Appendix B

Teachers Questionnaire (English version)

Survey to Identify the Utility of Reading Strategies used by EFL Preparatory
Year Interactants

Dear Respondent,
Im Javed Iqbal ( M.Phil Linguistics candidate). Currently, I am conducting a study on the
following topic:
Identifying the Utility of Reading Strategies used by EFL
Preparatory Year Interactants: A Case Study
Reading strategies play a very significant role in developing, improving and polishing the
reading skill which is at the heart of the PYP English Language Curriculum because students are
going to face the academic texts through the medium of English in their undergraduate courses.
However different researchers have noticed and proved that most of the interactants at PYP
dont fully exploit the reading strategies to comprehend the texts because they are not aware of
the significance, utility and effectiveness of Reading Strategies. Hence, this study will focus on
determining the significance, utility and effectiveness of reading strategies for Saudi EFL
learners in PYP classrooms.
Please fill in the enclosed questionnaire carefully and dont leave any column unfilled. I assure
you that all the data will be kept confidential and will be used for the purpose of research work
only.
Your cooperation in this regard shall be highly appreciated.
Thank you in anticipation.




Section 1: Demographic information
Please fill in the personal information given below.
1. Name________________________________________________________________(Optional)
2. Qualification _____________________________________
3. Teaching Experience in years______________________________________
Section: 2
Significance of Before Reading Strategies in PYP classrooms at UQU:
Please tick ( ) one of the options to highlight how significant before reading strategies
are in PYP classrooms at UQU.
No. Before-reading strategies agree Strongly
agree
uncertain disagree Strongly
disagree
1 Before reading strategies make readers
confident to face a text.


2 Before reading strategies give readers
purpose before they start reading.


3 Before reading strategies help readers
brainstorm about a topic.


4 Before reading strategies enable readers to
recall similar topics.


5 Before reading strategies enable readers to
activate background knowledge.


6 Before reading strategies urge readers to
visualize details of a text.


7 Before reading strategies help readers look
for key words.


8 Before reading strategies help readers predict
what will happen next in a text.


9 Before reading strategies help readers get a
general idea of a text.


10 Before reading strategies help readers use the
typographical features (bold face, italics) to
identify key information.


11 Before reading strategies play a vital role in
improving reading comprehension.

Section 3:

Utility of while Reading Strategies in PYP classrooms at UQU:
Please indicate the utility of while-reading strategies in dealing with the texts in PYP classroom at UQU
by ticking ( ) the right option.

No. While-reading strategies agree Strongly
agree
uncertain Disagree Strongly
disagree
1 While-reading strategies help readers find
specific information in a text.


2 While-reading strategies help readers guess
meaning using textual clues.


3 While-reading strategies encourage readers
to use dictionary for difficult vocabulary.


4 While-reading strategies assist readers
indentify confusing parts.


5 While-reading strategies help readers
determine relationship between cause and
effect.


6 While-reading strategies help readers link
new information to background knowledge.


7 While-reading strategies help readers answer
questions related to a text.


8 While-reading strategies urge readers to re-
read for in-depth information.


9 While-reading strategies urge readers to
paraphrase difficult parts of a text.


10 While-reading strategies help readers
visualize details using mental images.

11 While-reading strategies help readers judge
the text.


12 While-reading strategies enable readers to
do grammatical analysis in order to
comprehend a text.

13 While reading strategies enable readers to get
back on track when they lose concentration.
14 While reading strategies enable readers to
underline information in a text to remember
it.


15 While reading strategies enable readers
decide what to read closely and what to
ignore.


16 While reading strategies enable readers stop
from time to time to think about what they
are reading.


17 While reading strategies enable readers go
back and forth to find relationship among
ideas in a text


18 While reading strategies play a vital role in
improving reading comprehension.


Section: 4
Effectiveness of Post - Reading Strategies in PYP classrooms at UQU:
Please indicate how effective the post-reading strategies are in PYP classrooms at UQU by ticking ()
one of the options.
No. Post reading strategies agree Strongly
agree
uncertain disagree Strongly
disagree
1 Post reading strategies enable readers to
monitor understanding of a text.


2 Post reading strategies help readers find main
ideas.

3 Post reading strategies help readers to
connect new information to known facts.


4 Post reading strategies help readers organize
information given in a text.


5 Post reading strategies help readers check
predictions which they made before reading.


6 Post reading strategies motivate readers to
comment on a text.


7 Post reading strategies urge readers to re-
read to build fluency.


8 Post reading strategies enable readers to take
notes on a given text.


9 Post reading strategies enable readers to
retell a text.


10 Post reading strategies enable readers to
summarize a text.


11 Post reading strategies play a vital role in
improving reading comprehension.