A Survey of University Students` English learning habits 4A2C0067

A SURVEY OF
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’
ENGLISH LEARNING
HABITS
4A2C0067 黃亭瑜
4A2C0040 黃慈樺
1A3C0007 潘惠萍
1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU LEARNED ENGLISH?
As you can see,
the pie chart shows the
percentage of students
who studying English by
year.
The majority of students
study English for 6-10
years.
The second large group
of students are 11-15
years.
5%10%
1-5 years
6-10 years
35%
50%
11-15 years
16 years up
2. HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU STUDY ENGLISH
EVERY DAY?
The saffron yellow portion of
the pie represents studying
hours.
Which students pay efforts
on English.
Most students just study
English an hour per day.
There are few students
studying English more than
three hours a day.
1 hour
5%
15%
35%
40%
2 hours
4hours
5hours
3. WHICH METHOD DO YOU USE TO LEARN
ENGLISH?
Reading English novels
1%
Taking English courses
1%
Reading English learning
magazine
Studying English test
preparation books
Studying English abroad
12%
33%
9%
1%
3%
3%
37%
1%
Traveling around different
countries
Practicing with foreigners
Watching English TV shows
Reading English
newspapers/magazines
Watching English video on the
Internet
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As you might have noticed, watching English TV
shows/dramas/movies is the main activity for
studying English. In comparison, students like
dynamic learning more than static learning.
Therefore, students don’t like reading novels or
magazines.
4. HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN ANY ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY TESTS?
The brown portion
represents the kind of test
students take to see their
result of learning English.
GEPT accounts for almost
two third of all tests. Only
one tenth of the people
havn’t taken any
examination.
1%
1%
TOEFL
8%
30%
GEPT
60%
TOEIC
IELTS
Never
6. WHICH ENGLISH SKILLS ARE YOU BETTER AT?
This chart points out
that most students’
think listening is their
most proficient skills
42%
with 42% share.
Speaking is the secondlargest skill which
students are good at
with 40%.
8%
10%
Writing
Reading
40%
Speaking
Listening
7. WHICH SKILLS DO YOU THINK NEED TO BE
IMPROVED?
As you can see,
this charts shows the
skill students need to
improve. Less than
half of the students
think Writing is the
skill they should
improve (44%), which
is followed by
listening (40%).
Writing
40%
10% 6%
Reading
44%
Speaking
Listening
8. WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOU HAVE
DIFFICULTIES UNDERSTANDING MATERIALS YOU
ARE READING OR LISTENING TO?
According to this
questionnaire,
students often browse
the Internet to solve their
English problems. And
looking up the dictionary
47%
accounts
for the second-highest
approach. Only one-tenth
of the students will ask a
teacher or a friend.
10%
43%
Ask a teacher /
friend
Look up in the
dictionary
Browse the
internet
CONCLUSION
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1.The majority of students study English for 6-10 years.
2.Most student just study English an hour per day.
3.Watching English TV is the main activity for studying
English.
4.GEPT account for almost two third of all tests.
5.Most students' think listening is their most proficient skills.
6.Writing is the skill they should improve.
7.Student often brows the internet to solve their English
problems.

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