EXTENSIVE READING QUESTIONNAIRE

 Dear students,

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  ______________