TABLE OF CONTENTS
	PART I: INTRODUCTION  .................................................................................  1
	1. RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY  ....................................................................  1
	2. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  .................................................  2
	3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS  ...............................................................................  3
	4. SCOPE OF THE STUDY  .................................................................................  3
	5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY  ..................................................................  3
	6. DESIGN OF THE STUDY  ...............................................................................  3
	PART II: DEVELOPMENT  .................................................................................  5
	CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW  ..............................................................  5
	1.1 REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES  ....................................................  5
	1.1.1. Related research in Vietnam  .......................................................................  5
	1.1.2. Related research in the world  ......................................................................  6
	1.2. REVIEW OF THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  ........................................  8
	1.2.1. Theoretical background of speaking  ...........................................................  8
	1.2.1.1. Nature of speaking  ...................................................................................  8
	1.2.1.2. Different aspects of speaking  ...................................................................  9
	1.2.1.3. Teaching speaking in a classroom .........................................................  12
	1.2.2. Theoretical background of groupwork…………………………………..13
	1.2.2.1. Definitions of group work.  .....................................................................  13
	1.2.2.2. The principles to organize a successful group work in speaking class..16
	1.2.2.3. Group discussion  ....................................................................................  20
	1.2.2.4. The role of the teacher with group work activities  ................................  21
	CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY  ......................................................................  31
	2.1. RESEARCH GOVERNING ORIENTATION  ............................................  31
	2.2. RESEARCH METHODS  .............................................................................  31
	2.2.1. Major method(s)  ........................................................................................  31 
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	2.2.2. Research setting/context  ............................................................................  31
	2.2.3.Data collection  ............................................................................................  32
	2.2.4.Data analysis ..............................................................................................  34
	2.3. SUMMARY  .................................................................................................  35
	CHAPTER 3: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION  ................................................  36
	3.1. STUDENT’S PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARD GROUP 
	WORK IN LEARNING SPEAKING SKILLS  ..................................................  36
	3.2.  DIFFICULTIES  STUDENTS  FACE  WHEN  PARTICIPATING  IN 
	GROUP WORK.……………………………………………………………….45
	PART III: CONCLUSION  ..................................................................................  47
	1. RECAPITULATION  ......................................................................................  47
	2.CONCLUDING REMARKS  ...........................................................................  47
	3. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY  ..................................................................  49
	4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY  ......................................  49
	REFERENTCES  .................................................................................................  51
	APPENDIX 1  ......................................................................................................  53
	APPENDIX 2  ....................................................................................................  537
	APPENDIX 3  ....................................................................................................  538