B1111912011Lê Ngọc Bảo Nhi EAP0320.5B EAP 4 ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Name:....................................................I.D:.......................................... Class:........................................................................................................ Assignment:........................................................................................... Assignment Question: (write out in full)......................................................... YouTube/ Google Drive link:...................................................................... Due date: 06/ 04/ 2020 Date submitted: 05 /04/2020 I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. I affirm that no part of this assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the teacher concerned. I am aware that this work may be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking). Note: An examiner or teacher has the right to NOT mark this assignment if the above declaration has not been signed. Student’s Signature:............................................ Date:...../......../....... LÊ NGỌC BẢO NHI – EAP0320.5B1 Research Report Is reading books necessary for the youth? EXTENSION – To be approved BEFORE original submission date Supporting evidence sighted: Yes / No Extension approved / Extension not approved If approved, new submission date ____/____/_____ Teacher’ Signature:_______________
TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract........................................3 Introduction....................................4 Methodology...................................5 Results......................................... 6 Discusstion....................................11 References.....................................13 Appendix.......................................14 LÊ NGỌC BẢO NHI – EAP0320.5B2
ABSTRACT Reading books is important for the youth. Reading regularly will support people to develop their intellectual and self-development for the long time. The study investigated the Vietnamese youth viewpoint about whether reading is necessary. There were 13 questionnaires distributed online with the link, which reached 98 participants from 18-24 years old. After collecting and analyzing data, the findings show that majority of the respondents read books several time per week and their reading purpose is mostly for relaxation.The study also revealed that most participants think more positively after reading. Additionally, they also agreed that reading habits is important to the youth. Eventually, numerous samples regarded reading books as their hobbies and personal interests in order to motivate themselves read more books. LÊ NGỌC BẢO NHI – EAP0320.5B3
INTRODUCTION Nowadays, when information technology is excessively developing, numerous Vietnamese students are heavily influenced by social networking sites and entertainment on the internet. Consequently, most of them forgot about reading habits and the practical benefits of reading. On the other hand, this alarming reading situation also caused controversy around whether reading books in the 4.0 era is still necessary for young people. Each year, there are many types of research related to reading habits. In particular, there exists studies indicated that reading books has numerous positive effects on young people. According to Oriogu and Subair (2017), reading habits have an important effect on the academic performance of students. Moreover, reading positively impacts on enhancing achievement in writing and reading comprehension. In addition, reading helps readers develop their writing experience with inspiring ideas, expanding their vocabulary and advancing their grammatical structures (Attiyat 2019). Also, Merjen, el al (2019) found that reading habits have a profound effect on the academic writing skills of university students. Although these studies provided many important points of how reading influenced on young people, more researches need to be surveyed their reading perspective and concluded on the pieces of evidence that reading is necessary for the youth. Therefore, this research was administered to determine how reading books is requisite for young people. The initial hypothesis was reading books is essential for the youth. LÊ NGỌC BẢO NHI – EAP0320.5B4
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