SKKN Some suggested activities to hold English - Speaking clubs for the 10th and 11th Grade students at Quynh Luu 1 High School

acity 
+ One creates videos related to the problem 
+ One creates a social media account 
+ One has the responsibility to answer people's questions 
+ One creates a fundraising platform to collect all funds in one place 
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+ Everyone must collect the necessary amount of money to launch an 
advertising campaign on any chosen social network. 
+ Collaborate with other influencers to get more attention 
Advantages: 
+ The fastest way to grab people's attention 
+ Great way to scale up in the long run 
Disadvantages: 
+ A certain amount of money to start this project 
+ High failure risks 
CHAPTER 4: SURVEY ON THE URGENCY AND FEASIBILITY OF THE 
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES TO HOLD ENGLISH-SPEAKING CLUBS 
 1. Aim of the survey 
- This survey has been carried out to evaluate the urgency and feasibility of 
applying the activities to English Speaking clubs in private and teaching Speaking 
skill in general. 
- It also aims to find out how each activity can be adjusted to be more suitable 
for certain groups of students. 
2. Description of the Survey on the Urgency and Feasibility of the 
Teaching Experience 
This survey consists of the explanations of eight suggested activities in total so 
that the participants can assess their levels of the urgency and feasibility after 
having applied them. 
- It has been given to 11 teachers from Quynh Luu 1 high school and Cua Lo 1 
high school so as to collect their ideas and evaluations on two main points below: 
Firstly, is it necessary for these suggested activities to be used to hold English 
Speaking clubs for students? Secondly, how feasible is each activity once applied? 
3. Results of the Survey and Assessment Scale 
3.1. Results of the Survey: 
3.1.1. Results of the Survey collected from googleform 
Below are two tables illustrating the results from googleform: 
Table 1: Level of Urgency: 
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Table 2: Level of Feasibility: 
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3.1.2. Assessment Scale 
According to the results recorded on googleform, the data collected have been 
analysed based on the steps below: 
Step 1: Download the software R using the link: 
Step 2: Install the software R and open it. 
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 (This is the image after the software has been opened) 
Step 3: Calculate the average scores according to the number of the teachers 
participating in the survey: 
 (The picture illustrates the average score of the first solution) 
This is the table showing the average scores of all the solutions based on 
their urgency: 
Ordinal 
number 
Solutions 
Score 
�̅� Level 
1 Cosplay 3.45 urgent 
2 Story-telling 3.54 urgent 
3 Picture-description and drawing 3.27 urgent 
4 Who is the best recyclist 3.45 urgent 
5 Talented composers 3.4 urgent 
6 Who is the best voice-actor/actress? 3.1 urgent 
7 Short plays 3.4 urgent 
8 Projects for a better future 3.63 urgent 
This is the table showing the average scores of all the solutions based on 
their feasibility: 
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Ordinal 
number 
Solutions 
Score 
�̅� Level 
1 Cosplay 3.0 feasible 
2 Story-telling 3.4 feasible 
3 Picture-description and drawing 3.91 feasible 
4 Who is the best recyclist 3.72 feasible 
5 Talented composers 3.2 feasible 
6 Who is the best voice-actor/actress? 3.3 feasible 
7 Short plays 3.0 feasible 
8 Projects for a better future 3.54 feasible 
3.2. Several Comments based on the Results of the Survey 
According to the figures from the survey, all the solutions are pretty highly 
appreciated- above 3.0 out of 4.0. Therefore, it can be concluded that the 
aforementioned solutions are to be applied to hold English-Speaking clubs in terms 
of both urgency and feasibility with a view to helping 10th and 11th grade students 
improve their speaking skill. 
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PART III: CONCLUSION 
1. The Results of Applying the Teaching Experience 
The author has carried out these activities in some certain classes at Quynh Luu 
1 high school so as to make sure that they are useful before introducing them to the 
other teachers and students as well. Below are some positive results that this 
teaching experience has brought about: 
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BEFORE AFTER 
1. Are you 
interested in 
English- 
speaking skill? 
a.Yes 
b. No 
a. 70% 
b. 30% 
a. 85% 
b.15% 
2. How difficult 
is the Speaking 
skill? 
a. Very difficult 
b. Difficult 
c. Rather difficult 
d. Not difficult 
a. 35% 
b. 48% 
c. 12% 
d. 5% 
a. 25% 
b. 36% 
c. 10% 
d. 29% 
3. What problem 
do you often face 
when speaking 
English? 
a. Nothing to say 
b. Lack of confidence 
c. Boring speaking 
activities 
d. Lack of a positive 
classrom environmemt 
a. 15% 
b. 27.5% 
c. 12.5% 
d. 45% 
a. 5% 
b. 20% 
c. 5% 
d. 25% 
(The rest 
confirm they 
do not face 
these 
problems any 
more) 
4. How much 
time do you 
spend on the 
Speaking skill? 
a. less than one hour 
b. about one hour 
c. more than one hour 
a. 20.3% 
b. 50.8% 
c. 28.9% 
a. 8.7% 
b. 55.8% 
c. 35.5% 
5. Are you 
willing to join 
Speaking 
activities? 
a. willing 
b. reluctant 
c. obligatory 
d. indifferent 
a. 37.3% 
b. 33.9% 
c. 20.3% 
d. 8.5% 
a. 60% 
b. 25% 
c. 15% 
d. 0% 
6. How often do 
you face the 
problem 
“knowing 
a. always 
b. often 
c. sometimes 
d. never 
a. 33.9% 
b. 31.4% 
c. 17% 
d. 17.7% 
a. 25.8% 
b. 26% 
c. 27.5% 
d. 20.7% 
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nothing to say?” 
7. How do types 
of activities 
influence your 
interest? 
a. very much 
b. much 
c. not very much 
d. a little 
a. 28% 
b. 42% 
c. 6% 
d. 24% 
a. 38.2% 
b. 49.8% 
c. 12% 
8. What do you 
think about 
Speaking topics 
and tasks in the 
textbooks? 
a. all of them are 
interesting 
b. some of them are 
interesting 
c. all are boring 
a. 17.5% 
b. 76.3% 
c. 6.2% 
a. 40.5% 
b. 55.6% 
c. 3.9% 
9. What do you 
think about 
Speaking topics 
and tasks in the 
textbooks? 
a. too difficult 
b. difficult 
c. rather difficult 
d. not difficult at all 
a. 7.6% 
b. 50.8% 
c. 33.9% 
d. 7.7% 
a. 4.5% 
b. 30.4% 
c. 20.1% 
d. 45% 
10. What kinds 
of Speaking 
activities do you 
like most? 
a. conversation 
practice 
b. presentation-making 
c. free discussion 
a. 36% 
b. 22% 
c. 42% 
a. 38.5% 
b. 18% 
c. 43.5% 
11. How often do 
your teachers 
give you extra 
Speaking tasks? 
a. always 
b. often 
c. sometimes 
d. never 
a. 55.1% 
b. 29.7% 
c. 8.5% 
d. 6.7% 
a. 60.2% 
b. 35.5% 
c. 4.3% 
12. How are the 
extra Speaking 
activities? 
a. difficult 
b. easy 
c. interesting 
d. boring 
a. 42.4% 
b. 25.4% 
c. 21.2% 
d. 11% 
a. 10% 
b. 30% 
c. 55% 
d. 5% 
13. What factors 
motivate you in 
Speaking 
activities? 
a. interesting topics 
b. interesting activities 
c. exciting speaking 
environment 
a. 35.4% 
b. 47.3% 
c. 17.3% 
a. 14.8% 
b. 48.7% 
c. 36.5% 
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2. Some Recommendations for Using These Activities to Teach English 
Lessons 
Apart from applying these activites to English-Speaking Clubs, teachers can 
also integrate some of those into the lessons of “ Looking back and Project” so as 
to improve students’ interest in learning Speaking skill. These activities can 
encourage them to participate actively in the lessons. However, what should be 
taken into account here is how to choose suitable activities and how to make it 
work the most effectively? Below are some recommendations : 
- The activities should be chosen based on many factors such as the topics, the 
aims of the lessons and different students’ levels of speaking ability. 
- The activities must be related to the topics of the lessons. 
- The activities should keep all of the students involved and interested. 
- The activities should help the students develop their speaking skills. 
- The length of the activities should be set suitably for one period. 
However, for many students who do not study in the classes of English or they 
do not major in this subject, these activities are still quite difficult. Therefore, 
before delivering the tasks, teachers should adapt them in order to make them 
suitable for different learners with different levels of the Speaking skill. 
3. Suggestions for Further Studies 
Undoubtedly, the topic about Speaking skill has a large scope for study 
because the problems and the solutions to teaching and learning such a difficult 
skill are nearly limitless. Moreover, the study about teaching and learning this skill 
is very necessary as the quality of teaching and learning it in many Vietnamese 
high schools hasn’t come up to many people’s expectations . However, because of 
the limitations of the author’s knowledge and experience, the study cannot cover 
all the matters relating to the topic. Therefore, the author hopes that someone who 
is interested in this matter will continue to develop this topic so as to find more 
useful and realistic solutions and activities in order to help students learn this skill 
better. Lastly, this teaching experience certainly contains many shortcomings so 
the author will be very glad to receive helpful comments and opinions from other 
teachers so as to make the teaching experience better. 
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REFERENCE & APPENDIX 
REFERENCE: 
Brown, H.D. (1994). Teaching by Principles. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents 
Hoang Van Van, Phan Ha, Hoang Thi Hong Hai, Hoang Thi Xuan Hoa, Kieu Thi 
Thu Huong, Vu Thi Lan, Dao Ngoc Loc, Chung The Quang. Eleventh Form 
English Textbook. Education Publisher 
Hoang Van Van, Hoang Thi Xuan Hoa, Chu Quang Binh, Hoang Thi Hong Hai, 
Kieu Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Thi Kim Phuong. Tenth Form English Textbook 
(Global Success). Education Publisher 
Richards, J.C and Rodgers, T.S. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language 
Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 
Samira Al Hosni -TEFL Supervisor and Instructor Ministry of Education 
Websites: 
https://Concepts for teaching speaking in the English Language Classroom1-ERIC 
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APPENDIX 
Questionaire on the students’ attitude towards the learning of Speaking skill: 
QUESTIONS ANSWERS 
1. Are you interested in English- 
Speaking skill? 
a.yes 
b. no 
2. How difficult is the speaking skill? a. very difficult 
b. difficult 
c. rather difficult 
d. not difficult 
3. What problem do you often face 
when speaking English? 
a. nothing to say 
b. lack of confidence 
c. boring speaking activities 
d. lack of a positive classrom 
environmemt 
4. How much time do you spend on 
the speaking skill? 
a. about one hour 
b. more than one hour 
5. Are you willing to join speaking 
activities? 
a. willing 
b. reluctant 
c. obligatory 
d. indifferent 
6. How often do you face the problem 
“knowing nothing to say?” 
a. always 
b. often 
c. sometimes 
d. never 
7. How do these types of activities 
influence your interest? 
a. very much 
b. much 
c. not very much 
d. a little 
8. What do you think about Speaking 
topics and tasks in the textbooks? 
a. all of them are interesting 
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b. some of them are interesting 
c. all are boring 
9. What do you think about Speaking 
topics and tasks in the textbooks? 
a. too difficult 
b. difficult 
c. rather difficult 
d. not difficult at all 
10. What kinds of Speaking activities 
do you like most? 
a. conversation practice 
b. presentation-making 
c. free discussion 
11. How often do your teachers give 
you extra Speaking tasks? 
a. always 
b. often 
c. sometimes 
d. never 
12. How are the extra speaking 
activities? 
a. difficult 
b. easy 
c. interesting 
d. boring 
13. What factors motivate you in 
Speaking activities? 
a. interesting topics 
b. interesting activities 
c. exciting speaking environment 
Questionaire on the feasibility of the suggested activities to hold English –
Speaking clubs for high school students: 
Question 1: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of Cosplay in an English –
Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
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Question 2: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of Story-Telling in an English 
–Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 3: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of Picture Description and 
Drawing in an English –Speaking club? 
a. a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 4: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of “Who is the best recyclist” 
in an English –Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 5: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of “Talented composers” in an 
English –Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 6: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of “Who is the best voice-
actor/actress?” in an English –Speaking 
club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 7: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of Short Plays in an English –
Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
Question 8: 
Do you find it urgent to use the 
activity of “Future Projects” in an 
English –Speaking club? 
a. very urgent 
b. urgent 
c. somewhat urgent 
d. not urgent 
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Questionaire on the feasibility of the suggested activities to hold English –
Speaking clubs for high school students: 
Question 1: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of Cosplay in an English –
Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 2: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of Story-Telling in an English 
–Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 3: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of Picture Description and 
Drawing in an English –Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 4: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of “Who is the best recyclist” 
in an English –Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 5: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of “Talented composers” in an 
English –Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 6: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of “Who is the best voice-
actor/actress?” in an English –Speaking 
club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 7: a. very feasible 
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Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of Short Plays in an English –
Speaking club? 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible 
Question 8: 
Do you find it feasible to use the 
activity of “Future Projects” in an 
English –Speaking club? 
a. very feasible 
b. feasible 
c. somewhat feasible 
d. not feasible