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In this part, the writer mentions the background to the problems and the
reasons for choosing the topic. As a consequence, the necessity of delivering the
research and the importance of the application of project-based teaching in
teaching English speaking skills is revealed. The aims and the significances of the
study are also stated. The final section will show the scope and methods of the study
which presents the number of participants and the time of the intervention.
1. Rationale of the study
As globalization has an enormous influence on the world’s economy,
politics, culture, society and education, English has become the most important
international language and widely used all over the world. In Vietnam, English has
been known as a vital foreign language which improves Vietnamese people’s life
style as well as living standard with greater employment and job promotion with
high salary, especially overseas study opportunities. Recognizing the importance of
English, the Vietnam government has planned to introduce English to be taught
from elementary school to university and to be a compulsory subject in General
Certificate Secondary Education. Besides, Ministry of Education and Training has
had many solutions in order to improve the quality of English teaching and learning.
We have carried out many changes and renovations in national curriculum, teaching
methodology, testing and assessment as well as other conditions to assert these tasks
to be done successfully.
The core content of English teaching and learning helps students build and
develop communication skills through practicing listening, speaking, reading,
writing and linguistic skills (phonetics, vocabulary, grammar). Hence, one of the
main approaches in English general curriculum is the communicative approach. The
goal of communicative language teaching is to develop learners’ communicative
competence (Nunan, 1988). It is clear that to communicate effectively in one
language; English speaking skills should be developed along with the other skills so
that these integrated skills will enhance communication achievement both with
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