(LUẬN VĂN THẠC SĨ) Using supplementary reading materials with the course book business basics to improve the efficiency of reading teaching and learning for second year students at Bac Ha College of Technology

VIET NAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-HA NOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST – GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** Dao thi hoa Using Supplementary Reading Materials with the Course book Business Basics to Improve the Efficiency of reading teaching and learning for Second-year Students at Bac Ha College of Technology Sö dụng tài liệu đọc bổ trợ cho giáo trình Business Basics nhằm nâng cao hiệu việc dạy học kỹ đọc cho sinh viên năm thứ hai tr-ờng Cao đẳng Công nghệ Bắc Hà m.a minor thesis Field: Methodology Code: 60 14 10 Supervisor: Phan Thi Van Quyen Hanoi - 2010 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com Table of contents Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………… i Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………… ii List of tables and charts………………………………………………………………… iii Table of contents………………………………………………………………………… iv Part a: Introduction Rationale………………………………………………………………………………… Aims of the study……………………………………………………………………… Significance of the study……………………………………………………………… Research questions……………………………………………………………………… Methodology…………………………………………………………………………… Design of the study……………………………………………………………………… Part B: development Chapter 1: Literature review 1.1 An overview of reading……………………………………………………………… 1.1.1 Definitions of reading comprehension………………………………………… 1.1.2 Models of reading …………………………………………………………… 1.1.3 Reading skills and types of reading skills……………………………………… 1.1.3.1 Definition of reading skills……………………………………………… 1.1.3.2 Types of reading skills………………………………………………… 1.2 Materials development in language teaching………………………………………… 1.2.1 Definition of language teaching materials……………………………………… 1.2.2 Processes in materials development…………………………………………… 1.2.2.1 Materials evaluation……………………………………………………… 1.2.2.2 Types of materials evaluation…………………………………………… 1.2.2.3 Criteria for materials evaluation………………………………………… 1.2.3 Supplementary materials in teaching reading skills………………………… 10 1.2.3.1 Definition of supplementary materials………………………………… 10 1.2.3.2 Criteria for selecting supplementary materials………………………… 10 1.2.3.3 How to use supplementary materials…………………………………… 11 Summary TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com Chapter 2: Methodology 2.1 Background to the study…………………………………………………………… 14 2.1.1 The setting…………………………………………………………………… 14 2.1.2 The textbook Business Basics……………………………………………… 14 2.1.3 Participants…………………………………………………………………… 15 2.1.3.1 The teachers…………………………………………………………… 15 2.1.3.2 The students…………………………………………………………… 16 2.2 Instrument for data collection……………………………………………………… 16 2.2.1 The questionnaire for teachers……………………………………………… 16 2.2.2 The questionnaire for students……………………………………………… 17 2.3 Data collection procedure…………………………………………………………… 17 Chapter 3: Data analysis, findings and discussion 3.1 Data analysis………………………………………………………………………… 18 3.2 Findings and discussion……………………………………………………………… 27 3.2.1 The teachers’ and the students’ evaluations of the current textbook Business Basics……………………………………………………………………… 27 3.2.2 The teachers’ and the students’ expectations of supplementary reading materials…………………………………………………………………… 28 Chapter 4: Recommendations 4.1 Suggestions for selecting supplementary materials………………………………… 29 4.2 Designing tasks and activities for reading passages………………………………… 30 4.3 Sample supplementary readings……… …………………………………………… 30 Part C: conclusion Conclusion of the study……………………………………………………………… 37 Limitations of the study and suggestions for further study…………………………… 37 References Appendices Appendix 1: Questionnaire for teachers Appendix 2: Questionnaire for students TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com Lists of tables and charts Tables Table 1: The teachers’and students’ evaluations on level of difficulty, content and length of reading texts in the textbook Table 2: The teachers’ opinions on reading exercises in the textbook Business Basics Table 3: The students’ opinions on reading exercises in the textbook Business Basics Table 4: Topics in the textbook need supplementary reading Table 5: Teachers’ expectations of the supplementary reading materials Charts Chart 1: The teachers’ purpose of using supplementary materials in teaching reading lessons Chart 2: The teachers’ suggestions on the types of exercises to be used in the supplementary materials Chart 3: Teachers’ sources to get supplementary reading TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology Part a: introduction Rationale Nowadays, in the time of globalization, English plays an essential role in the increasing development of science, technology, politics, economics, tourism, culture and so on English language is not only considered as a means of communication but also a key to access the important achievements of science and technology Therefore, learners of English should acquire this language and teaching and learning English become popular in our country Among four language skills, reading is very important in learning a foreign language as reading helps students to widen their knowledge and understand different academic materials written in English Carrel (1981: 1) also emphasizes “for many students, reading is by far the most important of the four skills in a second language, particularly in English as a second or foreign language” It is necessary for the second year students at Bac Ha College of Technology to develop reading ability effectively because reading provides a lot of useful information as well as enrich their language vocabulary and structures Reading will be an effective way to help students enhance their English proficiency especially their reading skills Nevertheless, despite the teachers‟ and students‟ efforts, the students at Bac Ha College of Technology have a poor reading result that makes them uninterested in learning English in general and in learning reading skill in particular The students‟ English proficiency at Bac Ha College of Technology is not the same It is due to the fact that they come from different places Most of them come from the countryside so they can not have preferable English learning condition The others come from towns and cities where they have more convenient condition of learning English This results in low English proficiency of the students because of their limited vocabulary and grammar In addition, they not have appropriate reading strategies and background knowledge Therefore, students face a lot of difficulties in reading and understanding the long texts especially the texts relating to economic fields which they are studying As a result, they find it hard to be successful in their reading and they are not interested in reading TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology With the purpose of improving their English knowledge, it is very important for the teachers to provide them as many opportunities to read as possible Nuttall in the book “Teaching reading skills in a foreign language” (1982) states that “reading as a purposeful activity, we can make teaching more purposeful and classes livelier, even in the difficult circumstances” All the above reasons have inspired me to carry out the study on “Using Supplementary Reading Materials with the Course book Business Basics to Improve the Efficiency of Reading Teaching and Learning for Second-year Students at Bac Ha College of Technology”, with a hope to improve the teaching and learning English as well as the teaching and learning reading comprehension Aims of the study The purpose of the study is to find ways of developing the effective reading materials so as to improve the teaching reading skill of the teachers as well as to enhance the students‟ learning reading The specific aims of this research are as follows: - To find out some different evaluations made by teachers and students towards the textbook Business Basics, which is currently used by the second year students at Bac Ha College of Technology - To examine the teachers‟ and the students‟ expectations of supplementary reading materials - To give recommendations for selecting supplementary materials to improve teaching reading of the teachers as well as learning reading of the students Significance of the study This study is of great importance to the author herself as well as to all teachers of English It helps to reinforce students‟ English proficiency and suggests ways to improve the teaching of English in general and reading in particular at Bac Ha College of Technology and most schools and universities that share the same mandate Research questions On the basis of the problems, the following research questions were formulated to conduct this study What are the teachers‟ and the students‟ evaluations of the textbook Business Basics? TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology What are the teachers‟ and the students‟ expectations of supplementary reading materials? Methodology The methods used in the study is quantitative and qualitative A questionnaire is used as a main instrument for data collection Two sets of questionnaires were designed and delivered to the teachers and the second-year students at Bac Ha College of Technology in order to find out answers to the research questions The data were collected, synthesized and analyzed from the survey questionnaires for both teachers and students on their evaluations of the current textbook and their expectations of supplementary reading materials Design of the study This study is divided into three parts Part A is the introduction in which the rationale, aims of the study, significance, research questions, methodology and design of the study are stated Part B is the development, the main part of the study In this part, there are four chapters Chapter reviews the literature concerning an overview of reading, reading comprehension with models of reading process, the theory of materials development and supplementary materials in teaching reading skills Chapter presents methodology of the study consisting of the background to the study It covers the setting, the textbook Business Basics, the participants, the instrument as well as data collection procedure Chapter goes into details of the data analysis, findings and discussion Chapter briefly deals with recommendations of the study Part C comes up with the summary of the study in which limitations of the study and suggestions for further research are also presented TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology Nunan, D (1998) Second Language Teaching and Learning Boston: Heinle & Heinle Nuttall, C (1985) „Recent materials for the teaching of reading‟ English Language Teaching Journal, 39 (3) Nuttall, C (1996) Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language Oxford: MacMillan Heinemann Paris, S G., Wasik, B A., & Turner, J C (1991) The Development of Strategic Readers New York: Longman Popham, W.L (1975) Educational Evaluation NJ: Prentice-Hall Richards, J.C (2001) Curriculum Development in Language Teaching Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Roe, B.D., Stoodt, B.D., & Burns, P.C (1987) Secondary School Reading Instruction: The Content Areas Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Sheldon, L.E (1988) “Evaluating ELT textbooks and materials”, ELT Journals, 42/4 October 1988, pp.237-246 Oxford University Press Tomlinson, B (1998) Materials Development in Language Teaching Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Ur, P (1991) A Course in Language Teaching Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Wallace, M.J (1993) Reading Oxford: Oxford University Press William, E (1983) Developing criteria for textbook evaluation ELT Journal, 37 (3), pp 251 – 255 Oxford University Press William, E (1984) Reading in the Language Classroom London: Macmillan Publishers William, R (1986) „“Top ten” principles for teaching reading‟ ELT Journal, 40 (1) 46 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology Appendix Questionnaire for teachers This questionnaire is designed for my M.A minor thesis on “Using Supplementary Reading Materials with the Course book Business Basics to Improve the Efficiency of Teaching Reading to Second-year Students at Bac Ha College of Technology” Your effort in fulfilling this questionnaire would be highly appreciated and of great use to my study You should make sure that the information you provide will be treated in the strict confidence For all the questions, please answer by ticking the appropriate box to respond to each question or writing in the given spaces What is your evaluation of the reading texts in the textbook Business Basics? * Level of difficulty □ □ □ - too difficult - too easy - relevant * Content □ □ □ □ - interesting - boring - familiar - unfamiliar * Length of reading texts □ □ □ - too long - too short - relevant Others (please specify)……………………………………………………… What you think about the reading exercises in the textbook Business Basics? a Exercises are of various types b There are only a few types of exercises □ □ 47 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology □ □ □ □ c Exercises are too difficult d Exercises are too easy e There are too few exercises for each reading text f There are too many exercises for each reading text g others (please specify)………………………………………………… Which topics in the current textbook need supplementary materials? (You can tick more than one topic) List of topics Teachers’ answer You and your company □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Preparing a trip Away on business Visiting a company New developments Arrangements Describing and comparing Life stories Dealing with problems People at work Getting a job The world of work 48 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology Why you use supplementary materials in reading lessons? Supplementary materials make reading lessons more interesting Supplementary materials help to enhance reading skills Supplementary materials motivate students to read better Supplementary materials help to widen students‟ social knowledge Supplementary materials make students understand the topics in the book better □ □ □ □ □ Others (please specify)………………………………………………………………………… Which sources you often get supplementary reading texts? □ □ □ □ □ □ a newspapers b specialized reading materials c magazines d the internet e authentic materials f other reading materials g Others (please specify)…………………………………………………………… What types of exercises should be used in the supplementary materials to improve your students‟ reading? (You can tick more than one option) a matching b true/ false/ no information c gap filling d multiple choice questions e completion exercises f jumbled sentences/ jumbled paragraphs g summary writing □ □ □ □ □ □ □ h others…………………………………………………………………………… 49 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology What should be included in the supplementary reading materials? a reading passage of different topic b reading passage of related topic c reading passage of higher level of difficulty d reading passage with various types of exercises e vocabulary exercises f vocabulary games g vocabulary test h reading skills practice i critical thinking questions j grammar exercises k grammar test □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ l Others……………………………………………………………………………… 50 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology Appendix Questionnaire for students This questionnaire is designed for my M.A minor thesis on “Using Supplementary Reading Materials with the Course book Business Basics to Improve the Efficiency of Teaching Reading to Second-year Students at Bac Ha College of Technology” Your effort in fulfilling this questionnaire would be highly appreciated and of great use to my study You should make sure that the information you provide will be treated in the strict confidence For all the questions, please answer by ticking the appropriate box to respond to each question or writing in the given spaces What is your evaluation of the reading texts in the textbook Business Basics? * Level of difficulty □ □ □ - too difficult - too easy - relevant * Content □ □ □ □ - interesting - boring - familiar - unfamiliar * Length of reading texts □ □ □ - too long - too short - relevant Others (please specify)……………………………………………………… What you think about the reading exercises in the textbook Business Basics? a Exercises are of various types b There are only a few types of exercises □ □ 51 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology □ □ □ □ c Exercises are too difficult d Exercises are too easy e There are too few exercises for each reading text f There are too many exercises for each reading text g others (please specify)…………………………………………………………… Which topics in the current textbook need supplementary materials? (You can tick more than one topic) List of topics Students’ answer You and your company □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ Preparing a trip Away on business Visiting a company New developments Arrangements Describing and comparing Life stories Dealing with problems People at work Getting a job The world of work 52 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology (LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology(LUAN.VAN.THAC.SI).Using.supplementary.reading.materials.with.the.course.book.business.basics.to.improve.the.efficiency.of.reading.teaching.and.learning.for.second.year.students.at.Bac.Ha.College.of.Technology