Teacher-Student Interaction and students' speaking: A study on listening – speaking classes with first year students at FELTE – ULIS - VNU

• Main Author: Đỗ, Thị Thanh Dung
• Other Authors: Lê, Văn Canh
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: University of Languages and International Studies 2017
• Subjects: Buổi học nghe - nói; kỹ năng nói
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41427
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Due to its significant influence on learners' linguistic skills, classroom interaction has been widely discussed by researchers of the field. This present research aims to present an analysis of teacher - learner in - class interact ion at speaking - listening classes in the context of Vietnam. Interaction patterns, teachers‟ question and feedback and learners‟ talk are put into investigation. The participants include 75 first year students and three teachers at Faculty of English Langu age Teaching Education, University of Languages and International Studies. Data is collected by classroom observation with audio - taping and field notes. After transcripts are produced, interviews with three teachers and six students are implemented to obta in more information. Interaction patterns are categorized, different aspects of teacher talk and learner talk are analyzed according to recognized frameworks. The result demonstrates that the structure of classroom interactional mechanism is characterized by Initiation - Response - Follow up pattern, in which most of the first and the third moves are taken by teachers. Teachers‟ questioning creates many opportunities for learners to produce output, whereas their feedback sometimes interrupts learners‟ flow of t alk. Although students do not take initiatives to make questions, they fully participate in discussions. Pedagogical recommendations and propositions for future fields of research are offered at the end of the study.