| I. Background | school | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | ||||||||||
| 1. Gender: 1) boy 2) girl | Urban | 51.1 | 48.9 |
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| Rural | 52.9 | 47.1 |
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| All | 52.1 | 47.9 |
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| 2. I am in ________ 1) first grade 2) second grade 3) third grade 4) fourth grade 5) fifth grade 6) sixth grade | Urban | 0 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 28.0 | 20.9 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 17.3 | 17.3 | |||||||||||
| All | 8.8 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 21.8 | 18.8 | |||||||||||
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| 3. Attending extra English programs out of school (such as cram schools) 1) never 2) less than 1 year 3) 1 - 2 years 4) more than 2 years | Urban | 21.0 | 16.5 | 25.9 | 36.6 | 2.11 | .344 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 21.1 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 46.9 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||
| All | 21.0 | 16.6 | 19.9 | 42.5 | 2.16 | ||||||||||||
| 4.bFamily’s guiding English homework 1) always 2) sometimes 3) never | Urban | 43.9 | 40.3 | 15.8 |
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| Rural | 48.9 | 51.1 | 0 |
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| All | 46.5 | 45.6 | 7.9 |
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| 5. Parents’ social class 1) higher middle class 2) lower middle class 3) working class 4) lower class | Urban | 29.7 | 24.2 | 37.0 | 8.7 | 2.75 | .000 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 21.8 | 32.0 | 4.8 | 41.5 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||
| All | 25.1 | 28.8 | 18.5 | 27.6 | 2.51 |
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| II. Orientation Index: Reasons for studying English 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = no comment 4 = agree 5 = strongly agree | |||||||||||||||||
| Contents | School | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | M | SD | Sig | ||||||||
| 6. To fulfill a school requirement. | Urban | 7.10 | 11.1 | 17.8 | 46.7 | 17.3 | 3.56 | 1.11 | .402 | ||||||||
| Rural | 8.5 | 10.9 | 30.3 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 3.47 | 1.21 | ||||||||||
| All | 7.9 | 11.0 | 24.9 | 34.7 | 21.6 | 3.51 | 1.17 |
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| 7. To understand English speaking people and their way of life. | Urban | 8.0 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 42.2 | 20.9 | 3.56 | 1.14 | .983 | ||||||||
| Rural | 7.1 | 7.5 | 32.7 | 27.9 | 24.8 | 3.55 | 1.15 | ||||||||||
| All | 7.5 | 9.4 | 25.8 | 34.1 | 23.1 | 3.55 | 1.16 |
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| 8. To get a better job. | Urban | 8.6 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 45.7 | 25.8 | 3.71 | 1.18 | .059 | ||||||||
| Rural | 11.9 | 8.8 | 26.4 | 23.1 | 29.8 | 3.50 | 1.31 | ||||||||||
| All | 10.5 | 8.7 | 20.0 | 32.8 | 28.1 | 3.59 | 1.26 |
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| 9. To make friends with foreign language speakers. | Urban | 11.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 45.1 | 17.0 | 3.42 | 1.24 | .030 | ||||||||
| Rural | 15.4 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 3.17 | 1.33 | ||||||||||
| All | 13.7 | 13.5 | 22.8 | 30.2 | 19.7 | 3.28 | 1.30 |
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| 10. To be an educated person. | Urban | 9.0 | 10.3 | 16.1 | 43.0 | 21.5 | 3.57 | 1.19 | .443 | ||||||||
| Rural | 7.5 | 9.6 | 26.6 | 21.8 | 34.5 | 3.66 | 1.24 | ||||||||||
| All | 8.1 | 9.9 | 22.1 | 31.0 | 28.9 | 3.62 | 1.22 |
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