CHAPTER IV PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
1. Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Teachers of Basic English Course who were the respondents of the of the study were described in terms of age, gender, place of origin, civil
status, educational qualification and years of teaching experience.
Age. This is one type of demographics that is used to describe the teacher respondents. Table 2 shows the profile of the teacher respondents in terms of age.
It can be noted from the table that there were 105 teacher respondents in this study with ages ranging from 22 to 38 years old with the highest percentage of 14.29 % for age group 28 years old followed by 25 years old with 13.33 %, 26 and 36 years old with 10.48 % each, and the rest of the ages at 0.95-8.5 %.
This data suggest that the English teacher population in Hanoi University of Industry is relatively young with all of them born after 1975 and comprising the new generation of post-war Vietnamese.
Table 2
Age Profile of Teacher Respondents
Age Frequency Percentage
25 & below 26 24.76
26 -30 44 41.91
31 -35 17 16.19
36 - 40 18 17.14
TOTAL 105 100.00
1.2 Gender. Teacher respondents are described in terms of their gender profile as indicated in Table 3.
Based on the table, majority of the teacher respondents are female comprising 95,24%. This means that the English teaching profession in Vietnam is a gender-based profession mostly dominated by females. This
Table 3
Gender Profile of Teacher Respondents
Gender Frequency Percentage
Male 5 4.76
Female 100 95.24
TOTAL 105 100.00
also means that female teachers are preferred by the university as compared to male teachers.
1.3 Place of origin. This demographic describes the place where the teacher respondents originated. Table 4 presents the place of origin profile of teacher respondents.
Table 4
Place of Origin Profile of Teacher Respondents
Profile Frequency Percentage
Urban 66 62.86
Rural 39 37.14
TOTAL 105 100.00
As shown in the table the teacher respondents originated from 17 different places in Vietnam with 62.86 % or majority coming from Urban including Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh followed by 39% from Rural areas such as Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, phu Tho…. The Hanoi University of Industry from where these teacher respondents were employed is located in Minh Khai commune, Tu Liem district, Hanoi city. Ha Noi is the second largest municipality in Vietnam in terms of population with 7.1 million in 2013 next to the capital city Ho Chi Minh. It is considered as the capital of reunified Vietnam located in the right bank of the Red River Delta and is bounded by the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hung
Yen, Ha Tay and Vinh Phuc. It is one of the five centrally controlled municipalities. Ha Nam is two municipalities away from Ha Noi.
Thus, it is interesting to note the preponderance of teacher respondents coming from the two municipalities Ha Noi and Ha Nam as two provinces with very active and motivated English teaching professionals.
1.4 Civil status. Teacher respondents are described in terms of their present status whether they are married or single. Table 5 presents the civil status profile of teacher respondents.
Table 5
Civil Status Profile of Teacher Respondents
Profile Frequency Percentage
Single 0 0
Married 105 100
TOTAL 105 100
As indicated in the table all the teacher respondents are married indicating that even at their early age of 22 to 38, the teacher respondents value the married status. This can be further inferred that the university considered married teachers as they serve as role model to their students as family status is symbol for maturity and responsibility.
1.5 Educational Qualifications. This profile refers to the educational attainment obtained by teacher respondents. Table 6 shows the educational classification profile of teacher respondents.
Table 6
Educational Classification Profile of Teacher Respondents
Profile Frequency Percentage
Bachelor 57 54.29
Master 48 45.71
TOTAL 105 100.00
As reflected in the table, out of 105 teacher respondents there are 57 or 54.29 % who obtained Bachelor‟s degree and 48 or 45.71 % who have Master‟s degree as their educational qualifications.
This indicates that almost half of the teacher respondents have advanced English language training as suggested by their Master‟s degree and are therefore competent to teach the College level of education.
1.6 Teaching Experience. Teacher respondents are characterized in terms of their length of service in the profession. The years of teaching experience profile of teacher respondents are presented in Table 7.
Table 7
Years of Teaching Experience Profile of Teacher Respondents
Profile Frequency Percentage
Below 5 55 52
5-9 26 25
10-14 24 23
TOTAL 105 100
As shown in the table, it is observed that half of the teacher respondents or 52 % have teaching experience of below 5 years while 25% are those having from five to nine years‟ experience .The teachers with greater than ten years‟ experience comprise the remaining 23 % of the respondents.
It appears from the demographic data gathered that majority of the respondents are young adults with ages ranging from 22-38 years old, mostly females and mainly come from two provinces namely; Ha Noi and by Ha Nam, all married with either Bachelor‟s or Master‟s degree and are teaching less than five years. This indicates that the respondents are mostly in the early years of their English teaching career