The Impact of Reading on Second Language Learning

Elley, Warwick B.; Mangubhai, Francis

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“…This means that the only form of exposure to real world English available to the student will be the printed form. Elley and Mangubhai (1983) found that a group of Fijian children improved their English language proficiency at twice the normal rate, in their "Book Flood" study. Subsequently, Elley (1991) showed striking increases in measures of language use, by students involved in his "Book Flood" studies.…”

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ELT¹

2009

ELT

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“…Students tend to learn more when they are actively engaged, particularly when they are engaged in reading and writing (Elley & Mangubhai, 1983;Guthrie et al, 2001;Taylor, Frye, & Maruyama, 1990). However, at Hill, Teachers were more likely to ask students to engage in passive than active activities.…”

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Early Implementation of School Reform: How Observation of Literacy Practices Reveals the Impact of Accountability Systems on the Reform Process

Brenner

Brocato

Kurz

2006

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This article examines a rural elementary school’s first year of implementation of a comprehensive school reform model, Accelerated Schools Plus. Teachers at this school were found to engage in literacy teaching practices consistent with moderately (but not high) performing schools, with strengths such as high levels of student engagement and relatively frequent coaching of students, and weaknesses such as infrequent teaching of comprehension and an almost exclusive use of passive instruction such as recitation. The reform model purports to help teachers to recognize such strengths and weaknesses, however, a focus on standardized test scores and accountability hampered teachers’ implementation of the reform model.

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“…For instance, in an experimental study involving a control and an experimental group, Elley and Mangubhai (1983) studied the influence of extensive reading on children. They found that children who did extensive reading showed better progress in receptive skills (i.e., reading and listening) than the control group.…”

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Benefits of Out-of-Class Speaking Activities for Efl Students

Coşkun¹

2016

teke

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The objective of the study is to investigate the benefits of out-of-class speaking activities for English as a Foreign (EFL) students. Twenty-one firstyear students in a state university in Turkey were encouraged to choose any out-of-class activities they would like to carry out for six weeks to improve their speaking skills. At the end of six weeks, they were given a survey of open-ended questions aiming to reveal the activities they selected and the perceived benefits of these activities. The chosen activities include the following: Fantasy Role-Playing, Continuous Story, Debate, Radio Program, Broadcasting on Periscope. As for the perceived benefits of these activities, nearly all the students indicated that their activities contributed to their fluency, vocabulary and pronunciation development as well as problem solving skills. Also, the activities were thought to be useful for their selfconfidence, critical thinking skills and for their general knowledge. Therefore, it can be recommended that out-of-class speaking activities should be incorporated into mainstream EFL programs.

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The Impact of Reading on Second Language Learning

Cited by 318 publications

References 9 publications

Vol. 2, No. 4, in December 2009

Vol. 2, No. 4, in December 2009

Early Implementation of School Reform: How Observation of Literacy Practices Reveals the Impact of Accountability Systems on the Reform Process

Benefits of Out-of-Class Speaking Activities for Efl Students

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