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Wiebel (1990, p.5) describes the qualitative research method as “often the only appropriate means
available for gathering sensitive and valid data”. This meant, for example, direct interaction between me and
the participants (in TAPs and interviews) to establish trust and to enable me to collect appropriate data. Flick
(2002, cited in Elabbar, 2011, p.97) argues that qualitative research “is useful for exploring “why” rather
than how many”. This means that one of the aims of qualitative research is to investigate reasons rather than
merely stating the problem. Bryman (2012, p.108) adds that qualitative research “involves in-depth
understanding of human behaviour and the reason behind various aspects of behavior”.
Research methodology. To carry out my research work a questionnaire was designed. In the Pilot
project a paper based questionnaire was used to collect data from the 1
st
year students in Samarkand State
University whose major was English. The questionnaire was given at the beginning and at the end of the
pilot project to analyze the data obtained. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to get
information.
In the qualitative methods students were asked their attitude to learning English and reading skills as
well as the importance of reading skills in learning second languages. While in the quantitative method, their
English reading skills with other skills like listening, speaking and writing skills were tested to compare the
results of the experimental and the control groups at the beginning and at the end of the pilot project.
Data analysis. The questionnaire consists of 7 parts:
Part I asks students’ background information such as their names, the place of residents, parents’
educational qualification and their annual income as well as students’ educational information.
The reason of adding these questions to the questionnaire was to know whether the students’ present
English knowledge has any influence with their living condition. It is generally believed that students from
well-educated and affluent families get better education and tend to study harder than students from working
class families. In order to check this claim the above questions are added. And result was quite surprising.
The students from rural areas showed higher results in tests in the beginning and at the end of the semester.
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