Open AccessMotivating repeated readers in an Extensive Reading class: A critical reflection on course design
Author(s) -
Nugrahenny T. Zacharias
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indonesian jelt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2655-1977
pISSN - 0216-1281
DOI - 10.25170/ijelt.v12i2.1475
Subject(s) - fluency , syllabus , reading (process) , class (philosophy) , reflection (computer programming) , mathematics education , vocabulary , task (project management) , course (navigation) , computer science , psychology , pedagogy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , programming language , engineering , philosophy , systems engineering , aerospace engineering
Studies illustrating the effectiveness of ER in facilitating learners' development in reading fluency, speed and vocabulary have been reported in different contexts. However, studies exploring the extent to which ER accommodates repeated readers are almost absent from the literature. It is in this light that this paper proposes a number of motivating tasks that teachers may use to teach ER as a course. The present paper illustrates the task-based syllabus I developed for repeated readers. I will describe the series of motivating tasks and explain the rationale behind each.