Extensive reading in the second language classroom /
Richard R. Day, Julian Bamford.
- Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press, 1998
- xv, 238 p. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge language education. .
Series editor's preface. - Preface. - I. The Dimensions of Extensive Reading. 1. An approach less taken: Extensive reading introduced. 2. A cognitive view of reading. 3. Affect: The secret garden of reading. 4. The power of extensive reading: Insights from the research. 5 Extensive reading and the second language curriculum. - II. Materials for Extensive Reading: Issues in Development. 6. The cult of authenticity and the myth of simplification. 7. Language learner literature. - III The Practice of Extensive Reading. 8. Setting up a program: Curricular decisions. 9. Materials: The lure and the ladder. 10. The extensive reading library. 11. Student orientation. 12. Building a community of readers. 13. The reading community in action. 14 Program evaluation. 15 Taking the approach less traveled. - A bibliography of language learner literature in English. - An EPER bibliography of high-quality language learner literature. - Description of the series. - References. - Index.
This comprehensive examination of extensive reading shows how reading large quantities of books and other materials can provide students with essential practice in learning to read as well as help them to develop a positive attitude towards reading that is sometimes missing in second language classes. The authors first examine the cognitive and affective nature of reading and the nature of good reading material, which they term Language Learner Literature. They then offer a wealth of practical advice for implementing extensive reading with second language learners. Suggestions are provided for integrating extensive reading into curriculum, establishing a library, writing and selecting reading materials, and keeping records for purposes of evaluation. The text also describes a wide variety of classroom activities to supplement individualized silent reading. This book will be useful for authors of reading material, pre-service teachers, and teachers and administrators who want to improve the teaching of reading in their language programs. - Back cover.
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Language and languages--Study and teaching. Reading.