An Investigation on English Reading Learning of Junior High Students in Wuhou Experimental Middle School

Abstract

English reading is the core content of English learning in junior high school, which is not only an important way for students to accumulate vocabulary, understand grammar and improve their sense of language.It is also the key carrier to cultivate cross-cultural awareness and logical thinking ability.The English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022 Edition) clearly requires that junior high school students should be able to read simple English books. Among the students in the first grade of junior middle school in our school, some of them are weak in English reading.It is characterized by slow reading speed, low comprehension accuracy, lack of interest in reading, and difficulty in completing slightly difficult reading tasks independently.These problems not only affect the overall performance of students in English, but also may undermine their confidence in learning. The investigation aims to fully understand the overall situation of English reading of junior one students, including reading interest, reading habits, reading methods, reading material selection and difficulties encountered in reading. Based on it, the paper takes advantage of questionnaire, classroom observation, test and interviewing to analyze the reasons and put forwards some suggestions with teaching significance to help students improve their English reading ability. The investigation also shows many students lack of reading strategies,etc. Thus, through investigation students’ reading situation and analyzing the potential reasons, it is helpful for students to improve their reading skills and abilities.