TABLE OF CONTENTS
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY ............................................................................... i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................... ii
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................. iii
LIST OF CHARTS ......................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ v
1.1. Rationale for the study .......................................................................................... 1
1.2. Aims and objectives of the study .......................................................................... 2
1.2.1. Aims ............................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2. Objectives ....................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Research questions ................................................................................................ 2
1.4. Scope of the study ................................................................................................. 2
1.5. Significance of the study....................................................................................... 3
1.6. Design of the study ............................................................................................... 3
PART 2: DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................ 4
Chapter 1: Literature Review .......................................................................................... 4
1.1. Review of the previous studies (At home & abroad) ........................................... 4
1.1.1. Related research 1 .......................................................................................... 4
1.1.2. Related research 2 .......................................................................................... 7
1.2. Review of theoretical background (depends on what the study is about) ............ 7
1.2.1. Definitions of speaking .................................................................................. 7
1.2.2. Criteria of Good Speaking Skill ..................................................................... 8
1.2.3. Factors affecting students’ speaking skill ...................................................... 8
1.2.4. Definition of multimedia .............................................................................. 10
1.2.5. Theoretical basis of using multimedia tools in language teaching .............. 11
1.2.6. Multimedia tools and language teaching ..................................................... 14
1.2.7. Multimedia at VNUA ................................................................................... 18
1.2.8. Brief summary .............................................................................................. 18
Chapter 2 : METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 19
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2.1.Research setting/context ...................................................................................... 19
2.2. Research methodology ........................................................................................ 19
2.2.1. Quantitative methods ................................................................................... 19
2.2.2. Qualitative methods .................................................................................... 20
2.2.3. Data collection ............................................................................................. 20
2.2.4. Analyzing data ............................................................................................. 20
2.2.5. Data collecting instruments .......................................................................... 21
Chapter 3 - Finding and Discussion .............................................................................. 23
3.1. Initial data ........................................................................................................... 23
3.1.1. Questionnaire for students ........................................................................... 23
3.1.2. Semi-structured interviews .......................................................................... 29
3.2. Discussion ........................................................................................................... 30
PART 3 - CONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 34
1. Recapitulation ................................................................................................................... 34
2. Concluding remarks .......................................................................................................... 34
3. Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study ................................... 37
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3.2. Suggestions for further study .......................................................................... 37
4. Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 38
APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................. 41