As a result of the development in foreign trade in
Vietnam, there is a growing need for trained business
executives and business people. A good command of spoken
English is one of the most important qualifications of a
foreign trade executive who needs English as a means of
communicating with English speaking people in various
business activities. At present, the responsibility for
training students of commerce mainly rests with Hanoi Foreign Trade College. English language teaching in
general, and the teaching of speaking skills in particular
still leave much,to be desired. The students' oral
proficiency is far from satisfactory.
The purpose of this report is to explore the two
main problematic areas in teaching speaking skills to
students of commerce in Vietnam: syllabus design and
teaching methods.
The report consists of four chapters. Chapter one
looks at some major theoretical problems and practical
issues in English for Specific Purposes teaching. Chapter
two provides an analysis of the teaching and learning
situations at Hanoi Foreign Trade College and problems
in teaching oral skills. Chapter three is mainly concerned
with designing a communicative syllabus for the teaching
of speaking skills to students of commerce. Chapter four
deals with the theoretical assumptions and processes
involved in oral communication and discusses some classroom
methods and techniques in the light of the current
communicative approach.
This report should be regarded as an exploratory
attempt in adopting the communicative approach to teaching
oral skills to students of commerce in Vietnam.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219022 |
| Date | January 1985 |
| Creators | Nguyen, Duc Hoat, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Information Sciences |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Duc Hoat Nguyen |
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