The effects of using completion dictation technique on improving students’ listening comprehension ability :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

THE EFFECTS OF USING COMPLETION DICTATION

TECHNIQUE ON IMPROVING STUDENTS’ LISTENING

COMPREHENSION ABILITY.

STUDENT NAME : NGUYEN HOANG MY MY

ID NUMBER : 17035321

CLASS CODE : DHAV13B

COHORT : 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME : HO THI HIEN, M.A.

HCMC, 06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

THE EFFECTS OF USING COMPLETION DICTATION

TECHNIQUE ON IMPROVING STUDENTS’ LISTENING

COMPREHENSION ABILITY.

STUDENT NAME : NGUYEN HOANG MY MY

ID NUMBER : 17035321

CLASS CODE : DHAV13B

COHORT : 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME : HO THI HIEN, M.A.

HCMC, 06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Student name : NGUYEN HOANG MY MY

ID Number : 17035321

Class Code : DHAV13B

Cohort : 2017-2021

Supervisor Name : HO THI HIEN, 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 elsewhere. I accept heavy penalty for any cheating or plagiarism.

Date submitted : ………………………

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ABSTRACT

Listening is considered a significant skill and a prerequisite to develop other skills but in the

foreign language classes, it is a neglected skill since teachers and learners pay too much attention

to grammar and other skills. In this study, the researcher aimed at exploring the effects of using

completion dictation technique on enhancing students’ listening comprehension ability. The

quantitative data was collected from 121 English-majored students from the Faculty of Foreign

Languages at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city. Conclusions drawn from the questionnaire

data have shown that the majority of participants agree with the benefits that completion dictation

technique brings, besides, there is a strong correlation between using completion dictation

technique and students’ listening skill improvement. And this is well-demonstrated by observing

the results of the students' weekly assignments. There are still some remained difficulties, but the

study only focuses on the assessment, so it does not offer any solutions. However, a few

suggestions for future researchers have been proposed.

Keywords: completion dictation, dictation, listening comprehension.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

During the process of writing this graduation report, I have received a lot of help and support to

be able to overcome the difficulties and be motivated to complete this project.

First, I would like to express my gratitude to the School Board of Industrial University of Ho Chi

Minh city and the Faculty of Foreign Languages for always creating ideal conditions to support

me, especially during this difficult time.

Second, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor - Mrs. Ho Thi Hien for

guiding me enthusiastically, cheering me and my team members up when encountering

challenges. She always brings positive energy to the group so working with her turns out to be

easy. She also shared her valuable experience to help the group perfect the research paper.

Without her help, I would not have been able to complete this graduation thesis.

Third, I am honored to work with Vo Thi Hoa, Nong Hoang Huynh, the best group members I

could ever ask for. They are super creative, dynamic, and always encourage me throughout the

process of doing my graduation thesis.

Furthermore, I would like to thank the 121 students of the Listening 3 classes for their

enthusiastic contributions to the survey and thanks to that I was able to have very reliable and

valid data.

Last, I am exceptionally grateful to my family for their endless love. My parents always support

me and take care of me during my process of graduation thesis, thanks to them I feel more

energized and motivated.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE.........................................................................................................3

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY ..................................................................................3

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

1.1 RATIONALE .............................................................................................................................................................1

1.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES...............................................................................................................................................1

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS...............................................................................................................................................2

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH..................................................................................................................................2

1.5 SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH ...........................................................................................................................................3

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

2.1 DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS........................................................................................................................................4

2.1.1 Definition of listening skills..........................................................................................................................4

2.1.2 Definition of dictation technique.................................................................................................................4

2.1.3 Definition of completion dictation technique..............................................................................................5

2.1.4 Definition of evaluation...............................................................................................................................5

2.1.5 Definition of learning styles.........................................................................................................................5

2.1.6 Definition of Google Classroom...................................................................................................................6

2.1.7 Definition of Bookwidgets. ..........................................................................................................................6

2.2 LISTENING SKILLS......................................................................................................................................................6

2.2.1 Importance of listening skills.......................................................................................................................6

2.2.2 How to learn listening skills?.......................................................................................................................8

2.2.3 Difficulties in listening ...............................................................................................................................10

2.2.4 Listening 3 course......................................................................................................................................11

2.3 DICTATION TECHNIQUES ..........................................................................................................................................12

2.3.1 Benefits of dictation techniques................................................................................................................12

2.3.2 Difficulties in using dictation techniques...................................................................................................14

2.3.3 How to dictate?.........................................................................................................................................15

2.3.4 Completion dictation technique ................................................................................................................18

2.5 LEARNING STYLES:..................................................................................................................................................19

2.5.1 Types of learning styles. ............................................................................................................................19

2.6 RESULTS OF PREVIOUS STUDIES .................................................................................................................................20

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH DESIGN........................................................................................................................... 22

3.1 RESEARCH CONTEXT................................................................................................................................................22

3.2 PARTICIPANTS .......................................................................................................................................................22

3.3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODS ...................................................................................................23

3.3.1 Research methodology..............................................................................................................................23

3.3.2 Research methods:....................................................................................................................................23

3.4. PROCEDURES........................................................................................................................................................26

3.5. DATA ANALYSIS.....................................................................................................................................................26

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS .......................................................................................................... 27

4.1 FINDINGS...........................................................................................................................................................27

4.1.1 Listening skills............................................................................................................................................27

4.1.2 Completion dictation technique ................................................................................................................33

4.2 DICUSSIONS.......................................................................................................................................................40

4.2.1 The attitudes of the participants toward the effectiveness of using completion dictation technique to

improve listening comprehension ability. ..........................................................................................................40

4.2.2 The improvements in the listening comprehension ability of the participants. ........................................40

4.2.3 The obstacles that the students encountered while using completion dictation technique. ....................42

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................................................. 44

REFERENCES......................................................................................................................................................... 46

APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................................... 50

SUPERVISOR’S EVALUATION FORM ......................................................................................................... 50

STUDENT’S NAME: NGUYỄN HOANG MY MY STUDENT ID NO.: 17035321..................................... 50

SUPERVISOR’S NAME: HO THI HIEN ......................................................................................................... 50

SIGNATURE...................................................................................................................................................... 51

EXAMINER’S EVALUATION FORM ........................................................................................................................ 52

STUDENT’S NAME: NGUYEN HOANG MY MY STUDENT ID NO.: 17015471.................................... 52

EXAMINER’S NAME:...................................................................................................................................... 52

SIGNATURE...................................................................................................................................................... 53

UPDATED IN JULY 2017................................................................................................................................... 53

PREPARED BY: LE THI THUY, M.A............................................................................................................... 53

HEAD OF THE DIVISION: TRAN KIEU MY AN, PH.D.................................................................................. 53

RUBRICS FOR WRITTEN GRADUATION THESIS (70%) .......................................................................... 54

RUBRICS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION (10%) ............................................................................................ 58

RUBRICS FOR TEAMWORK (10%) .............................................................................................................. 61

1. RUBRICS FOR SUPERVISOR’S APPRAISAL (5%).................................................................................. 61

RUBRICS FOR TEAMWORK (10%) .............................................................................................................. 62

2. RUBRICS FOR PEER EVALUATION (5%)................................................................................................ 62

PROGRESS FORM ........................................................................................................................................... 64

THE SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL OF THE STUDENTS’ SUBMISSION (YES/ NO):

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SUPERVISOR.................................................................................................................................................... 66

UPDATED IN JULY 2018................................................................................................................................... 66

Submitted by Nguyen Hoang My My ID number: 17035321

Supervisor: Ho Thi Hien, M.A. 1

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, the researcher is going to clarify the reasons why this topic was chosen for

researching and mention several points such as the research questions, the aims, and the

significance of the study. Besides, the limitations of the study are also raised in this chapter.

1.1 Rationale

Listening plays an important role in daily life, we cannot communicate with one another without

listening, it is also crucial in classroom settings, especially in foreign language classrooms.

However, in English classrooms, listening seems to be ignored because language teachers focus

so much on grammar and reading. Students spend years in secondary and high schools studying

grammar structures and reading skills, rarely practicing either speaking or listening.

Since listening is so important, students need time to practice. With a listening course in IUH

which includes 30 in-class periods, aside from instructing learners to do exercises, teachers need

to introduce new words so there is obviously not enough time for learners to practice and improve

their listening skills. Besides, next semester the participants in this research will attend the

translation classes so spending more time on enhancing their listening skills at this point is

necessary.

This leads to the next reason why we conduct this research. In case the students want to practice

more at home, they may be confused about finding the appropriate method that suits their abilities

and is accessible. And the completion dictation technique is one of the best and reachable

techniques to enhance listening skills. It is a useful way to recognize different sounds and realize

visual forms of English words and their spoken counterparts.

From the above reasons, this study concentrates on the effects of using completion dictation

techniques on enhancing students’ English listening comprehension ability in the context of IUH.

1.2 Research objectives

This research centers around three main objectives. First, we aim at discovering the students’

opinions of the effectiveness of using completion dictation technique to improve their listening

skills. Second, we also want to see how much the participants have improved their listening skills