Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Extensive Reading (ER) has been a popular method of second language (L 2) reading instruction for several years and previous research has shown that using ER helps learners improve in L 2 reading by targeting key areas of reading fluency and comprehension, while also improving learner motivation and autonomy.In recent years, the use of e-learning websites such as Mreader, a free to use website which offers quizzes on available English graded readers (simplified English books) and tracks students' progress, have made it easy for instructors to implement ER assignments and programs in their classrooms.At present, many teachers have adopted using tools like this to create ER assignments or ER programs for their reading classrooms.While research on ER has been common over the years, more current research has focused on whether students view ER with e-learning tools such as Mreader as effective for improving their L 2 reading ability.This research looks to investigate the opinions of thirty Japanese university students majoring in English towards the use of an (ER) assignment using the site Mreader for a reading course over a fifteen-week academic semester. Literature Review About Extensive ReadingAccording to Grabe and Stoller ( 2011) ER means reading large quantities which are within the student's reading comprehension level.There are several benefits of using ER, but one of the most often mentioned benefits is improving reading fluency.Wolf and Katzir-Cohen ( 2001) define reading fluency as a level of reading comprehension where text can be read effortlessly and still be understood automatically.According to Day and Bamford ( 1 9 9 8) ER improves reading fluency because it provides students with a large amount of easy texts in the form of graded readers that are within the students' linguistic knowledge, thus making it possible for students to read with little effort.In other words, ER gives students the opportunity to read materials that they should be able to read and understand immediately.Improvements in reading fluency are often measured An Examination of Students' Opinions about Extensive Reading and Mreader
Author: Jon-Patrick Garcia Fajardo
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3214805879