Thạc Sĩ Ways of expressing future in English ─ How Vietnamese learners learn and use them effectively

Table of contents
PART A: INTRODUCTION 1
PART B: DEVELOPMENT 4
CHAPTER I: LITERATURE REVIEW . 4
1.1. An overview of time expression and tense in English. 4
1.2. The meaning of Aspect 5
1.3. Mood. 6
1.3.1. Indicative Mood. 6
1.3.2. Imperative Mood. 7
1.3.3. Subjunctive mood. 7
1.4. An overview of English tenses. 7
1.4.1. Present time. 8
1.4.1.1. Simple present Tense. 8
1.4.1.2. Pressent continuous tense. 9
1.4.2. Past Time. 11
1.4.2.1. Simple past tense. 11
1.4.2.2. Past continuous tense. 12
1.4.2.3. Present perfect tense. 12
1.4.2.4. Past perfect tense. 13
1.4.2.5. Present perfect continuous tense. 14
1.4.2.6. Past perfect continuous tense. 14
1.4.3. Future time. 15
1.5. Summary. 16
CHAPTER II: WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE IN ENGLISH 17
2.1. “ Be going to” form 18
2.2. Present continuous tense. 18
2.3. Simple present tense. 19
2.4. Simple future tense. 20
2.5. Future continuous tense. 21
2.6. Future perfect tense. 22
2.7. Future perfect continuous tense. 22
2.8. Others ways to express the future. 23
2.8.1. To be to/ be due to/ about to/ on the point of/ be sure to or be bound to 23
2.8.2. Certain Verbs + to –infinitive. 24
2.8.3. Subjunctive mood. 24
2.8.4 Modal verbs. 25
2.8.5. Future expression in time clauses. 26
2.8.6. Future expression in complex sentences. 26
2.9. Summary. 27
CHAPTER III: HOW VIETNAMESE LEARNERS LEARN AND USE THE WAYS OF EXPRESSING FUTURE IN ENGLISH effectivelly 29
3.1. Survey. 29
3.1.1. Questionnaire. 29
3.1.2. Subject 30
3.1.3. Procedure. 30
3.2. Results. 30
3.3. Finding and analysis. 33
3.4. Difficulties when using future tense and suggestions to overcome these difficulties 39
3.4.1. Difficulties when using future tense. 39
3.4.1.1. Differences between the use of present continuous tense and simple present tense to express the future. 40
3.4.1.2. Contrast be going to + Infinitive versus the present continuous as future 40
3.4.1.3. Contrast be going to + Infinitive versus the simple future tense. 41
3.4.2 Some suggestions to over come differculties. 43
3.4.2.1. The roles of the teacher and student change in communicative language teaching ( CLT) 43
3.4.2.2. Method of learning English Grammar. 44
3.4.2.3. Method of teaching English Grammar. 45
3.4.2.4. Method of teaching English tense. 49
3.5. Summary. 50
Part C: Conclusion 51
References. 53
APPENDIX 56










Tables

Table 3.1: How students use verb tense 33
Table 3.2: How students master about other expressions of future in English 34
Table 3.3: Students’ desire for method of teaching 35
Table 3.4: Contrast the present continuous tense versus the simple present tense .42
Table 3.5: Contrast be going to form versus the simple tense 44