research.

- Studying the English language teaching and learning instructional

materials.

- Collecting the information from the internet and reference books.

- Teaching some classes using the new mind maps techniques in

compasion with the result in the previous school year.

- Attending collective lessons, exchanging and learning from

colleages’experience.

- Using different types of exercises and activities to help students revise

the lesson

- Giving tests for assessment.

- Checking and evaluating the results of students' grasping of the lessons,

in order to have additional reasonable adjustments.

- Using comparison in percent before and after studying to assess the

quality of the method.

4. Objective and Scope of the research.

The topic revolves around the problem of studying the use of internal

mind maps in teaching English grammar in Language focus lesson of Text book

12 at Nhu Xuan High School. The typical research object that I have boldly

applied in this topic is the students of class 12 C2 and class 12C5 and the

participation of 5 teachers who are currently teaching English at my school. The

research was carried out during the academic year 2020 – 2021 at Nhu Xuan

High School.

II. CONTENTS:

1. Theoretical basis of the problem:

As we know, the teaching and learning of English in high schools has

made a big change in the content as well as teaching methods to match the goals

and requirements set out in the reform process. The most basic view of the new

method is how to promote the positivity and initiative of students and create

optimal conditions for students to practice, develop and improve their language

skills for their own purposes. communication rather than the mere provision of

linguistic knowledge. With this point of view, classroom techniques and

activities have also been varied and developed. Therefore, teachers need to grasp

the basic principles of new methods, learn tips and teaching activities from a

communicative point of view so that they can be applied flexibly, appropriately

and effectively. fruit. To ensure students can use English well, along with

developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, we also need to focus

on teaching grammar and other language knowledge to students.

2. Practical basis of the problem:

Nhu Xuan is one of the mountainous districts in the Southwest of Thanh

Hoa province. Most of my students here are ethnic minority children. Their

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