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2.2 Reading proficiency
As we all know that our knowledge of the whole world is usually acquired through reading which iswidely considered to be one of the most direct and effective ways. With no doubt that reading is a prettyimportant part in second language teaching and learning. As Mori, S. (2002) said, “Reading is good forlanguage acquisition; it promotes better spelling, better writing skills, higher reading comprehension and amore advanced vocabulary.”Many researchers held different opinions towards reading during the past decades. Anderson (1999)claims that reading is a kind of interaction between the author and the reader. In addition, the process ofreading is also the interaction between readers and their understanding. Smith (1978) pointed out that“reading is essentially have actively dynamic activities; they have not passive direction has a purpose,depends on the readers’knowledge reserve”.According to Forrest Pressley and Waller (1984), reading is not just a process of a literalsymbol breaking down or only a process of understanding the deep meaning, but also a “decomposition andunderstanding”.
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Chapter III Research Methodology...... 16
3.1 Research questions..........16
3.2 Subjects...........16
3.3 Instruments......17
3.4 Process of this research...........18
3.5 Data collection and analysis...........19
Chapter IV Data Analysis and Discussion........... 20
4.1 Data analysis and discussion of the questionnaires........20
4.1.1 Data analysis and discussion of the first questionnaire.......20
4.1.2 Data analysis and discussion of the second questionnaire..........23
4.2 Results and analysis of the interview..... 25
4.3 Data analysis and discussion of the texts....... 26
Chapter V Conclusion.........32
5.1 Summary and major findings of the research.........32
5.2 Implications for English Teaching and Learning...........34
5.3 Limitations of the Present Research.......34
Chapter IV Data Analysis and Discussion
4.1 Data analysis and discussion of the questionnaires
The first questionnaire (Appendix I) is designed with the purpose of knowing about the currentsituation of the English reading in the class where the study is to be conducted. The students are asked toanswer the questions on a five-point scale. Before the exper