Extensive reading website with annotated bibliography and program-starting resources¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article points readers to a website on extensive reading in second language instruction, at http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/er/, which "includes an annotated bibliography of works on the topic and many other features, including research articles and ideas for beginning an extensive reading program." It serves as the article's pointer to accumulated ER resources and further discussion of issues such as L1 use in group activities.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Internet access to reach the hosted bibliography and resources.

Constraints¶

• The article notes the L1-use issue it defers to the website lies beyond the scope of the article itself.

Target Learners¶

• teachers and program planners implementing extensive reading

Target Learning Goals¶

• designing and beginning extensive reading programs in L2 instruction

Claims¶

• The article cautions that CL-structured group activities are only a potential part of the solution for ER motivation, not a guarantee [+W]
• Extensive reading accompanied by peer interaction produced greater reading achievement gains than ER without peer interaction, no ER, or ER with teacher conferences [+W]
• The article advances a five-part rationale for benefits of adding a peer element to extensive reading [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

• Use art-based sharing, short reviews, interviews, and Book Wheels when students each read different books
• Use structured CL techniques such as Showdown and Trade-A-Problem when the whole class reads the same book
• Implement extensive reading via stand-alone courses, curricular components, or reading clubs, with self-report accountability and no comprehension testing

Key Sources¶

• Jacobs, George M. (2000). Reading Alone Together: Enhancing Extensive Reading via Student-Student Cooperation in Second Language Instruction. Paper presented at the Malaysian International Conference on English Language Teaching, Malacca, Malaysia. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED444377