I. OPENING PART
1. The reason for choosing the topic.
English is the language used by most countries. It has become the native
language of many countries around the world. Our country is in the period of
innovation, integration and development of the economy, implementing
in dustrialization and modernization so learning English is the most important
issue . The issue of teaching and learning English effestively are being
concerned by both the leaders of Education career and all the students’parents.
The universalization of English in secondary schools in Vietnam today poses
increasing demands not only on the level but also the teaching methods of
teaching foreign language teacher, how to choose for themselves a teaching
method which is the most effective, imparts to the students in a good way they
can understand is a hard problem that all teachers mention. Therefore, to
increasingly improve the teaching methods, the teacher must know how to use
the method knowledge reasonably and practicaly which can be applied in the
real circumstances and with respect pupils.
Continuously response to the implementation of the theme "Innovation in
education, improve the quality of comprehensive. "and “ teach and study
with the real quality at schools" was and is a very urgent work of both teachers
and students.
We all know that learning English as well as any other language, when
learners want to become proficient in that language, they must practice the four
basic skills: Listen-Speak-Read-Write. In that "Read" is a basic skill focused in
the process of teaching and learning foreign languages. “Read” that is both a
purpose and a means is effective, essential for students to be able to master, also
consolidate knowledge language, expand vocabulary and understand more about
literature style, use the language in their real life
By observing the class , being observed by the other teachers, exchanging
experiences with the colleagues, summarizing my own experience, I realize
that the teaching and learning "Read" classes remain problematic - especially
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for 8th grade English program, results of receiving the knowledge and training
reading skill in a large part of students also is low. Students participate in
learning activities not pro-actively and positively. Therefore, I have boldly
chosen the theme: "A number of measures improve
English reading skill
for 8th graders" to research and use in actual teaching at my school - Te Thang
Secondary School - Nong Cong
2. Research objectives.
With researching this topics successfully will help the teacher get the
following experiences:
a. How to organize an effective reading lesson
b. How to conduct the steps in a teaching reading period effectively
c. Instruct students to self-training for English Reading.
3. Object and scope of the study.
a. Object
The theme revolves around the study of teaching and learning English
reading periods of teachers and students in grades 8 at Te Thang Secondary
School
b. Scope of the study
This topic is researched and practiced with two classes 8A and 8B at Te
Thang secondary school.
4.Research Methodology
a. Method of observation: I myself visit and observe the other teachers’classes
b. The method of exchange, discussion: After observing my colleagues, and
being observed by the colleagues we exchange, discuss about the period so that I
can receive the experiences
c. Experimental Methods: Teacher conducts teaching experiences required for
each particular purpose of the class
d. Methods of investigation: Teacher asks the students questions to check their
understanding the lesson content and gives them the reading tests
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II. THE CONTENT OF THE TOPIC
1.Theorial bases of the problem.
Although English has become an official subject in school, the promotion of
its role has not received much attention yet. Partly it is due to limitation of
infrastructure and teaching facilities in schools but more important is the quality
of teaching not high, not attracting the passionate students .In reading English
classes, students always feel afraid of reading long texts with many new words.
On the other hand students are only interested in the meanings of words without
insight into the content of the reading, and the results is that they do not
understand the lesson and they can not fully answer questions about the readings
so teaching quality which is reduced, does not meet the requirements the teacher
has set out. In this case, teachers should teach students reading, analysis retrieve
information. From that students understand and can apply their homework
quickly.
Recognizing the quality and effectiveness of teaching reading skills in
secondary school in general and especially the 8th grade students is a problem, a
situation needed to supplement and improve teaching methods . The purpose of
the study of this subject is to understand the importance of reading skills in
English. From the current status of teaching reading skills in secondary schools,
improve teaching methods to suit each positive post, each subject students. From
that we will find the suitable teaching methods to continuously improve the
quality of students' reading comprehension.
2. The real situation of the research problem.
According to the survey of the students in grade 8 at the beginning of the school
year.
The result before practising the project
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Class
Number of
Very good
Good
Medium
Bad
Very bad
students
number
%
number
%
number
%
number
%
number
%
8A
38
2
5.3
9
23.6
10
26.4
8
21.1
9
23.6
8B
37
3
8.2
10
27.1
10
27.1
7
18.8
7
18.8
From these results , I know that the quality of learning English is not high
especially in reading English. There are many students who are good
at
grammar but they have poor pronunciation or not confident in reading English.
Therefore, I myself would like to help my students to use English better.
With the thought above, over the years I have explored myself to learn, read
documents and practise the actual teaching hours in class to try to find out a
method of good classroom management, to attract students to participate in
lessons in an active, more lively and more positive impact on the students, as
well as inspire more students in English, as well as it can help children learn
English in anywhere, which helps students eliminate feeling afraid of studying
this subject and they will feel bored without joining the lesson and working with
their friends so I have bravely applied this new method for students in grade 8
at Te Thang secondary school to help improve English reading skills
To achieve that initially I must study materials combining with the batch go
to acquire specialized training regularly, learn from colleagues to apply to each
period of teaching which has led to good results. Students work more actively,
more boldlyin communicating and students have the skills to use language
better . Especially it appeals to all the children in lessons, Providing students
interests in learning English in class and at home, at school as well as going out
and gradually interested in English.
I boldly present my actual work with my collegues for the exchange of
learning one another and constantly improve skills.
a. Advantages:
+ The teaching and learning English is now a major concern of all levels and
sectors, and students’parents.
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+ English is the language most widely used in the world so students can meet
anywhere.
+ English is the language written in Latin letters the same as the written word of
Vietnamese enabling students to easily access.
+ Rich of references and documents from the
radio, television, Internet,
newspapers, magazine in English
+ English is the important at school which is chosen to be a compulsory subject
in the entrance examination into high schools and universities
b. Difficulties
+ Facilities are in short supply locally, failing to meet the requirements of
teaching and learning of this subject which is taught by new methods such as
English classroom, versatile projector, pictures .. .
+ English is the language of many syllables without in Vietnamese so students
have difficulty in pronouncing. Especially local sounds ingrain in the daily
parlance of the students so it is difficult to adjust.
+ Many of them are not aware of the importance of English subjects.
+ English is a difficult subject which needs more practice time. many students
do not have the condition to access to native English speakers to expand
vocabulary and improve communication skills.
+ Students have not had much practice time in class for too long lessons.
3. Solutions to the problem.
The process of teaching reading skills can be divided into the following
stages: Pre-reading (preparation stage), While-reading (reading period) and
Post-reading (consolidation and further practice).
a. Pre-reading (preparation stage).
In this stage teachers should introduce extensive reading on the coming
subject, using the data related to students' life experiences and predict content of
the reading. If reading is a dialogue, the teacher might say to the context for the
dialogue, the number of participants in the dialogue and if possible teacher
should talk about the relationship between the people in the conversation, .... If
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reading lesson is an excerpt of a story or an essay, the teacher can give a student
one or a few points to the main events before.
In textbooks, there are usually pictures or posters related to the content of the
reading . Teachers should use the pictures to guide the attention of students on
an internal reading article by helping them to anticipate the ideas and language
which will be shown in all.
According to me, teacher needs to put some provocative questions. In this
stage, the question should follow the sequence in the reading theory. These
questions represent the basic structure of the reading and the means to help
students interested in the topic that is read, thereby moving to the main reading
in a more natural way.
Sometimes, teachers can ask students to skim throughthe text to have some
general comments about the information in the readings. By a number of
activities like, teachers can inspire students to read and to make students
interested in learning about upcoming topics.
The activities in this period can vary according to the actual situation of the
class and students’ level. Teachers can do one or two activities in this period.
With English 8 there are two forms of reading: Conversation in the "Listen and
read" and reading paragraphs or essays in the "Read". Therefore, in eah kind of
the lesson teachers need to use the steps and different teaching techniques
accordingly. Here are some specific examples.
For conversations
Example 1: UNIT 1: My friends
Listen and read
* Pre-teach vocabulary:
+ Introduce the AIMS and some new words
- To Seem (translation)
- A next door neighbor: a person who lives next to your house
- To look like (translation)
*) Pre QUESTIONS
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- Give some questions presented and ask Ss to work in pairs to add add your
answer
1. Is Nien Lan's friend or United, s friend?
2. How old is Nien?
3. Where does Nien live?
4. a beautiful girl is she?
- Give feedback
Example 2: UNIT 4: Our Past
Listen and read
* Pre - reading:
1. Pre-teach vocabulary
- To look after to take care of =
- Equipment (n) - example
- A folk tale: Tam Cam is a folk tale
- Traditional (adj)
- A great grandma (n)
* Checking: What and where
2. T / F statements prediction
- Ask Ss to read the statements and predict chúng true or false.
- Call on Ss to read and write them on predictions có the board.
Example 3: UNIT 8: Country life and city life
Listen and read
I. Pre-teach vocabulary
+ Accessible (a): can be used
+ Facility (n): facilities
+ Permanently (adv): permanent, forever
+ Peaceful (adj): peaceful
* Checking vocabulary: Rub out and remember
Example 4: UNIT 11: Traveling around Vietnam
Listen and read
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. Presentation: Listen and read: Introduce the situation of the dialogue
- Ask Ss to listen to the tape twice.
- Have added the rolls in the dialogue play
- Introduce some new words:
Sugar cane + (n) Pictures
+ Water buffalo (n)
+ No problem = Not at all => explanation
+ Wow = Surprise
- Have Ss read new words.
For reading out the paragraph and essay
Example 1: UNIT 3: At home
Read.
Pre - reading: Introduce the topic of the passage reading and some new words to
Ss
1. Pre - teach vocabulary:
- A precaution = precaution, precautions
- A socket (realia)
- A match (realia)
- An object = object or objects
- Safety (n) = safety
- To destroy = destroy
- To injure (situation)
* Checking: Slap the board
2. True / false statements predictions
- Ask Ss to read the statements and guess mà true, false mà.
Guess Key Statements
Example 2: UNIT 5: Study Habits
Read.
I. Pre-teach vocabulary
- Mother tongue (n): explaination
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revision (n): the review
- Underline (v) Underline
Sửa (v) review
- Highlight (v) highlight
-in order to (pre)
* Checking: Slap the board
Brainstorming II- Students to work in pairs ask to make a list of the Ways how a language
learner can learn new words.
1. True / False statements
- Students ask to read the statements on page 50 then read the text and decide mà
mà true and false.
Example 3: UNIT 7: My neighborhood
Read.
I. Pre-teach vocabulary
Pre-teaching:
+ Vocab:
- Humid (adj): wet
- Shooping mall (n): regional trade
- Resident (n): Residential
- Roof (n): bamboo roof
- Selection (n): * Checking choice vocabulary: What and where
II. Brainstorming
- Set the scene: In Men's neighborhood there is a new shopping mall.
- Ask to think about the convenience Students of the mall
- Students ask to read the text silently and compare ask for their ideas of get
more information.
b. While reading-(stage reading).
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In this process, the activities are organized to help students practice reading
comprehension skills. Besides, some other academic skills are combined in
reading comprehension skills.
Skills used in this stage is focusing reading and open reading . Focusing
reading means that the readers must understand all lesson which they are reading
and. They can answer detailed questions about the words and ideas expressed
through essays.
Expansionreading means that students must understand in a general way
about all text without the need to understand each word or each idea. The focus
reading will help students expand better. At the same time the expansion reading
will also help students familiarize more confidence when they contact with
harder materials.
For a long reading, teachers can apply extended reading a few paragraphs
and for students to read in a different reading. If students read a text too long
they will lose interest and not enough time to practice reading skills faster.
Readings in the old textbooks are usually prepared carefully, limits of
language to students apply for focusing reading way. But in the new textbooks,
the reading lessons are rich, diverse and precise. With extended reading students
will feel no matter about their limitation of the level of their language, they can
still understand an overview of what is communicated by the language used in
life.
In the class teacher should restrict students to read the text loudly because it
is difficult to focus while essays can have many words that students do not
know how to pronounce or the conversation may require an understanding of the
structure, in particular intonation that students do not know. Reading an essay
unprepared before will make students less natural reading, hesitates or
mispronounce which affect other students. When reading aloud, students will
focus more heavily on the tones than the meaning of the text, so that students
can read English well but understand little or not understand of what is being
read.
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I realize that teachers have to read the whole article one time or let students
listen to the tapes one time. Then the teacher asks students to read silently and
will help the children who have difficulty in reading. The students reading aloud
should be prepared in advance or it will be time-consuming and inefficient.
Teachers also need to change the way of reading. In the teaching of open
reading the form of silent reading is very suitable and bring high efficiency.
Teachers may limit reading time and afterwards give a number of questions
and check reading comprehension level of the students.
Most of the long reading teachers should give students read silently but also
need to say that preparing lesson before coming to class is the most important
thing and can be changed in several ways as follows:
+ For the beginner class: The teacher read the form, then the students repeat
each sentence .
+ In the low-qualified students, in addition to the repeated reading after teacher,
students can listen to the tape reading in a few times to get used to the voices of
native speakers.
+ The teacher reads the passage, then calls a student to read the section
following teachers.
Besides, the class should be divided into pairs or more groups of people.
Each group prepares a paragraph then the representative of a group will read a
passage. in the case of reading is a dialogue, ask students to work in pairs of role
play. Teachers and students discuss with the groups having difficulty in
pronunciation (stress, rhythm, intonation, ...). Then a certain group will be
selected for the class practice track.
While teachers should teach reading interspersed some questions to guide
students to read out the contents of all the information, also can know the quality
of learning of students under our charge. Since then the teacher can also explain
more of the details that are unclear. So the content of questions need to direct
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attention to the students' own ideas in the text and help students understand the
meaning of the reading, we should not give too long questions and too hard to
judge the students. Teachers should ask brief and concise questions to help
students understand the lesson. Teachers should encourage and organize so that
the whole class can participate in activities together answere questions
confidently. Then guide students to answer the question right or wrong.
During this period, teachers can organize students into more active in
groups of two or more students to discuss answers. In this way, all the people in
the class can participate in activities and have the opportunity to respond or
work together and help each other.
Forms of answer may be in speaking. The answer will take less time.
Teachers face many difficulties in controlling the students, if the class is too
crowding.
Forms of written answers will help students have more time to think.
teachers feel easy to organize in a large class of students to be effective or not?
this method is very time consuming. So teachers should encourage students to
write short answers because the purpose of this exercise is only to test reading
comprehension.
Some of this activity can:
+ Mode One: Questions and answers.
With the conversation
Example 1: UNIT 8: Country life and city life
. Roleplay the dialogue
Students -ask to listen to the dialogue and then work in pairs to roleplay the
dialogue.
- Have some pairs practice is before class.
- Pronunciation correct mistakes.
Example 2: UNIT 11: Traveling around Vietnam
. Practice:
- Introduce new structure:
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Would / do you mind if + I + V ...?
Would / do you mind + V-ing ..?
- Give some examples
- Introduce to Ss compound adj: a 40 minute, a ten year old
- Work with a partner
- Ask one student to read the Sentences and others choose T or F in exercise in
Students' book.
For reading the paragraph or essay
Example 1: UNIT 5: Study Habits
- Brainstorming
- Students to work in pairs ask to make a list of the Ways how a language
learner can learn new words.
- True / False statements
- Students ask to read the statements on page 50 then read the text and decide mà
mà true and false.
- Give feedback
* Answers:
a- b T c F d T F
Example 2: UNIT 7: My neighborhood
. Brainstorming
- Set the scene: In Men's neighborhood there is a new shopping mall.
- Ask to think about the convenience Students of the mall
- Students ask to read the text silently and compare ask for their ideas of get
more information.
. True / False statements:
- Students have a look at the statements in exercise 1 page 68.
- Get Them to read the text again and decide Which statements are true, false
mà.
* Anwers:
Asian. F b. F c. T d. F f. T
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- Ask to correct the false statements Students
Asian. The mall is open daily.
b. There are 50stores in the mall.
c. Not everyone is pleased. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu street are
not happy.
Example 3: UNIT 10: Recycling
. The while-reading:
1. Recycling fact:
- Ss read the text Quickly Guide
- Explain the text put some questions presented như
+ What do People used with things so?
+ What Can They Make Them from?
Car tires, Milk bottles, Glass, Drink cans
Household and garden waste
- Ss read the text carefully Request and answer questions presented những
- Ask add compare có answer
- Call two or three Ss read answers
- Gives Ss T corrects mistake and correct answers.
- Give Ss structure passive form: S + be + past participle.
- Request Ss find out the câu of passive form
2. Work with a partner:
Complete the câu to make a list of things cycled
- The class work in pairs Devides
- Explain the exercise: Basic on each passage to write a câu recycling.
- Call two pairs on the board write có answer. Other pairs remarks.
Car tires are recycled to make pipes and floor recoverings
Milk bottles, Glass, Drink cans
Household and garden waste
- Correct mistakes IF NECESSARY
c. Post-reading (consolidation).
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In this phase, students will participate in a number of activities to expand the
exploitation of reading and develop some other skills in addition to reading
skills. Exercise can be:
+ Form 1:
Fill a table available to help students focus on the main points of the reading.
Especially for those readings have many statistics and facts.
Example 1: UNIT 1: My friends
-Work In pairs
- Ask Ss to read the dialogue and answer the questions presented again in
exercise 2 / page 11
- Have work in pairs to add answer the questions presented
- Call on some proven and demonstrated in front of pairs to class and ask for
their correct mistakes or Pronunciation.
- Correct and give feedback:
- Ask open added to work in pairs to practice asking and answering the
questions presented and the dialogue.
Example 2: UNIT 4: Our Past
* Comprehension:
- Get Ss to work in pairs, asking and answering questions presented
- Give feedback
- Ask Ss to practice asking and answering the questions presented.
- Give feedback
For reading out the paragraph and essay
Example 1: UNIT 5: Study Habits
- Comprehension questions presented
- Students work in pairs have to answer the questions presented on ex 2 on page
50.
- Give feeback
* Answers:
accommodation. They learn words in Different Ways.
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b- Because chúng help add to remember dùng new words.
c- They write examples, put the words and ask for their meanings on stickers,
underline or highlight added.
d- They can not do unfortunately think so. In stead they only learn words.
Revision is cần print e- learning words.
F. Learners shouldnt try to find words out of learning what is the best.
- Ask Students to practice answering the questions presented in asking and open
pairs and closed pairs.
* Survey:
- Students ask to work in groups of 4 or 5 to interview one another and tick the
Ways They have used to learn new words.
Example 2: UNIT 10: Recycling
- Ss read the text carefully Request and answer questions presented những
- Ask add compare có answer
- Call two or three Ss read answers
- Gives Ss T corrects mistake and correct answers.
- Give Ss structure passive form: S + be + past participle.
- Request Ss find out the câu of passive form
2. Work with a partner:
Complete the câu to make a list of things cycled
- The class work in pairs Devides
- Explain the exercise: Basic on each passage to write a câu recycling.
- Call two pairs on the board write có answer. Other pairs remarks.
Car tires are recycled to make pipes and floor recoverings
Milk bottles, Glass, Drink cans
Household and garden waste
- Correct mistakes IF NECESSARY
Some pictures of the material:
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Colleagues observe the class and contribute their ideas
Students work in groups and pairs.
Colleagues comment after observing the class.
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Using audiovisual media during studying periods.
4.The effect of carrying out this topic
Research results.
After a semester I follow this topic which give the following preliminary
results: The survey results at the end of the first term
Class
Number
Very
Of
good
Good
Mediu
Bad
Very bad
m
students
number
4
4
%
10.5
10.8
number
3
2
%
7.9
5.4
8B
Decrease
4
10.4
6
15.7
8A
Decrease
3
8.1
5
13.6
8A
8B
Increase
8A
Increase
38
37
number
5
5
3
%
13.2
13.6
7.7
number
12
13
3
%
31.6
35.1
7.7
number
14
13
4
%
36.8
35.1
10.5
2
5.4
3
8.1
3
8.1
8B
III. CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSALS
1. Conclusions.
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After the time I have tried to think, to explore, in consultation with my chosen
method, whether students understand the lesson better or not ?. By checking the
quality of student assessment I have obtained more positive results and more
quality than before applying the new method.
It can be seen that applying the method of teaching reading skills is improving
the actual teaching, the results are much higher than before .That motivated me
to constantly strive to achieve higher results with the application of this
approach to the specific lesson.
I have my small contribution to the achievements of the school, put the targets
of higher school as the first plan was devised.
In sum, to be successful in teaching English in general and reading skills in
particular, requires the teacher to know the harmony, skillful among steps up in
class with knowledge of textbooks. To make teaching more lively now, apart
from the specific teaching methods teachers should use the illustration, the
visual aids and by practical exercises. Teachers should thoroughly apply the
exercises to provide opportunities for all students to be able to understand the
lesson easily.
Also to inspire student learning, teachers should be telling anecdotes involving
suggestive lessons to students about the main content before reading.
I have tried to maintain the methods mentioned and never stop learning,
exchange with colleagues to bring more effective teaching hours. Striving to
become a real good teacher. In this project I tried to exploit and explore methods
of teaching reading skills in secondary schools. From there go into analyzing the
causes, factors affecting teaching methods from which to make the approach to
each target specific students.
Because of time and reference books limited, so in this topic there are
the limitations that I have not analyzed carefully yet .I look forward to the
sincere advice of colleagues and the scientific community at all levels.
2. Proposals.
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After a while boldly implement initiatives I have seen tangible results in this
school year so I continue to perform on grade 8 and gradually expand with grade
9 more advanced and intensive. I recommend professional groups to help me to
organizel this English learning activities for students throughout the school.
Moreover, I also expect the School Board to create conditions, the form-teacher
to cowork better integrate learning English in extracurricular education hours.
Certified by the headmaster. I guarantee that this topic is my own experiences.
I have not copied from the other teachers
Te Thang,March 15th -2017
Writer’s signture
Le Van Sinh
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