Project Title: How to Improve the Students Abilities of English ReadingInvestigatorLiu JundeGansu Radio & TV UniversitySubmitted on 27th May, 2011In fulfillment of the coursePractical Project designAcknowledgementIm mostly grateful to my supervisor Miss Wang for her constant encouragement and guidance. She has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without her consistent and illuminating instruction, this project would have got off the ground.Second, I would like to express my thanks to my students without whose willing participation in the project implementation it would have remained on paper. Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these days. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my colleagues who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesisAbstractThis research presents a detailed report of the project implemented to improve the students reading abilities. On the assumption that better reading habit can help the students read efficiently and thus motivate the students interest. So a four-week program was adopted to improve their English effectively.Methodologically, three methods are used, and they are analytic method, cause analysis and questionnaire survey.Key words: Reading ability; students interest; reading skillsMain Headings of the Project Report1.Introduction2.Problem analysis2.1 The analytic method2.2 Cause analysis2.3 Questionnaire survey2.4Possible solutions3.Project rationale4.Project objective5.Project hypothesis 6.Project design 7.Project implementation8. Project evaluation9. ConclusionReference:Appendix:A. The timetable of the projectB. The questionnaire for problem analysisC. Teaching notesD. Diaries 1. IntroductionDuring my middle school teaching, Ive found some problems: Sometimes, I like to provide the students with a lot of knowledgewords, phrases, grammar, usages and so on, but I didnt notice how to improve students abilities. So the students were not interested in English and the classroom atmosphere was getting less and less active. A few students couldnt know or read many words in a sentence, so they were afraid of reading. Some students couldnt understand the whole sentence that I gave them in reading comprehension. I have observed them for a long time. I decided to teach them the abilities of reading skills in my classroom teaching to make the learners more motivated. By teaching the knowledge to the students and helping them keep up their English interest, I improved my English teaching method at the same time.2.Problem analysisIn my teaching, I didnt pay more attention to how to improve students abilities. The students were less and less interested in learning English; they lack the motivation to study, so I interviewed them and found that:Firstly, some students couldnt know and read many words in a sentence, so they were afraid of reading. And these students were also afraid the others laugh at him. They didnt know how to learn English well, and they lost the interest and confidence in it. Secondly, some students had some difficulties in reading English, for their poor vocabulary. They hoped that when they did English reading after the teacher or under more concrete direction of the teacher. Thirdly, most students felt overloaded because of heavier homework assignments.I collected the information through analytic method, cause analysis and questionnaire survey. 2.1 The analytic methodSome of my students dont like reading English. The phrase “some of” make me think of the other side of the issue: Some of my other students do like reading English. This, in turn, makes me think of these:1. Why some dont, while others do?2. Who are the some that dont? And who are the others that do? Moreover, “my students” is in contrast with “my colleagues students”, this prompted me to make a chain of reflections. What about some of my colleagues students? Is it also the case that they dislike reading English, either? If, on the other hand, all of my colleagues students like reading English, then my problem is actually caused by myself, not by my students. Perhaps my lesson plan is poorly designed 2.2 Cause analysisThe teachers side: that is myself. Is it because the reading is poorly designed? Is it because my classroom teaching cant motivate the students?Is it because the teachers teach them a good way in training English reading?The students side:At first, A few students cant understand many words, so lack interesting in reading English.Is it because they do not like reading English?Is it because they do not know the reading is important and necessary in learning English?Is it because they are