TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface i
Acknowledgements ii
Abstract iv
Table of Contents v
List of Tables vii
List of Appendices viii
Chapter I Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the Research 1
1.2 Purposes of the Research 5
1.3 Research Questions 5
1.4 Significance of the Research 6
1.5 Organization of the Thesis 7
Chapter II Theoretical Review 9
2.1 Reading 9
2.2 Text, Reader, and Transaction 14
2.3 Reader Response 16
2.4 Literature 20
2.5 Related Research Findings 22
Chapter III Methodology 25
3.1 Research Design 25
3.2 Research Sites 26
3.3 Participants of the Research 27
3.4 Characteristics of the Participants 28
3.5 Data Collection Techniques 37
3.6 Data Analysis 39
3.7 Short Description of the Novels of Harry Potter 41
4.1 Classification of the Data 44
4.2 Analysis of the Data, Findings, and Discussion 45
4.2.1 The Students’ Responses to the Novels of Harry Potter 45
4.2.2 Similar Response to the Novels of Harry Potter 48
4.2.3 Different Response to the Novels of Harry Potter 50
4.2.4 Factors Influencing the Students’ Reading Habit 52
Chapter V Conclusions and Suggestions 56
Bibliography 58
LIST OF TABLES
Tables
3.1 The Measure of Reader Stance towards a Literary Work 40
4.1 The Students’ Responses to the Novels of Harry Potter 45
4.2 Similar Response to the Novels of Harry Potter 46
4.3 Different Response to the Novels of Harry Potter 47
4.4 Factors Influencing the Students’ Reading Habit 48
