A STUDY ON PROBLEMS IN SPEAKING OF ENGLISH-MAJORED FRESHMEN AT TAY DO UNIVERSITY AND SOME SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS

Authors

  • Thi Bao Dung Dang Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Van Lanh Le Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thi Kieu Huong Dang Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Nhu Ngoc Hua Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v8i2.4746

Keywords:

problems, speaking, freshmen

Abstract

In this globalization era, there have been drastic changes taking place all over the world. People’s desires are fulfilled when they clearly express their ideas and opinions to others. Thus, they need to learn speaking skills in order to fulfill their ambitions, desires, and goals. However, it is so difficult for students to master this skill because they encounter some common problems when speaking. Therefore, the research entitled "A study on problems in speaking of English-majored freshmen at Tay Do University and some suggested solutions" was carried out in order to identify common problems in English speaking of English majored freshmen at Tay Do University and provide some suggested solutions. In this study, questionnaires and interview papers were used as the main instruments to collect the data. The participants were 80 English-majored freshmen in the two classes of English course 16 including 16A and 16B at Tay Do University. The study's findings revealed that freshmen majoring in English had several common problems with vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, the influence of mother tongue, and psychology in speaking. It is expected that this study will assist English-majored freshmen at Tay Do University in recognizing and overcoming obstacles in the process of speaking.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Thi Bao Dung Dang, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Thi Bao Dung Dang is currently a Lecturer at Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She received her MA from Vitoria University, Australia. She has just completed her PhD program on comparative linguistics of Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNUHCM-USSH). Her research interests include linguistic features of Vietnamese and English political discourse. She has been teaching English for 20 years. She specializes in Cultures of English-speaking countries, English for purposes and language skills.

  • Van Lanh Le, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Van Lanh Le is currently a Lecturer at Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. He received his MBA from Tay Do University and M.A from Can Tho University. He has been teaching English for 20 years. He specializes in Cultures of English-speaking countries, English for purposes and language skills. At present, he is conducting some research on topics related to test-preparation teaching and collocations.

  • Thi Kieu Huong Dang, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Thi Kieu Huong Dang has just completed her BA program. Her desire is to become a teacher of English. She is now preparing for her MA program to make her dream come true.

  • Nhu Ngoc Hua, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Tay Do University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Nhu Ngoc Hua is currently a Lecturer at Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Tay Do University, Can Tho, Vietnam. She received her MBA from Tay Do University and she is studying Master in Linguitics at Hutech. She has been teaching for 10 years. She specializes in English for Business Office, English for Sales and Purchasing. At present, she is conducting research related to using Social Media in language teaching and learning.

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2023-03-25

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