Interest of the first - year students in english major when learning listening skills

Authors

  • Huyen Ngo Thi Thanh
  • Thuy Nguyen Thi Ngoc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2016/105

Keywords:

listening skill, motivation, English- majored students, action research

Abstract

This study is an action research. Being aware of the fact that motivation is extremely important especially for new students at universities, and it is even more important than the study results; this has drawn attention of a group of researchers who intended to carry out a study on interest of first year students whose majors are English at Hung Vuong University when learning listening skills. Based on the data collected from classroom observation and questionaires, some adjustments and changes should be made during the listening course. However, in a minor scope of this article, only the current situation of students’ motivation before the application of adjustment and changes is presented.

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References

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5. Xiaoying Wang (2007), Three ways to motivate Chinese students in EFL listening class. ASEAN EFL Journal. 2(17).

Published

2021-04-06

How to Cite

Ngô Thị Thanh, H., & Nguyễn Thị Ngọc, T. (2021). Interest of the first - year students in english major when learning listening skills. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF TAN TRAO UNIVERSITY, 2(3), 70–75. https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2016/105

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Humanities and Social Sciences