The current study begins with this introductory part, which describes the
rationale to the study and presents the aims of the study. It also discusses the
scope of the study, the method of the study and provides the design of the
study.
1. Rationale
Nowadays, with the development of the international relationship among
countries, learning English, especially learning English speaking is playing a
more and more important role in the world. People use English for
communication and discussion for the world forum and in different aspects of
life. In Vietnam, English speaking is also very essential for work place. Thus,
learning English speaking has become more important than ever.
However, there are still some problems today about the teaching and learning
English speaking, particularly at Hai Phong Private University (HPU), there is
a fact that the English Majors at HPU, especially the first year English majors
at HPU have a poor English speaking skill. They spend a lot of time on
learning grammar, writing, reading and seem to ignore speaking. The majority
of the first year English majors are really passive in their speaking.
Furthermore, they feel reluctant to get involved in the speaking activities in
the lessons. Therefore, their English speaking skill is often low and very few
of them can communicate in English fluently.