Enhancing Language Learning and Acquisition by Implementing Extensive Reading
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https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.1-69.6Keywords:
extensive reading, learning, language, pleasure reading, proficiency level, motivational factorsAbstract
An explanation is provided of how extensive reading was used in the second-year reading courses in two majors—the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (Bachillerato en la Enseñanza del Inglés, BEI) and English as a Foreign Language (Bachillerato en Inglés, BI), both of the Universidad Nacional (Heredia, Costa Rica)—to improve their language proficiency. To implement this, the time and activities were organized in student-centered sessions so that the learners could select readings for their individual use.
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