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The only reliable way to learn a language is through massive and repeated exposure to it in context: precisely what ER provides. Extensive reading enhances general language competence. In ways we so far do not fully understand, the benefits of ER extend beyond reading.
Extensive reading (ER) has several defining characteristics which make it different to most reading that happens in ELT classrooms. First, the texts that are used are generally relatively easy for the learners to understand, with few unknown words.
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- Students become better reader. It is widely accepted that people become good readers through reading, and that learning how to read should mean a primary focus of attention on the meaning rather than the language of the text.
- Students learn more vocabulary. Probably the most cited benefit of Extensive Reading is that it can extend and sustain students’ vocabulary growth. We know that vocabulary is not learned by a single exposure.
- Students improve writing. Students who read extensively also make gains in writing proficiency (Elley and Mangubhai 1981, and Hafiz and Tudor 1989). This is probably because as students encounter more language, more frequently, through extensive reading, their language acquisition mechanism is primed to produce it in writing.
- Students improve overall language competence. In addition to gains in reading and writing proficiency, research demonstrates that students who read extensively also make gains in overall language competence.
When students read extensively, they read very easy, enjoyable books to build their reading speed and reading fluency. The aim of Extensive Reading is to help the student become better at the skill of reading rather than reading to study the language itself. When students are reading extensively they READ:
An extensive reading approach introduces students to the dynamics of reading as it is done in real life by including such key elements of real-life reading as choice and purpose. Richard Day
Extensive Reading (ER) is an approach to second language reading. When learners read extensively, they read very easy, enjoyable books to build their reading speed and fluency. Another way to say this is students learn to read by actually reading rather than examining texts by studying the vocabulary, grammar and phrases. It is instructive to ...
The vocabulary and grammar of the books that students read should not pose a difficulty. The objective of an extensive reading programme is to encourage reading fluency, so students should not be stopping frequently because they do not understand a passage.
