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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
2
• 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
4
Definition of Terms (1/2)
5
Definition of Terms (2/2)
The students
Attitude towards speaking English
Exposure to oral
Communica-tion in
English
6
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
7
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
9
• • 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
10
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 √
11
The Communication Strategy Questionnaire
StatementsStrongly
agreeAgree Undec
idedDisagr
ee
Strongly
disagree
1) You enjoy speaking English √
12
The English Speaking Attitude Questionnaire
Overall strategy useStrategy use under the
SGM and SUM categories
Individual strategy use
14
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
15
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
16
Variations in CS Use at Category Level
17
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)
18
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
19
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
20
Discussion (2/2)
Variations related to the students’ exposure to oral communication in English
• Implications
• Contributions
• Suggestions for Future Research
21
Implications, Contributions, and Suggestions for Future Research
The research instruments
The context &
investigated variables
Research on CSs
23
The knowledge
of CS use
Contributions
Levels of oral proficiency
Investigated variables
Research population
24
Suggestions for Future Research