SKKN Some ways of guiding to listen well for students in grade 4

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. The reason for selecting topic.

Since the late 20th century, humanity has entered a new period of revoluntary science and technology, has created a profound change in all aspects of social life in the whole world. And today’s the 21st century, the world is at the threshold of civilization informatics, people not only know that work by hand but also use mind to work, people have to know to conquer the pinnacle of wisdom and apply sciences to life. All aspects of social life are now linked to the achivements of scietific progress. To achieve this, requires human interaction to learn the international friends. For this we must know the foreign language and use it compentently. Therefore, I see the teaching and learning foreign language in schools eapecially in primary schools is a nescessity and imperative.

One of the foreign language is taught and learnt popularly in primary and secondary schools now is English. The learning of foreign language now not only to know but also to work, to communicate with international friends.

For any language, when communicating we need to have a certain vocabulary for expressing presentation. On the other hand, with elementary age students, it acquiring a deeper essence of language is too difficult. We just ask them to understand and know what is “the English”, what do English words mean in Vietnamese meaning? In addition, students must also learn the skills well: Listening – Speaking – Reading – Writng. In the four skills, Listening skill is one of the most difficult for students who are learning English, to hear and to understand the language is not your native language is not easy, so that students must also follow the inquirements of all listening skill. This skill is considered to be difficult because students always feel pressed, however it is not necessary to understand everywords in the listening content.

This is also the reason I think and choose the topic “Some ways of guiding to listen well for students in grade 4” for the purpose of giving the ways to help students, especially the elementary students are no longer afraid of learning the periods which have the listening skill, even listen more effectively.

1.2. The purpose of research.

English is a language that is used in many countries around the world. This is a period of intergration, communicating with foreign friends so knowing and understanding this language is extremely important. The purpose of this topic is to contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning English, help students learn better four skills in English in general and in particular listening skill. Listening well, understanding English will help students be interested in studying and learn better. Good listening skill will help students use this language compentently, help them be confident in communicating with international friends.

Moreover, the research also helps improve my own pedagogical. After a period of teaching in primary school and learning from friends and colleagues, I have found that my students are often afraid of listening and achieve weaknesses a lot when they do listening skill test. So I’ve done a number of ways to help students learn to listen better.

1.3. The subject of research.

– Apply  within  grade 4 in Primary School year ……….

– Documentation of textbooks, reference books, documents and games, tapes, pictures, photos (bears, cats …), CD, radio, projectors, computers…………

1.4. The methods of research.

To research the topic, I refer to the actual process of teaching myself, discuss with my colleagues and I made some surveys. In addition, I also rely on a number of specialized materials such as: English Book 3-4-5, Let’s Learn English Book 1-2-3, Teacher’s Book, Work Book.

2. CONTENT

2.1. Rationale

This is a narrow issue, with the aim to promote positive, creative abilities of students, to creative the ability to identify and solve problems for students, help students who are the subjects work actively, creative initiative strong in communication and good use of foreign language in reading and searching.

Through the teaching of English in primary schools. I noticed a common reality is that most students have not realized the importance of learning English. There are many students who neglect, pay no attention to of English in primary schools so during learning they do not concentrate on learning to reach a high result.

In the four skills, Listening skill is one of the most difficult for students who are learning English, to hear and to understand the language is not your native language is not easy. On the other hand, listening well, understanding English will help students be interested in studying and learn better. Good listening skill will help students use this language compentently, help them be confident in communicating with international friends.

2.2. The situations of the problem

Education has an important role in the development process of human society. In the current situation, the country on the path of innovation, the open door policy of relations with the countries of the world has been further developed. Communication with countries all over the world in English, the international language, is increasingly being viewed. That is why English has been added to the program of primary education in order to help these children have the ability to understand and communicate with foreigners. With the goal of English education program is to help primary school pupils on the basis of work out the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing. 

One of the common difficult realities is that the level of students is limited but duration for this course is too little. In addition, classes in Viet Nam is generally over crowded, so focusing on training and practicing is limited.

Although the textbook is very mordern in structure, thematic lessons, close to daily life with the aim of monitoring the needs of students’ interest, but through the lectures and contact with students I always think how to teach and learn more effectively, more creatively for students both to understand and to be excited, lessons are taught in better quality in depth. A lesson is divided into several periods, intergrated in vocabulary, grammar and practice in a period of forty minutes. But here I only mention particular listening teaching in one period appropriate to each object with students and teachers are also easy to implement.

I have made a survey with students in grade 4 by doing a test in five minutes for the task (Listen and Tick – Unit 2 – Grade 4). And here are the results I obtained: