Using interactive fiction in extensive reading: Action research for English-major freshmen at a university in central Vietnam

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Abstract: This research aimed to explore the attitudes of Vietnamese English-major freshmen towards the use of interactive fiction (IF) in extensive reading. Action research was adopted as the research method, with the population of 40 freshmen at a university in central Vietnam and the researcher acting as the teacher delivering the reading lessons using IF. The research instruments consisted of the teacher’s journals and three questionnaires for the students. The findings revealed that most of the student participants engaged in the study had a positive attitude towards the use of IF in extensive reading. A majority of the students perceived IF to be effective in arousing their curiosity, engagement, and involvement in the reading process. In fact, they strongly agreed that they became more involved in reading activities when the teacher used IF as extensive reading material in class. Most importantly, a large percentage of the student participants found IF very useful in motivating them to maintain the habit of reading in English for pleasure.