Please respond to each item by circling only one of the five alternatives. Use the following scale:

1. Strongly Agree

2. Agree

3. Neutral

4. Disagree

5. Strongly Disagree

You could precede the following statements with. In my opinion, or I believe …

1. Reading is the most important skill in learning a foreign language.

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2. Reading is a passive skill.

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3. Reading should be integrated into the first level of language study.

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4. Reading is a result of language learning.

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5. Reading is a building block of language learning.

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6. Comprehension should be the main objective for a reading activity.

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7. Vocabulary and structure should be the main objectives for a reading activity.

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8. Pronunciation should be the main objective for a reading activity.

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9. Reading skills in one’s native language transfer to reading in the foreign language.

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10. Prereading strategies should be used (background knowledge, schema, vocabulary, etc.) to prepare the students for the reading.

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11. Reading strategies (techniques to facilitate reading such as finding cognates, context, etc.) can be taught.

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12. Of speaking, listening, reading and writing, reading is the most difficult skill to teach.

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13. Reading is too time-consuming to teach in the beginning levels.

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14. The target language should be used considerably more than the native language when teaching reading.

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15. Reading should be taught in the beginning level of foreign language instruction.

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16. Technology (e.g. computers, Internet, etc.) should be utilized for reading activities.

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