Students’ Perception Toward Extensive Reading in ESL Contexts

PARK JEONGYEON (박정연)

Students’ Perception Toward Extensive Reading in ESL Contexts

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2015, 16(3), pp.117~135
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

PARK JEONGYEON ¹

¹University of Hawaii at Manoa

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study is to explore possibilities of implementing extensive reading (ER) in English for academic purposes (EAP) settings through investigating student attitudes toward ER, and their perceived usefulness of ER. Forty-four international students at a four-year university in the U.S. participated in the study. For the purpose of the study, ER was integrated into 16-week intermediate writing courses as an in- and out-of-class activity. A retrospective survey and interviews were used for data collection. The findings showed that the students in general had favorable attitudes toward ER after one semester of ER experience. The students particularly appreciated the ease and comfort feeling of the reading, which, in turn, served a positive role in increasing their confidence in reading in English. In addition, the students perceived ER to be useful in many aspects of their English learning, including reading, writing, and vocabulary. These findings may suggest the feasibility of integrating ER into EAP settings as one pedagogical approach to help students improve their general English ability, as well as their perceptions toward learning English.

KEYWORDS

extensive reading, second language reading, English for academic purposes

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