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Response to the Critiques of the Aka (2019) Article, "Reading Performance of Japanese High School Learners Following a One-Year Extensive Reading Program"
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Aka, Natsuki – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2019
The constructive feedback on the author's article has helped him to expand his knowledge on the topic. He would like to clarify here that the purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of extensive reading on the development of Japanese high school learners' linguistic knowledge and reading abilities. The findings revealed that the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, High School Students, Foreign Countries
How Extensively Do We Need to Read to Improve EFL Reading Ability?: A Comparison of Two Different Instructional Methodologies
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Iwata, Akira – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2020
This study compares two instructional methodologies: extensive reading plus output activity and intensive reading plus grammar-translation with regard to improvement of non-English major EFL learners' reading comprehension and fluency development in a Japanese junior college. It identifies the minimum number of words an individual should read for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Two Year College Students
Response to Aka: Supplementing Extensive Reading with Bi- & Multi-Modal Input
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Stephens, Meredith – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2019
Aka (2019) conducted an year-long large-scale study demonstrating that Japanese high school students who undertook extensive reading performed better than a control group who undertook grammatical instruction. Those showing the greatest gains were those of lower and intermediate proficiency. The students' achievement was measured in terms of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Foreign Countries
A Vocabulary Learning Tool for L2 Undergraduates Reading Science and Technology Textbooks
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Hsu, Chihcheng; Ou Yang, Fang-Chuan – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
Students of English as a second language who major in science and technology use English-language textbooks to ensure that they can read English materials upon graduation. Research indicates that teachers spend little time helping these students on the linguistic complexity of such textbooks. Vocabulary, grammar, and article structure are elements…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Textbooks, Reading Skills
AIRS: Andover's Individualized Reading System Sample Packet.
Andover Public Schools, MA. – 1978
This packet contains portions of each component of a reading program designed to teach basic skills to children in grades one through six and to foster their enjoyment of literature. Various sections of the packet contain behavioral objectives for the skill areas of phonetic analysis, structural analysis, word meaning, comprehension, and word…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Education, Grammar
Noche del Sol. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro III. Guia Para el Maestro (Night of the Sun. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book III. Teacher's Guide).
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1978
The Spanish language teacher's guide is part of the third level of a series of supplementary materials designed for teaching second grade reading in Spanish. The manual is a detailed guide to the use of the reader and workbook of the same title. It contains an explanatory introduction and an extensive list of objectives, for each of the five to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Course Objectives, Educational Games, Educational Objectives