Please complete the following survey to help me with a more effective course in the future. Thank you for your help.
PART ONE
Answer the questions below on your own
1. Do you like reading in English?Why/Why not?
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2. Looking back at your childhood, what do you remember as your first reading experiences?
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3. Do you remember having books or other materials read to you as a child? If so, what did you like best?
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4. When you were able to read on your own, what did you enjoy reading?
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5. What kind of reading is important in your life today? For example, do you read a lot for school or for your job?
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6. About how many hours a week do you usually read materials of your own choice (magazines, newspapers, novels, facebook/twitter status, nonfiction)?
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7. Do you have a favorite writer in your first language? A favorite book?
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8. What books have you read in English?
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9. If you could easily read anything in English, what would you like to read?
___ short stories ___ science fiction ___ comic books ___ novels | ___ biographies ___ adventures ___ detective stories ___ poetry | ___ daily newspapers ___ sports newspapers ___ magazines _________________ |
10. Why do you like reading?
___ for pleasure ___ when I have to
___ for information ___for language development
11. You choose a book because….
___of the title ___ of the illustrations ___of the cover ___of the author | ___ of the subject ___someone advised me to ___ I saw a film based on it _____________________ |
12. Before reading ….
___read the front / back cover ___ look at the illustrations ___ I make predictions
___read the end
13. While reading
___ read the whole book ___only read the passages/ chapters I like I try to get the gist of the story ___ underline | ___take notes ___ summarise parts of the story ___ give up _____________________ |
14. After reading
___ reread ___ think about the book I’ve read ___discuss the book with someone else ___ retell the story | ___ nothing ___ I write a book review ______________ |
