Bui Thi Thuc Quyen

Channarong Intaraprasert

August 2013

Effects of Attitude towards Speaking English andExposure to Oral Communication in English on

Use of Communication Strategies by English Majors in Vietnam

Outline

Research Design1

Results and Discussions2

Implications, Contributions, and Suggestions for Future Research3

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• Definition of Terms

• Theoretical Framework

• Research Objectives & Questions

• Data Collection and Data Analysis

• Research Subjects’ Distribution

• Sample of Questionnaires3

Research Design

Communication strategies (CSs):

The attempts made by the students in order to

deal with oral communication breakdowns in

getting the intended message across to the

interlocutor or in understanding the message

sent from the interlocutor

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Definition of Terms (1/2)

5

Definition of Terms (2/2)

The students

Attitude towards speaking English

Exposure to oral

Communica-tion in

English

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1

Attitude towards

Speaking English

2

Exposure to oral

communica-tion

in English

Learners’ frequency of CS use

Theoretical Framework for the Present Study

1. To investigate whether frequency of the students’

reported CS use varies significantly by their

attitudes towards speaking English and exposure to

oral communication in English

2. To examine the patterns of a significant variation

in the frequency of the students’ reported of CS use

at different levels with regard to the two variables, if

they exist

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Research Objectives

1. Do students’ choices of strategies to deal with

communication breakdowns vary significantly

according to their attitudes towards speaking

English? If they do, what are the main significant

variation patterns?

2. Do students’ choices of strategies to deal with

communication breakdowns vary significantly

according to their exposure to oral communication

in English? If they do, what are the main

significant variation patterns? 8

Research Questions

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• • Quantitative

method

• CS Questionnaire

• English Speaking

Attitude

Questionnaire

Data Collection & Data Analysis

Quantitative method

• ANOVA

• Chi-square tests

Number of students by variables

Attitude towards speaking English

Positive919

Negative66

Exposure to oral communication in English

Limited328

Non-limited667

Perceived Levels of Oral Proficiency

Fairly good or higher

682

Average or lower313

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Research Subjects’ Distribution

Communication Strategies

Frequency of Communication Strategy Use

Always or

almost always

Often Sometimes

Never or

almost never

1) Using all purpose words √

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The Communication Strategy Questionnaire

StatementsStrongly

agreeAgree Undec

idedDisagr

ee

Strongly

disagree

1) You enjoy speaking English √

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The English Speaking Attitude Questionnaire

• Levels of Data Analysis

• Variations in CS Use

• Discussions

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Results and Discussions

Overall strategy useStrategy use under the

SGM and SUM categories

Individual strategy use

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Levels of Data Analysis

Attitude towards Speaking English

Positive Negative Comments

Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Sig. level Variation pattern

2.57 .30 2.44 .32 p<.01 Positive>Negative

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Variations in CS Use at Overall Level

Attitude towards speaking English

Category Positive Negative Comments

Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Sig. level

Variation pattern

SGM 2.53 .31 2.39 .32 p<.001 Positive> Negative

SUM 2.64 .37 2.55 .36 p<.05Positive>

Negative

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Variations in CS Use at Category Level

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Attitude towards speaking English

Reported with high use by

Number of CSs Types of CSs

A greater percentage of students with positive attitude

11 Self-reliant achievement strategies

A greater percentage of students with negative attitude 1

Appealing for assistance from someone else around to clarify the interlocutor’s message

Variations in CS Use at Individual Item Level (1/2)

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Exposure to oral communication in English

Reported with high use by

Number of CSs Types of CSs

A greater percentage of students with limited exposure

12L1-based,avoidance, & help-seeking strategies

A greater percentage of students with non-limited exposure

14Self-reliant achievement strategies

Variations in CS Use at Individual Item Level (2/2)

Reasons

Motivation to speak English

Levels of oral proficiency

Opportunities to speak English

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Discussion (1/2)

Variations related to the students’ attitudes towards speaking English

Reasons

Opportunities to deal with communication difficulties

Levels of oral proficiency

Attitudes towards speaking English

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Discussion (2/2)

Variations related to the students’ exposure to oral communication in English

• Implications

• Contributions

• Suggestions for Future Research

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Implications, Contributions, and Suggestions for Future Research

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2

The students’

awareness

1

Teachers’ awareness

Implications

The research instruments

The context &

investigated variables

Research on CSs

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The knowledge

of CS use

Contributions

Levels of oral proficiency

Investigated variables

Research population

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Suggestions for Future Research

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