Abstract

Morning reading, as a supplement of English class, plays an vital part in students’ English study. However, now many junior students pay little attention to it as well as English teachers. This thesis mainly talks about the importance of morning reading, students’ attitude towards it and how we can make the best use of it to improve students’ interest in English.

Keywords: morning reading; junior students; interest; content and form

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1. Introduction-2

2.2. The Importance of Reading Interest-2

2.3. The Factors Influencing Students’ Reading Interest-3

2.3.1 Reading Materials-3

2.3.2 Introversion, Intellectualism and Academic Achievement-3

2.3.3 Illustration-3

2.3.4 Relationship with Families and Friends-3

2.3.5 Gender and Race-4

2.4. Motivation of Reading-4

2.5. Literature Summary-6

3. Research-7

3.1. The Current Situation of Morning Reading in Baochuta Experimental School-7

3.2. The Existing Problems in Morning Reading-7

3.3. The Importance of Morning Reading-8

3.3 Research Questions-9

3.4 Questionnaire-9

4. Result and analysis-9

4.1 Students’ attitudes towards morning reading-9

4.2. Reasons Leading to Their Attitudes-12

4.3 Students’ Suggestions for Improving Morning Reading-12

5. Ways to Change Morning Reading-13

5.1. Content of Morning Reading-13

5.2. Form of Morning Reading-15

5.3. Some Issues Needing to be Addressed.-16

6. Conclusion-17

References-18

Appendix-19