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Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university
AppendixSurvey questionnaires for students at HPUQuestionnaire No1Questionnaires on the students’ attitude toward literary texts1. Rank the following genres of literature according to your preference and give the reason why:a. novelb. short storyc. poetryd. drama2. Which of the following aspects often cause difficulties when reading literature?a. unfamiliar vocabularyb. cultural differencesc. literary styles and structured. 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 animald. social issues (crime, politic…)e. mysteryf. others (give examples) Thanks a lot for yours great assistance!Questionnaire No2 Questionnaires on the effects of short story and poem in teaching reading comprehension.1. Which of the followings do you find most difficult when reading short stories and poems:a. unclear theme b. vocabulary c. languaged. cultural background f. others……………2. What do you often do when reading short stories and poems:a. take notes b. look up new words c. just read to get the plot d. response to what the characters say and do e. others…………… 3. What do you think about the following activities when reading short stories and poems. (you can choose more than one answer)a. Guessing vocabulary in the context.□ I find it a waste of time.□ It helps us learn the words easier and remember them longer. □ Others………………………………………………………………b. Predicting plot of story or poem.□ I find it of no use.□ It is interesting and promotes our creativity.□ Others………………………………………………………………c. Answering comprehension questions.□ It is boring and useless.□ It takes time and of little use. □ It makes us look back at the story or the poem to find the information, so we can understand what we read more thoroughly.□ Others………………………………………………………………d. Skimming for idioms and expressions in the full sentences□ It is useless, we can look them up in a dictionary□ It is useful, we can learn them in the context, thus we can remember them longer and understand their usage.□ 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 betterd. 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: ………………………………………………Thanks a lot for yours great assistance! . remember them longer and understand their usage.□ Others……………………………………………………………… e. Interpreting characters in the short story or figurative meanings in the. do you think about the following activities when reading short stories and poems. (you can choose more than one answer)a. Guessing vocabulary in the context.□