TAILIEUCHUNG - Creating happiness in a reading class: A case study

The paper first presents the research base on learners’ motivation, then analyzes the findings from the questionnaire asking students’ opinions on the effectiveness of the activities in promoting students’ spirits. | - TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM TP HỒ CHÍ MINH HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION 4-1 tạp chí khoa học journal of SCIENCE ISSN khoa học giáo dục education SCIENCE 1859-3100 Tập 16 Số 8 2019 264-274 Vol. 16 No. 7 2019 264-274 Email tapchikhoahoc@hcmue. edu. vn Website http tckh. hcmue. edu. vn Research Article CREATING HAPPINESS IN A READING CLASS A CASE STUDY Le Thi TuyetMinh School of Foreign Languages for Economics Corresponding author Le Thi TuyetMinh Email snowle@ Received April 8 2019 Revised June 6 2019 Accepted July 7 2019 ABSTRACT Reading especially for the English majored bachelors is usually tiring and boring as they have to study long reading texts and long sessions. This research is a case study in which the writer attempts to raise students learning spirits in reading sessions by carrying out some physical activities collective spirit-raising activities games which include physical movements PowerPoint and Kahoot emotion showing actions funny stories and riddles. The paper first presents the research base on learners motivation then analyzes the findings from the questionnaire asking students opinions on the effectiveness of the activities in promoting students spirits. Finally the writer draws up some suggestions for promoting students learning spirits including turning tasks into games letting students show their team spirits and solidarity in class paying attention to students feelings integrating with drawings and visual arts incorporating funny stories and riddles into lessons breaking lectures into small parts making students stand up and move or do something different or give them a short break with some quick relaxing activites. These ideas can also be applied broadly in any other classes not being restricted in reading classes. Keywords happiness reading motivation promote spirit students engagement. 1. Introduction In reading classes the process of reading and answering the comprehension questions is rather boring especially it is .

• Kỹ năng nghe tiếng Anh
• Promote spirit
• Students’ engagement
• Promoting students’ spirits
• PowerPoint and Kahoot
• Emotion showing actions
• Funny stories and riddles