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Group 04-Assignment 1
Group 04-Assignment 1
Group 04-Assignment 1
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Topic:
How effectively do junior Business Administration
students at International University
speak outside the classroom?
The focus of this study aims at exploring the proficiency faced by junior Business
Administration students at International University (IU) when they speak outside the
classroom. First and foremost, the research seeks the definitive answers of the effective
speaking of junior BA students in non-academic situations including real-life application
and enhanced confidence level. Furthermore, the study takes a look at the difficulty they
face when using English outside the classroom. Finally, this study will find out the
research gaps which provide deep insights for this research.
Firstly, by doing this research, we can identify the challenges students might
face when speaking English in a real-life setting so that lectures can regulate more
suitable language programs. Secondly, IU's recognition and reputation is increasing
because conducting this research gives out the result whether or not this university has
been sufficiently applying this global language. Finally, this research also allows
lecturers to recognize the advancement and shortcomings of this language program,
hence regulating, renovating, and supplementing development into this current program
in order to create the best version of the setting.
One may argue that English is a global language. All five continents—Asia,
Europe, Africa, Australia, and America—have a high concentration of English speakers
(Crystal 1987). Due to its popularity worldwide, many nations, including Vietnam,
reformed English as a compulsory subject taught from elementary to university levels.
Thus, it is essential for people to achieve fluency in using English. There are several
non-English majors nowadays required to use English, and worth mentioning is BA.
However, of the four English skills, speaking is accessed as the most challenging skill in
their learning process to communicate, particularly their application outside the
classroom. This study’s motivation is to appreciate objectively the effectiveness of
speaking English outside the class of the group of BA junior students who are learning
at IU. Moreover, it is also helpful to find out the new methods that literature can apply in
the curriculum.
Keywords: speaking English, outside the classroom, the effectiveness, junior.
Many people may face some problems with speaking English although
they are learning the curriculum in English. Additionally, it is thought that
environment is one of the most determining factors to make progress in English
speaking skill. This study sets out to find out the answer to two questions. The
first question is: What challenges do junior Business Administration students at
International University face when speaking English outside the classroom? The
second one is: How do different environments affect the student’s attempt to
speak English outside the classroom?
3.4. Research objectives:
In summary, most of this study supports the effectiveness of speaking English outside
the classroom for students, specifically demonstrated in real-life application and
confidence level enhanced. However, the study is not without limitations, such as the
ineffective communication in students that lead to the low performance, or the absence
of understanding in areas like grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary that directly
affects how they articulate their thoughts orally. Furthermore, research is limited in
diversity and only focuses on a certain target group which makes them inadequate for
data comparison. Therefore, this study aims to address these gaps with the hope of
contributing to the existing literature base and providing insights for future educators.
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to speaking skills encountered by English-majored students: A story of one
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