USING MIND-MAP TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL FOR 11TH GRADERS AT THAI NGUYEN HIGH SCHOOL

Abstract

In the current global society, learning English is very important and essential both in our life and at school. Because English is the most common language spoken in the world, it also is an important mean of communication, helping us to understand knowledge and the cultures of the international community. English was taught as a compulsory subject at most of schools in Vietnam. The objective of teaching English is helping students to find out information, knowledge and facts through using language skills. A number of Vietnamese people, however, have some difficulties when using English and they cannot use English language skills properly. Especially, many Vietnamese high school students often feel unsatisfied with their writing skills since they lack of appropriate approaches or techniques. So, the aim of this study is to find out the result of using the mind-map method to help students improve their writing skill. The  participants  of this  study are 11th graders at Thai Nguyen High School. Through the application of the student's analytical approach, the study found out the current state of using mind maps in learning writing, the effectiveness of using mind-map technique to enhance students’ writing skill at Thai Nguyen High School.  Two different instruments were used in the research, such as questionnaire, writing analysis with the purpose of achieving more reliable and valid data for the study. The findings of the study will be useful for Thai Nguyen High School in particular as well as all of high schools in Thai Nguyen province in general.