Regarding statement eight (table 17), the majority of teachers claimed that students face difficulty in paraphrasing texts in short stories (M= 3.95, SD= .94). Teachers believe that the difficulty of paraphrasing texts lead students to fail in their course exams (Sabir, 2010). Part of the reason might be dependent on the writing techniques in teachers’ teaching short stories and their objectives towards improving vocabulary. Another reason might be linked with the lack of vocabulary knowledge (Nation, 2001). students’ Table 17 Attitudes towards Improving Vocabulary in Short Stories Teachers’ Students’ My attitudes toward 1. Never St. Std. Frequency 2. Rarely improving students’ Percent Mean 3. Sometimes N D vocabulary acquisition 4. Often through short story are: 5. Always S8. Students have N 0 0% problems with R 1 5% paraphrasing texts in 100 ST 6 30% 3.95 .94 short stories. O 6 30% A 7 35% S9. interest in N 0 0% Students’ the title of the short R 2 10% stories affects 100 ST 4 20% 3.85 .93 vocabulary acquisition. O 9 45% A 5 25% S6. Students have N 0 0% difficulty with R 0 0% 100 3.80 .76 synonyms. ST 8 40% O 8 40%
Regarding statement eight (table 17), the majority of teachers claimed that students face difficulty in paraphrasing texts in short stories (M= 3.95, SD= .94). Teachers believe that the difficulty of paraphrasing texts lead students to fail in their course exams (Sabir, 2010). Part of the reason might be dependent on the teachers’ writing techniques in teaching short stories and their objectives towards improving vocabulary. Another reason might be linked with the students’ lack of vocabulary knowledge (Nation, 2001). Table 17 Teachers’ Attitudes towards Improving Students’ Vocabulary in Short Stories My attitudes toward improving students’ vocabulary acquisition through short story are: St. N 1. Never 2. Rarely 3. Sometimes 4. Often 5. Always Frequency Percent Mean Std. D S8. Students have problems with paraphrasing texts in short stories. 100 N R ST O A 0 1 6 6 7 0% 5% 30% 30% 35% 3.95 .94 S9. Students’ interest in the title of the short stories affects vocabulary acquisition. 100 N R ST O A 0 2 4 9 5 0% 10% 20% 45% 25% 3.85 .93 S6. Students have difficulty with synonyms. 100 N R ST O 0 0 8 8 0% 0% 40% 40% 3.80 .76
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