Nearly 40 percent of the elementary and middle school students in
Chinese cities spend more time on outside reading than on TV
programs, eastday.com reported today.
According to a survey, 18 percent of the students spend much more
time on outside readings than on TV programs, 21 percent spend a
little more time on readings than on TV, with the two up to 40
percent. Some 30.8 percent students said they spend almost the same
time on reading and watching TV, 12 percent of the interviewees
said the time they spend on TV far more than that spend on reading,
which has the fewest number of students, and the other 17.7 percent
students said the time they spend on TV a little more than that on
reading.
Outside reading is an important part of the students' lives after
school, and it is also an important measures for them to acquire
knowledge and ability. Though some modern activities such as the
computers and TVs gained much popularity among students, they still
are favorite about outside reading, the survey indicated.
(Shanghai Daily 06/22/2001)