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Effective summarising is a critical academic skill that directly influences students’ reading comprehension in their final exam. This subject aims to equip students with practical strategies and techniques to develop and strengthen their summarising abilities, particularly in preparation for the final exam. Strategies begin with explicitly teaching summarising techniques such as SWBST and the 5Ws-1H method, helping students distinguish main ideas from details. Graphic organisers like story maps and summary frames aid in visually structuring information, while chunking texts into manageable parts makes summarisation more accessible. Students should practise summarising through various formats, including one-sentence summaries, tweets, or visuals, to build flexibility. Paraphrasing instruction ensures students can reword without altering meaning, fostering originality and avoiding plagiarism. Providing sentence starters and modelled think-alouds supports structured learning. Daily short summarising practices build fluency and consistency. Collaborative summarising and peer reviews enhance engagement and feedback. Summarising is also an effective exam preparation tool, enabling efficient review. Teaching students to annotate texts supports focus and retention. Finally, integrating AI tools like ChatGPT, SMMRY, and Scholarcy further enriches summarising practice by offering instant, customisable feedback and modelling. These strategies, combined, cultivate summarising as a core academic habit, equipping students with lifelong learning tools.
Biography
- I am Hoàng Thị Huyền Nhung, an English teacher at Newton Grammar School in Hanoi, and I have dedicated the past 18 years to secondary-level instruction. In 2013, I was honored as an outstanding teacher and completed a three-month training program at Laguna State Polytechnic University in the Philippines. The following year, I received both the Provincial Excellent Teacher Award and a Provincial Certificate of Merit, and in 2015 I won first prize in my province’s E-learning lesson-design competition.
Between 2019 and 2021, I pursued my master’s degree at Southern New Hampshire University (USA), graduating with distinction. In 2024, I contributed an expert interview to Lao Động newspaper, offering suggested answers for the national high-school English graduation exam. That same year, I published Mastery Comes Through Practice (2024), followed by Achieve Excellence with a 9+ Score (2025), reference books designed to elevate learners’ vocabulary, grammar, and test-taking strategies.
