Students’ attitudes towards using mother tongue in EFL classrooms: A survey study at Tien Lang High School, Hai Phong
This study is an attempt to investigate whether or not students at Tien Lang High School support the use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms and then compare high achievers’ and low achievers’ attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to 91 11th grade students at Tien Lang High School, Hai Pho...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41085 |
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| Institution: | Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study is an attempt to investigate whether or not students at Tien
Lang
High School support the use of Vietnamese in EFL classrooms and then compare
high achievers’ and low achievers’ attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to
91 11th grade students at Tien Lang High School, Hai
Phong. Then, the responses
of 24 high
achievers (11th grade English final mark is above 8.0), and 29 low
achievers (English final mark is below 5.5) were compared. Ten students with
different attitudes were then further investigated through an interview. The results
show that all participants
supported both teacher’s and students’ use of L1. Also,
there was almost no difference between two groups, except for some reasons of
motivation, level of proficiency, and the occasion of checking their production with
their peers. However, the study also
indicates that for the best use of Vietnamese, it
should be used reasonably in L2 classrooms so as to expose students to English
communicative opportunities as much as possible |
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