Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom

by Day, Richard R.; Bamford, Julian

• ISBN13: 9780521568296
• ISBN10: 0521568293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

This original and engaging book makes the case that extensive reading provides essential practice in learning to read. This original and engaging hardback edition makes the case that extensive reading Acirc; the reading of large quantities of easy material Acirc; provides essential practice in learning to read. Extensive reading also develops a positive attitude toward reading so often missed in second language reading classrooms. The authors provide a theoretical foundation for this approach by examining the cognitive and affective nature of reading. They also offer a wealth of practical suggestions for implementing extensive reading, including integrating it into the curriculum, establishing a library, selecting reading material, and record-keeping evaluation. It contains a wide variety of classroom activities to supplement individualized silent reading, and a valuable bibliography of the best books written for English language learners.

Table of Contents

Part 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: Results from the Research

5 Extensive Reading and the Second Language Curriculum Part II. MATERIALS FOR EXTENSIVE READING: ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT 6 The Cult of Authenticity and The Myth of Simplification

7 Language Learner Literature Part 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