1. Full name: Tran Hoai Anh                         2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 06/11/1982                               4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 1753/QĐ-ĐHNN, 22/12/2011

6. Changes in academic process: Extended 1754b/QĐ-ĐHNN, dated 07/11/2014

7. Official thesis title: Literary texts approaching methods in context of teaching French in Vietnam

8. Major: Theory & Methodology in Teaching French

9. Code: 62140111

10. Supervisor:

1. Supervisor: Asso.Prof.Dr. Pham Thi That

2. Co-supervisor: Asso.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Binh

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The thesis has focused on studying all matters related to the literary texts: the general characteristics of literary texts, studying literary texts in the methodologies of foreign language teaching in general and approaches of this texts type under new reception theory, which make French teaching more effective via literary texts. The thesis seeks to overcome the difficulties of teachers in the exploitation of literary texts in French classes.

Thesis research with quantitative pointed out the trouble spots of the teachers in the exploitation of literary texts, thereby equipping them with effective tools to approach literary texts in most effective may. Specifically, the study has resulted in several important conclusions:

- It’s difficult to exploit literary texts due to its specific characteristics compared to the other texts types. Literary of this texts type made lecturers reluctant to approach and have prejudice that it’s hard to attract students.

- The lecturers find difficult to exploit literary texts due to some reasons: their lack of exploiting tools (they don’t know how to read literary texts), their lack of social and cultural knowledge, students are not interested in literature and the lecturers have not seen the benefits of literary texts in developing students’ writing skill

- To improve this situation, the thesis focuses on providing the different approaches of literary texts in French curriculums, illustrating how to exploit this texts type in Alter Ego curriculum as well as pointing out appropriate activities after literary texts exploitation in order to develop writing and speaking skill of students.

12. Practical applicability:

The research result of the thesis can be applied in teaching of practicing language through the French literary text in order that this texts type with many advantages is not ignored in the program of teaching and learning of Faculties of French in Vietnam.

13. Suggestions research directions:

- Translate literary extracts in French textbooks.

14. Thesis - related publications:           

1) Tran Hoai Anh (2016), Cultural and intercultural factors in French curriculum for DELF B2 attending students, Military journal of Science “Foreign language”, N0 3 (September 2016), ISSN 2525-2232.

2) Tran Hoai Anh (2016), Training literary texts reading skill to improve writing skill for students in faculty of French, University of Languages and international studies, Vietnam National University of Hanoi, Journal of Education and Society, N0 69 (130) (December 2016), ISSN 1859-3917.