1. Reading Survey 1
Results
Martha Johanna Moreno Blanco
Implementation Manuel del
Socorro Rodríguez
2012

2. QUESTIONS
I read text in English when I am not in the English class.
1)
The topics and readings of the book we follow are interesting for me
2)
When I start reading: I read the title of the reading, look for familiar words and take a
look at the images of the text before reading it
3)
Before reading a text I decide what will be the purpose of it.
4)
Before reading a text I think about the best strategy to understand it.
5)
6) I take into account my previous knowledge before and during the reading exercise
If I have to do an exercise based on the reading I first read the exercise and then I read
7) the text.
8) When I read I can find in the text the main and the supporting ideas
9) I make a written or mental summary of all the texts I read
After reading a text I self-evaluate the strategy that I used to see if it worked or not.
10)

3. DATA
• This study was made in a public school.
• This study was applied to 10 students.
• They were formely 10th graders.
• They were taking a SENA course about
English for local tourism guides.
• They have filled and developed the
survey by themselves in their free time
through Edmodo virtual content
management system.

4. Data Analisys
Do you read in English?
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
No Yes
Do you read in English?

5. How Often?
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Always Often Hardly ever Never
How often?

6. Reading Intention
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Mandatory for school An option
Reading Intention

7. Most common reason to avoid
reading in English
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
English dislike Learning Obligation
dificulties
most common reasons for Englsih Dislike

8. Most common reason to like
reading in English
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Interesting class helper Like but they want to do
it better
Most common reasons English like

9. Do you establish plans to read in
English?
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
yes no refused to
answer / not
given answer
Do you stablish plans to read in English?

10. Which one(s)?
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
scanning read in whole paying refused to
reading to find unknow attention answer / not
words given answer
which one(s)?

11. Do you self-evaluate your plans
after reading?
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
yes no sometimes refused
to answer
/ not
given
answer
Do you self-evaluate your plans after reading?

12. Do you take into account your
previous knowledge when reading?
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
yes no Is it useful for yes no
you?
Do you take into account your previous knowledge when reading?

13. When you are reading and you find a
word that you do not know, what do
you do?
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Dictionary and teacher Reading the rest of Google translator
help the text
When you are reading and you find a word that you do not know, what do you do?

14. How useful do you find considering
the title of the text, images and
familiar words to understand a
reading?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Very useful to Important to read a
understand the text text
How useful do you find considering the title of the text, images
and familiar words to understand a reading?

15. what kind of reading material (short
stories, news, sport articles, etc.) do
3
you prefer?
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Historical short funny news short music
texts stories texts stories articles
with and news
pictures
what kind of reading material (short stories, news, sport articles, etc.)
do you prefer?

16. why?
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
I like those topics Interesed in Images and simple
those topics words are helpful
for reading
understanding
why?

17. Conclusions
• Reading is a skill that students know but do
not like.
• They are concious about their learning, and
about strategies of reading.
• Their interest is the initial point to develop the
work.
• Images in the text are very important for
them.
• They do not like English at all.