A STUDY ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PRESENTER AND AUDIENCE IN THE PRESENTATION SKILL FOR ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES - THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This study is an investigation into the interaction between the presenter and the audience in the presentation skill for English major student at School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University (SFL-TNU) with the purpose of indicating factors influencing the interaction in students’ presentation. This investigation was conducted using the upper-intermediate level of English proficiency in SFL-TNU with forty fourth-year English major students, as repondents. The main data collection instrument of this investigation was a questionnaire named Interaction Inventory for Language Presentation. While, the supplemental instrument was the Process questionnaire designed mainly to gain the subjects’ background information. The results of the study were thoroughly analyzed and discussed to find out how students use these factors to improve their interaction skills. From the results, some suggestions for students and teachers at SFL-TNU  proposed to intensify the interacting quality in presentation.