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Direct linkJudge, Patrick B. – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2011
The paper reports on a long-term, multi-case study examining the motivations of avid readers in an extensive reading program at a private Japanese high school. Using an ethnographic approach to case study research, the project explores nine participants--their motivations for reading and what English study means for them. The two and a half year…
Descriptors: High School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Motivation, Foreign Countries
Takase, Atsuko – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2007
To investigate factors that motivate Japanese high school students to read English extensively, I assessed 219 female high school students who participated in an extensive reading program for 1 academic year. The results showed that the 2 most influential factors were students' intrinsic motivation for first language (L1) reading and second…
Descriptors: High School Students, Reading Programs, Reading Habits, Reading Motivation
