Improving Reading Attitudes with Extensive Reading (76749)
Session Chair: Yasunori Nishina
Saturday, 17 February 2024 09:30
Session: Session 1
Room: Sri Nakorn
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Reading forms the basis of all academic disciplines. Therefore, the development of reading skills is crucial for all language learners. Reading attitude is a primary motivating factor in language learners' efforts to read, thus the importance of cultivating a positive reading attitude has been emphasised in reading models such as Nuttall's (1996) virtuous reading circle. Extensive reading (ER), an approach involving reading large amounts of comprehensible, usually self-selected texts for enjoyment and understanding, has been advocated as an approach to developing positive language learning attitudes. However, as ER has not always been accepted or understood as an approach to reading instruction in many contexts, more evidence is needed of its efficacy. This presentation, based on a systematic review of research on the effects of ER on reading attitudes, discusses these effects as well as specific practices that have been identified as useful in fostering positive reading attitudes for learners in foreign or second language learning contexts. This study found that ER can have positive effects on learner reading attitudes, including improved levels of comfort and self-confidence as well as lower levels of anxiety. It also identified specific ER practices that the research indicates are effective in improving language learners' reading attitudes which will be discussed in this presentation.
Authors:
Paul Dickinson, Meijo University, Japan
About the Presenter(s)
Mr Paul Dickinson is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Meijo University in Japan
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