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EXTENSIVE READING
Presented byColin Pring
•Extensive reading is an approach to language learning, including foreign language learning, by the means of a large amount of reading.
the word's meaning, and thus to learn
unknown words. While the mechanism is
commonly accepted as true, its importance
in language learning is disputed.
The learners view and
review of unknown
words in specific
context will allow the
learner to infer
Free voluntary reading refers to using extensive
reading in language education. Students are
free to choose a book that they like and are
allowed to read it at their own pace. The aim of
a free voluntary reading program is to help
students to enjoy reading, so assessment is
usually minimized or eliminated entirely.
Materials
The idea behind extensive reading is that a lot of reading of interesting material that is slightly below, at, or barely above the full comprehension level of the reader will foster improved language skills.
The material should be varied in subject matter
and character.
Students choose their own reading material
and are not compelled to finish uninteresting
materials. Reading material is normally for
pleasure, information or general
understanding; reading is its own reward with
few or no follow-up exercises after reading;
reading is individual and silent. Reading
speed is usually faster when students read
materials they can easily understand.
Teachers can have diverse options like:
• Penguin readers• Classics• Comics• Newspapers• Magazines• History books• Science books
Setting a library
The role of the teacher in extensive reading programmes
The teacher is a role model who also
orients the students to the goals of the
program, explains the idea and methodology, keeps records of what
has been read, and guides students in
material selection and maximizing the effect
of the program.
Teachers orient students to the goals of the program, explain the methodology, keep track of what each student reads, and guide students in getting the most out of the program and reading in general.
Extensive reading task
• Design a new cover for your book.• Draw a series of pictures illustrating the story or
main events of the story.• Draw a map showing where the story takes place.• Design a movie poster for your book.• Make a time line of major events in the book• Create a bingo game which includes words like
names of characters, places and items from the story.• Design an advertisement for T.V., radio or newspaper,
trying to sell the book.• Make up a “wanted” poster for one of the characters.
Drawing and designing:
Writing:
•Write a letter to one of the characters.•Write a diary for one of the characters.•Make up a different ending for the story.•Make up a different beginning for the story.•Have an interview with one of the characters.
Extensive reading is contrasted with
intensive reading, which is slow, careful
reading of a small amount of difficult text – it is
when one is "focused on the language rather
than the text“. Extensive and intensive
reading are two approaches to language
learning and instruction, and may be used
concurrently; intensive reading is however the
more common approach, and often the only
one used.