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Table 4.2 Learners’ perspectives on English learning
Item 8~12 Learners’ Perspectives on English Learning
8. The way I feel
about learning
English.
9. The way I feel
about my
English ability.
Like
it very
much
5.3%
Very
good
0%
11. The way I feel about the
following English
skills: (1. Very difficult
2.Difficult 3.OK
4.Easy 5.Very easy)
12. The one skill that I want
to improve the most.
Like it
26.3%
Good
5.3%
58
No
preference
60.5%
OK
52.6%
Dislike it
5.3%
Bad
28.9%
Mean
Listening 2.5 Speaking 2.5 Reading 3.1
Writing 2.6 Vocabulary 2.4 Grammar 2.4
Listening
39.5%
Speaking
23.7%
Reading
5.3%
Writing
5.3%
Dislike it
very much
2.6%
Very bad
13.2%
Vocabulary
26.3%
For questions on learners’ past extensive reading experiences, up to 78.9% <strong>of</strong> the
students had been encouraged to form the habit <strong>of</strong> reading regularly by their English
teachers before, yet, only 13.2% <strong>of</strong> them had extensive reading habits. The reasons
for not having extensive reading habit were mainly because they did not have time for
reading (28%), they could not find suitable reading materials (24%), and that most
reading materials were too difficult to comprehend (20%) (see Table 4.3).