Appendix
Survey questionnaires for students at HPU
Questionnaire N
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Questionnaires on the students’ attitude toward literary texts
1. Rank the following genres of literature according to your preference and
give the reason why:
a. novel
b. short story
c. poetry
d. drama
2. Which of the following aspects often cause difficulties when reading
literature?
a. unfamiliar vocabulary
b. cultural differences
c. literary styles and structure
d.
others……………………………………………………………………..
3. Which of the following topics are you most interested in? (you can choose
more than one)
a. personal relationship (love, friendship…)
b. people (heroes, famous people…)
c. nature and animal
d. social issues (crime, politic…)
e. mystery
f. others (give examples)
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Questionnaire N
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□ Others………………………………………………………………
e. Interpreting characters in the short story or figurative meanings in the
poem.
□ I think understanding the content is enough.
□ This activity is interesting, we can look at different features of the
event.
□ It is helpful, we can think in our own ways, we can be independent
from the text.
□ Others………………………………………………………………
f. The activities I like most in post – reading phase
□ creating the end of the poem or short story
□ changing the poem into a short story or a pop song
□ write diary about what I have read
□
others……………………………………………………………………
4. After reading I find…
a. my vocabulary is enlarged.
b. my reading speed is improved.
c. my guessing skill is better
d. my analyzing skills is improved.
e. I can answer comprehension questions quicker.
f. I can get to the bottom of the story and poem.
g. Others…
5. What are your suggestions that you think can help you read more
effectively:
□ The teacher should: ………………………………………………
□ The students should: ………………………………………………
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