To the researcher’s best knowledge, this paper is one of very few primarily qualitative studies investigate the ER patterns and attitude of EFL adult learners’ in the Vietnamese high education context by using reading diary, attitude post- questionnaire and in- depth interview. The results have some recommendations for further research as suggested below.
First, the study was conducted only in an single English center in Vietnam. It was not convincible enough to conclude about the effects of extensive reading and the findings couldn’t be generalized to all students in Vietnam. Thus, it is suggested that other researches with broader scale should be done in order to strengthen validity of the study.
Second, a pilot study should be conducted prior to the main study long enough to justify the method, activities, the instruments and the others. This could ensure the feasibility of the main study.
Finally, the subjects of the study were all Vietnamese university students who share the same language background and level of education. If a relevant research is conducted on other language and educational backgrounds the results and may be differ.
69 References
Ajzen, I. (2005). Attitudes, personality and behaviour (2nd ed.). New York: Open University Press.
Alderson, J. C. (1984). Reading in a foreign language: A reading problem or a language problem.
Al-Homoud, F., & Schmitt, N. (2009). Extensive reading in a challenging
environment: A comparison of extensive and intensive reading approaches in Saudi Arabia. Language Teaching Research, 13(4), 383-401.
Asraf, R. M., & Ahmad, I. S. (2003). Promoting English language development and the reading habit among students in rural schools through the Guided Extensive Reading program. Reading in a Foreign Language, 15(2), 83-84.
Bell, T. (1998). Extensive reading: Why? and how. The Internet TESL Journal,4(12), 1-6.
Bell, T. (2001). Extensive reading: Speed and comprehension. The Reading Matrix, 1(1).
Benettayeb, A. (2010). Extensive reading and vocabulary teaching.Revue Academique des Etudes Sociales et Humaines, 3, 20-30.
Birch, B. M. (2014). English L2 reading: Getting to the bottom. Routledge.
70
Boyce, C., & Neale, P. (2006). Conducting in-depth interviews: A guide for designing and conducting in-depth interviews for evaluation input (pp. 3-7). Watertown, MA: Pathfinder International.
Carrell, P. L., & Eisterhold, J. C. (1983). Schema theory and ESL reading pedagogy. TESOL Quarterly, 17(4), 553-573.
Castillo, E. S. (1990). Validation of the RELC Test of Proficiency in English for Academic Purposes. RELC Journal, 21(2), 70-85.
Chall, J. S., Jacobs, V. A., & Baldwin, L. E. (1990). The reading crisis: Why poor children fall behind. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
Chiang, I., & Nonie, C. (2009). Can children and parents read happily ever after?: an investigation of extensive reading in Taiwan (Doctoral dissertation, Newcastle University).
Chinwonno, A. (2001). A comparison of Thai and English reading comprehension strategies of pre-service teachers in Thailand (Doctoral dissertation). Ohio University, Ohio, United States.
Cho, K. S., & Krashen, S. D. (1994). Acquisition of vocabulary from the Sweet Valley Kids series: Adult ESL acquisition. Journal of Reading, 37(8), 662-667.
Clarity, M. (2007). An Extensive Reading Program for Your ESL Classroom. The Internet TEST Journal.
Clark, J. L. D. (1979). Direct versus Semi-direct Tests of Speaking Proficiency. In Briere, E. J. and F. B. Hinofotis (eds). New Concepts in Language Testing: Some Recent Studies. Washington, DC: TESOL.
71
Coady, J. (1997). L2 vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading. In J. Coady, &
T. Huckin (Eds.), Second language vocabulary acquisition (225–237).
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Crawford Camiciottoli, B. (2001). Extensive reading in English: Habits and attitudes of a group of Italian university EFL students. Journal of Research in
Reading, 24(2), 135-153.
Creswell, J. W.(2008). Educational research: Planning, conducting and evaluating qualitative & quantitative research (4th Ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education.
Davis, C. (1995). Extensive reading: an expensive extravagance? ELT Journal, 49, 329-335.
Day, R. and J. Bamford. (1998). Extensive reading in the second language classroom.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Day, R. and J. Bamford. (2002). Top ten principles for teaching extensive reading.
Reading in a Foreign Language 14/2. http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/October2002/.
Day, R. (2003). What is Extensive Reading? CAPE Alumni Internet Connection:
English Teacher Talk, 1.
Day, R., Omura, C., & Hiramatsu, M. (1991). Incidental EFL vocabulary learning and reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 7, 541-551.
De Morgado, N. F. (2009). Extensive reading: Students’ performance and perception. The Reading Matrix, 9(1).
72
Dentisak, D. (2010). Enhancing english reading comprehension through a text structure reading strategy call program.
Dệrnyei, Z. (2003). Questionnaires in second language research: Construction, administration, and processing. USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Elley, W. B. (1981). The impact of a book flood in Fiji primary schools.Wellington:
New Zealand Council for Education Research.
Elley, W. B. (1991). Acquiring literacy in a second language: The effect of bookbased programmes. Language Learning, 41(3). 375-411.
Elley, W. B., & Mangubhai, F. (1983). The impact of reading on second language learning. Reading Research Quarterly,19(1), 53-67.
Ellis, R. (1994). The study of second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Eskey, D. E. (1995). Colloquium on research in reading in a second language. Paper presented at TESOL 1995 Conference, Long Beach, California.
Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (1993). How to design and evaluate research in education (Vol. 7). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Fụjita, K., & Noro, T. (2009). The effects of 10-minute extensive reading on the reading speed, comprehension and motivation of Japanese high school EFL learners. ARELE: annual review of English language education in Japan, 20, 21- 30.
73
Goodman, K. (1973). Analysis of Reading Miscues. In Smith, F.Psychologist and Reading. New York : Rinhast and Winson.
Grabe, W. (1991). Current developments in second language reading research. TESOL Quarterly, 375-406.
Grabe, W. P., & Stoller, F. L. (2013). Teaching and researching: Reading. Routledge.
Graddol, D. (2004, February 26). English won’t dominate as world language.
Hafiz, F., & Tudor, I. (1989). Extensive reading and the development of language skills. ELT Journal, 43(1), 4-13.
Hayashi, K. (1999). Reading strategies and extensive reading in EFL classes. RELC Journal, 30(2), 114-132.
Henning, G. (1987). A guide to language testing: Development, evaluation, research.
New York: Newbury House.
Hill, D. R. (1997). Graded readers. ELT Journal, 51, 1, 57-79.
Hitosugi, C.I., & Day, R. R. (2004). Extensive reading in Japanese. Reading in a Foreign Language, 16(1), 20-39. Retrieved from http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Hood, S. Soloman, and N., Burns, A.(1996). Focus on reading. Sidney. Maquarie University.
Janopolous, M. (1986). The relationship of pleasure reading and second language reading proficiency. TESOL Quarterly, 20(4), 763-768.
74
Johnston, P. H. (1983). Reading comprehension assessment: A cognitive basis.
International Reading Association.
Krashen, S. D. (1993). The power of reading: Insights from the research.
Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Lai, F. (1993). The effect of a summerreading course on reading and writing skills.
System, 21 (1), 87-100.
Lao, C. Y., & Krashen, S. (2000). The impact of popular literature study on literacy development in EFL: More evidence for the power of reading. System, 28(2), 261-270.
Leung, C. Y. (2002). Extensive reading and language learning: A diary study of a beginning learner of Japanese. Reading in a Foreign Language, 14(1), 66.
McKenna, M. C. (1994). Toward a model of reading attitude acquisition. In E. H.
Crammer & M. Castle (Eds.), Fostering the love of reading: The affective domain in reading education (pp.18–40). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
McMillan, J. H. and Schumacher, S. (1993). Research in Education. A conceptual Introduction. New York: Harper Collins.
Maley, A. (2008). Extensive reading: Maid in waiting. English language learning materials: A critical review. London: Continuum, 133-156.
75
Maley, A. (2009). Extensive reading: Why it is good for our students… and for us. BBC Teaching English.
Mason, B. N., & Krashen, S. D. (1997). Extensive reading in English as a foreign Language. System, 25(1), 91-102.
Matsui, T., & Noro, T. (2010). The effects of 10-minute sustained silent reading on junior high school EFL learners’ reading fluency and motivation. Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan, 21, 71-80.
Mikulecky, B. S. (1990). A short course in teaching reading skills. Reading, MA:
Addison-Wesley.
Nation, P. (1997). The language learning benefits of extensive reading. The Language Teacher, 21(5), 13-16
Nunan, D. (1991). Language Teaching Methodologies. Wiltshire, Prentice Hall International.
Nuttall, C. (1982) Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. London:
Heinemann Educational.
Nuttall, C. (1996). Teaching reading skills in a foreign language (2nd ed.). Oxford:
Heinemann English Language Teaching.
O’Malley, J. M. and Chamot, A. U., 1990, Learning Strategies in Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge University Press.
76
Oxford, R. (1990). Language Learning Strategies: What every teacher should know.
New York. New Bury.
Oya, T., Emmanuel M., & Jackie G. (2009). The Influence of Language Contact and Vocabulary Knowledge on the Speaking Performance of Japanese Students of English. The Open Applied Linguistics Journal, 2009(2), 11-21.
Polak, J., & Krashen S. D. (1988). Do we need to teach spelling? The relationship between spelling and vocabulary reading among community college ESL students. TESOL Quarterly, 22(1), 141-146.
Prowse, P. (2002). Reading in a Foreign Language VolumeTop Ten Principles for Teaching Extensive Reading: A Response. Reading in a Foreign Language.
Rattanavich, S. (1987). The effects of using top–level structure instructional modules and traditional teaching method in teaching English reading to Thai students.
Richards, J. C. (1990). The Language Teaching Matrix. Cambridge: CLTL.
Robb, T., & Susser, B. (1989). Extensive Reading vs Skills Building in an EFL Context. Reading in a Foreign Language [On-line], 5(2), 240-241. Available:
http://www.NetLibrary.com
Samuels, S. J. (1991). Ten best ideas for reading teachers. In E. Fry (Ed.), Ten best ideas for reading teachers (17-20). Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley.
Sheu, S. P. (2003). Extensive reading with EFL learners at beginning level. TESL Reporter, 36(2), 8-26.
77
Smith, F. (2004). Understanding reading: A psycholinguistic analysis of reading and learning (6th ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Stevens, J. P. (2001). Applied multivariate statistics for the social science (4th ed.).
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2007). Experimental designs using ANOVA.
Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
Takase, A. (2007). Japanese high school students' motivation for extensive L2 reading. Reading in a foreign language, 19(1), 1.
Tamrackitkun, K. (2010). Extensive reading: An empirical study of its effects on EFL Thai students’ reading comprehension, reading fluency and attitudes (Doctoral dissertation, University of Salford).
Tanaka, H., & Stapleton, P. (2007). Increasing reading input in Japanese high school EFL classrooms: An empirical study exploring the efficacy of extensive
reading. The Reading Matrix, 7(1).
Tran, A. (2006). Modified extensive reading for English language learners. Reading Improvement, 43(4), 173-178.
Tsang, W. (1996). Comparing the effects of reading and writing on writing Performance. Applied Linguistics, 17(2), 210-223.
Waring, R. (2000). Extensive reading in second languages: A critique of the research.
Available: http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/papers/assesser.
78
Waring, R., & Takahashi, S. (2000). The Oxford University Press guide to The 'Why' and 'How' of Using Graded Readers. Tokyo: Oxford University.
Wilkins, D. A. 1972. Linguistics in Language Teaching. London: Arnold.
William, R. (1986). Top ten principles for teaching reading. ELT Journal, 40(1), 42- 45.
Yamazaki, A. (1996). Vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading. Dissertation Abstracts International, 57, 1079-A.
Yamashita, J. (2004). Reading attitudes in L1 and L2, and their influence on L2 extensive reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 16(1), 1-19. Retrieved from http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Yamashita, J. (2013). Effects of extensive reading on reading attitudes in a foreign language. Reading in a Foreign Language, 25(2), 248.
79
Appendix A: Post experiment questionnaire
Name ………University ……… Major …………..…..
Part 1: Sex (circle one): male female
Please ❍ circle the appropriate response to the following statements about reading attitude. Rate the response according to the level of 1, 2, 3, and 4. 1 is the least strong while 4 is the strongest.
1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Uncertain 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree
1. I enjoy reading for pleasure in English at home.
1 2 3 4 5
2. It was an interesting experience.
1 2 3 4 5
3. It is effective to learn new vocabulary and colloquial expression
1 2 3 4 5
4. I think that extensive reading in English has helped me improve my reading ability.
1 2 3 4 5
5. I feel more confident when I have to read something in English
1 2 3 4 5
6. I want to read more and more in English from now
1 2 3 4 5
7. I can read without constantly stopping to look up unknown in the dictionary
1 2 3 4 5
8. I can guess the meaning of unknown words in the reading text
1 2 3 4 5
80
9. I can identify the main ideas and details of a text without understanding every word
1 2 3 4 5
10. Graded readers used for ER are interesting
1 2 3 4 5
Thank You for Your Kind Cooperation
81
Appendix B: Grade Readers used in the study
I CAMBRIDGE English Readers (Series editor: Philip Prowse)
No Title Author Genre Level
1 A Death in Oxford Richard MacAndrew
Murder mystery
S:Starter/Begin 2 The Girl at the
Window
Antoinette Moses Ghost story S:Starter/Begin 3 The Penang File Richard
MacAndrew
Thriller S:Starter/Begin
4 Bad Love Sue Leather Murder
mystery
1:Beginner/Ele 5 Blood Diamond Richard
MacAndrew
Thriller Level 1 6 Hotel Casanova Sue Leather Romance 1:Beginner/Ele 7 Inspector Logan Richard
MacAndrew
Murder mystery
Level 1
8 John Doe Antoinette Moses Murder
mystery
Level 1 9 Next Door to Love Margaret Johnson Romance Level 1
10 Parallel Colin Campbell Thriller Level 1
11 Three Tomorrows Frank Brennan Short stories 1:Beginner/Ele 12 Apollo's Gold Antoinette Moses Adventure Level 2
13 Dead Cold Sue Leather Murder
mystery
2:Elementary
14 The Mask of Zoro Johnston 3:Elementary
15 Different Worlds Margaret Johnson Romance 2:Level 2 16 The Double Bass
Mystery
Jeremy Harmer Murder mystery
2:Level 2 17 Jojo's Story Antoinette Moses Human
interest
2:Level 2 18 Logan's Choice Richard
MacAndrew
Murder mystery
2:Level 2 19 The Man from
Nowhere
Bernard Smith Thriller 2:Level 2 20 Strong Medicine Richard
MacAndrew
Murder mystery
3:Lower- intermediate
21 The Beast Carolyn Walker Horror 3:Level 3
22 Eye of the Storm Mandy Loader Thriller 3:Level 3 23 The Lahti File Richard
MacAndrew
Thriller 3:Level 3 24 The Amsterdam
Connection
Sue Leather Murder mystery
4:Intermediate
82
25 But Was it Murder? Jania Barrell Murder mystery
4:Intermediate 26 A Matter of Chance David A. Hill Thriller 4:Intermediate 29 The Lady in White Colin Campbell Ghost story 4:Intermediate 30 Staying Together Judith Wilson Romance 4:Intermediate 31 The University
Murders
Richard MacAndrew
Murder mystery
4:Intermediate 32 When Summer Comes Helen Naylor Romance 4:Intermediate 33 All I Want Margaret Johnson Romance 5:Upper -
intermediate 34 Emergency Murder Janet McGiffin Thriller 5:Upper -
intermediate 35 In the Shadow of the
Mountain
Helen Naylor Human interest
5:Upper - intermediate 36 Windows of the Mind Frank Brennan Short stories 5:Upper -
intermediate II MACMILLAN Readers
37 Anna and the Fighter Elizabeth Laird 2:Beginner
38 Bad Love Sue Leather Murder
mystery
2:Beginner
39 The Long Tunnel John Milne 2:Beginner
40 Money for a Motorbike John Milne 2:Beginner
41 Rich Man, Poor Man T.C. Jupp 2:Beginner
42 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain 2:Beginner
43 Jane Eyre Charlotte
Brontở
2:Beginner 44 The Last of the
Mohigans
James Fenimore Cooper
2:Beginner
45 Little Women Louisa M.
Alcott
2:Beginner 46 The Phantom of the
Opera
Gaston Leroux 2:Beginner
47 A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
2:Beginner 48 The Picture of Dorian
Gray
Oscar Wilde 3:Elementary
49 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 3:Elementary
50 The Black Cat John Milne 3:Elementary
51 The Princess Diaries 3 Meg Cabot 4:Pre-intermediate 52 The Princess Diaries 4 Meg Cabot 4:Pre-intermediate III OXFORD Bookworms Library
53 Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
Retold by Judith Dean
Fantacy & Horror 400 words
83 54 The Coldest Place on
Earth
Tim Vicary True stories 400
words 55 Goodbye Mr Hollywood John Escott Thriller &
Adventure
400 words 56 The Lottery Winner Rosemary Border Human interest 400
words 57 Love or Money? Rowena Akinyemi Crime & Mystery 400
words 58 Mutiny on the Bounty Tim Vicary True stories 400
words 59 Ned Kelly: a true story Christine Lindop True stories 400
words 60 The Omega Files: short
stories
Jennifer Bassett Fantacy & Horror 400 words 61 One-Way Ticket: short
stories
Jennifer Bassett Human interest 400 words 62 The President's
Murderer
Jennifer Bassett Thriller &
Adventure
400 words 63 The Witches of Pendle Rowena Akinyemi True stories 400
words
64 The Withered Arm Thomas Hardy Classic 400
words 65 A ghost in love and
Other plays.
Ghost stories 400 words
66 Animals in Danger True stories 400
words
67 White Death True stories 400
words
68 Monkey's Paw Human interest 400
words
69 The Elephant Man Human interest 400
words
70 Remember Miranda Human interest 400
words
71 The Witches of Pendle Ghost stories 400
words 72 Grace Darling Oscar Wilde Thriller &
Adventure
700 words 73 Alice's Adventure in
Wonderland
Lewis Carroll Classic 700
words
84
74 The Canterville Ghost Lewis Carroll Classic 700 words 75 Ear-Rings from
Frankkfur
Lewis Carroll Classic 700
words 76 The Canterville Ghost Reg Wright Fantacy & Horror 700
words 77 Henry VIII and His
Wives
Tim Vicary True stories 700
words
78 The Love of a King Peter Dainty Classic 700
words 79 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling True stories 700
words 80 Love among the
Haystacks
D.H. Lawrence Classic 700
words 81 The Murders in the Rue
Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe Crime & Mystery 700 words 82 The Pit and the
Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe Fantacy & Horror 700 words 83 Return to Earth John Christopher Fantacy & Horror 700
words 84 Stories from the Five
Towns
Arnold Bennett Human interest 700 words 85 Voodoo Island Michael
Duckworth
Fantacy & Horror 700 words 86 The Year of Sharing Harry Gilbert Fantacy & Horror 700
words
85
Appendix B1: Graded Readers Learners Selected I CAMBRIDGE English Readers (Series editor: Philip Prowse)
No Title Author Genre Level
1 A Death in Oxford Richard MacAndrew
Murder mystery
S:Starter/Begin 5 Blood Diamond Richard
MacAndrew
Thriller Level 1 6 Hotel Casanova Sue Leather Romance 1:Beginner/Ele 7 Inspector Logan Richard
MacAndrew
Murder mystery
Level 1
8 John Doe Antoinette Moses Murder
mystery
Level 1 9 Next Door to Love Margaret Johnson Romance Level 1
10 Parallel Colin Campbell Thriller Level 1
11 Three Tomorrows Frank Brennan Short stories 1:Beginner/Ele 12 Apollo's Gold Antoinette Moses Adventure Level 2
13 Dead Cold Sue Leather Murder
mystery
2:Elementary
14 The Mask of Zoro Johnston 3:Elementary
15 Different Worlds Margaret Johnson Romance 2:Level 2 19 The Man from
Nowhere
Bernard Smith Thriller 2:Level 2 20 Strong Medicine Richard
MacAndrew
Murder mystery
3:Lower- intermediate 24 The Amsterdam
Connection
Sue Leather Murder mystery
4:Intermediate 25 But Was it Murder? Jania Barrell Murder
mystery
4:Intermediate 26 A Matter of Chance David A. Hill Thriller 4:Intermediate 29 The Lady in White Colin Campbell Ghost story 4:Intermediate 30 Staying Together Judith Wilson Romance 4:Intermediate 31 The University
Murders
Richard MacAndrew
Murder mystery
4:Intermediate 32 When Summer Comes Helen Naylor Romance 4:Intermediate 36 Windows of the Mind Frank Brennan Short stories 5:Upper -
intermediate II MACMILLAN Readers
37 Anna and the Fighter Elizabeth Laird 2:Beginner
38 Bad Love Sue Leather Murder
mystery
2:Beginner
41 Rich Man, Poor Man T.C. Jupp 2:Beginner
42 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain 2:Beginner
86
43 Jane Eyre Charlotte
Brontở
2:Beginner 44 The Last of the
Mohigans
James Fenimore Cooper
2:Beginner
48 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde 3:Elementary
49 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 3:Elementary
50 The Black Cat John Milne 3:Elementary
51 The Princess Diaries 3 Meg Cabot 4:Pre-intermediate 52 The Princess Diaries 4 Meg Cabot 4:Pre-intermediate III OXFORD Bookworms Library
54 The Coldest Place on Earth
Tim Vicary True stories 400
words 55 Goodbye Mr Hollywood John Escott Thriller &
Adventure
400 words 56 The Lottery Winner Rosemary Border Human interest 400
words 57 Love or Money? Rowena Akinyemi Crime & Mystery 400
words 58 Mutiny on the Bounty Tim Vicary True stories 400
words 59 Ned Kelly: a true story Christine Lindop True stories 400
words 60 The Omega Files: short
stories
Jennifer Bassett Fantacy & Horror 400 words 61 One-Way Ticket: short
stories
Jennifer Bassett Human interest 400 words 62 The President's
Murderer
Jennifer Bassett Thriller &
Adventure
400 words 63 The Witches of Pendle Rowena Akinyemi True stories 400
words
64 The Withered Arm Thomas Hardy Classic 400
words 65 A ghost in love and
Other plays.
Ghost stories 400 words
66 Animals in Danger True stories 400
words
67 White Death True stories 400
words
68 Monkey's Paw Human interest 400
words
69 The Elephant Man Human interest 400
words
87
70 Remember Miranda Human interest 400
words 71 The Witches of Pendle Ghost stories 400
words 72 Grace Darling Oscar Wilde Thriller &
Adventure
700 words 73 Alice's Adventure in
Wonderland
Lewis Carroll Classic 700
words 74 The Canterville Ghost Lewis Carroll Classic 700
words 83 Return to Earth John Christopher Fantacy & Horror 700
words 84 Stories from the Five
Towns
Arnold Bennett Human interest 700 words 85 Voodoo Island Michael
Duckworth
Fantacy & Horror 700 words 86 The Year of Sharing Harry Gilbert Fantacy & Horror 700
words
88
Appendix C: Reading Diary Student’s name:
University/ college: Age: Gender:
The number and tittle of books you read in a week
Feeling in each week / reasons why you delay or stop reading in a week
Time/occasion for reading
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
89
Appendix C1: A typical reading diary from a learner Student’s name: Nguyễn Ngọc Ánh
University/ college: HCMUTE Age: 21 Gender: Female
Nguyễn Ngọc Ánh
The number and tittle of books you read in a week
Feeling in each week / reasons why you delay or stop reading in a week
Time/occasion for reading
Week 1 1) Animals in Danger
I am afraid of long reading texts in English since I found them difficult and boring as I experienced before. I am not ready to read much now.
In free time
Week 2 1) Five Short Plays
Goodbye, Mr.
Hollywood
I’m surprised about the content of the book I’ve read. It seems interesting.
In free time
Week 3 1) A ghost in love and Other plays 2) Love or Money
I guess I want to read more.
I am quite happy since I understand the whole meaning of the books I read.
In specific time of the day (7 to 9 P.M)
Week 4 1) One way tickets 2) Remember
Miranda
I guess I like reading now.
I can guess the main idea.
In free time
Week 5 1) The Elephant Man
2) The Monkey's Paw
I think I don’t really need any dictionaries because I can guess whenever I encounter a new word.
In free time
In specific time of the day (8 to 9 P.M)
Week 6 No reading this week I swear I want to but I’m busy.
I’ll read next month.