questionnaires was identified, in order to recognize the consistency of the items. Then, the compare means were used to compare the variables in part A of the questionnaires with the statements in part B. Questionnaires Students’ The questionnaires were administered from 20th of May 2013 to 1st of June students’ 2013. They were designed according to three research questions: the role of short stories to improve vocabulary, the strategies that the teachers use to improve vocabulary through short stories and the attitudes toward improve vocabulary through short stories. So as to students’ obtain opinion ten statements were designed for each research question. students’ Questionnaires Teachers’ The questionnaires were administered between 25th of May 2013 and 1st of teachers’ June 2013. They were designed according to three research questions: the role of short stories in improving vocabulary, the strategies that use to improve vocabulary through short teachers’ story and the attitudes toward using short stories to improve vocabulary. To obtain teachers’ opinion, ten statements were designed for each research question, in addition to three teachers’ statements from the beginning which were designed to identify the approaches of utilizing short stories in EFL classrooms. The English teachers were teaching literature courses which included short stories. CHAPTER FOUR
questionnaires was identified, in order to recognize the consistency of the items. Then, the compare means were used to compare the variables in part A of the questionnaires with the statements in part B. Students’ Questionnaires The students’ questionnaires were administered from 20th of May 2013 to 1st of June 2013. They were designed according to three research questions: the role of short stories to improve vocabulary, the strategies that the teachers use to improve vocabulary through short stories and the students’ attitudes toward improve vocabulary through short stories. So as to obtain students’ opinion ten statements were designed for each research question. Teachers’ Questionnaires The teachers’ questionnaires were administered between 25th of May 2013 and 1st of June 2013. They were designed according to three research questions: the role of short stories in improving vocabulary, the strategies that teachers’ use to improve vocabulary through short story and the teachers’ attitudes toward using short stories to improve vocabulary. To obtain teachers’ opinion, ten statements were designed for each research question, in addition to three statements from the beginning which were designed to identify the approaches of utilizing short stories in EFL classrooms. The English teachers were teaching literature courses which included short stories. CHAPTER FOUR