Online Extensive Reading in an EFL Context: Investigating Reading Fluency and Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Bui, Tuan Ngoc; Macalister, John
Titel	Online Extensive Reading in an EFL Context: Investigating Reading Fluency and Perceptions
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 33 (2021) 1, S.1-29 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Reading Programs; Program Implementation; Time Management; Reading Processes; Online Courses; College Freshmen; Reading Fluency; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Reading Rate; Reading Improvement; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeitmanagement; Leseprozess; Online course; Online-Kurs; Studienanfänger; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	One of the challenges for the successful implementation of extensive reading (ER) programmes, especially in Asian contexts, stems from curricular factors where class time is often prioritised for tasks requiring the presence of a teacher. This paper investigates the role of extensive reading online (ERO), an alternative approach to traditional ER, in enhancing first-year university students' reading fluency and their attitudes to reading in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Seventeen English learners from a university in Vietnam participated in the 10-week study. The findings revealed that the ERO programme had a generally positive impact on the development of learners' reading fluency with conservative analysis methods showing increases of around 20% in reading speed. Evidence from qualitative data gathered through questionnaires and interviews showed that there were positive changes in participants' attitudes toward ER and provided insights into implementing ERO. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01