EXTENSIVE
READING
Asri Siti Fatimah, M.Pd
Definition
• Reading rapidly for general understanding or to
know the broad outline of large amount
materials or longer texts.
• Involve reading for pleasure or joyful reading
Extensive vs Intensive
• Extensive Reading
Rapid reading of large quantities of
material or longer reading for general
understanding (Carrell and Carson,
1997 in Richards and Renandya
2002).
a lifelong reading habit, enjoyment
and general reading skills.
Out of the course
• Intensive Reading
Reading in detail with specific
learning aims and tasks (Brown,
2007).
detailed meaning, developing reading
skills vocabulary and grammar
knowledge.
In the course
Definition
Purpose
Time
Extensive vs Intensive
• Extensive - Intensive
1. Long texts/ books.
2. Helps students to develop
reading fluency.
3. General understanding.
4. What is being read.
1. Short texts.
2. Helps students to develop
reading skills, vocabulary and
grammar knowledge.
3. Detailed meaning from the
text.
4. Linguistics components.
Roles of Teachers
• Extensive - Intensive
1. Promotor
2. Teacher persuades students
3. Organizer
4. Teacher monitors students’
reading
1. Organizer
2. Observer
3. Feedback-organizer
4. Prompter
Aims
• To promote reading
• To build a reading culture or habit
• To create positive attitude toward reading
• For word recognition
• To make familiar with different types of material
and genre
• To prepare students for intensive
reading
The benefits of ER
Increased
reading
ability
Increased
Reading
ability
The benefits of ER
+ affect &
motivation
Increased
Reading
ability
The benefits of ER
+ vocabulary
n ’94, Rodrigo ‘95
abulary
dor ’90,
ening ability Increased
Reading
ability
The benefits of ER
listening
ability
Increased
Reading
ability
speaking
ability
The benefits of ER
Increased
Reading
ability
+ spelling
The benefits of ER
Increased
Reading
ability
The benefits of ER
facilitates
acquisition
The benefits of ER
.
Your love life improves.
Your skin clears up.
You win the lottery.
You find the meaning of life.
Or at least you could read
about those things.
You lose weight.
Problems
• The availability of books
• Unaware the importance of extensive reading
• Teacher’s roles
• Tasks and activities that engage students with
reading materials
Extensive Reading Cont.
• Extensive reading may be just a supplementary
activities done mostly outside class, but has big
impact in transmit literacy. Extensive reading is
the beginning of students literacy.
• Without introducing students to extensive
reading, students will have no motivation to read
that will make their acquisition of L2 and
foreign language unsuccessful.
Conclusions
• Extensive reading is one way to make students
be friend with books, smooth their way to learn
more difficult texts, and give more knowledge in
a fun way.
• Through extensive reading, students will engage
with their readings without have to asked. They
who like to read can help to spread a reading
culture to people around them, especially
their peers.
References
• Richard, J. C., & Renandya, W. A. (Eds). (2002).
Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of
current practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
• Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language
teaching. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.
Meeting2

Meeting2

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Definition • Reading rapidlyfor general understanding or to know the broad outline of large amount materials or longer texts. • Involve reading for pleasure or joyful reading
  • 3.
    Extensive vs Intensive •Extensive Reading Rapid reading of large quantities of material or longer reading for general understanding (Carrell and Carson, 1997 in Richards and Renandya 2002). a lifelong reading habit, enjoyment and general reading skills. Out of the course • Intensive Reading Reading in detail with specific learning aims and tasks (Brown, 2007). detailed meaning, developing reading skills vocabulary and grammar knowledge. In the course Definition Purpose Time
  • 4.
    Extensive vs Intensive •Extensive - Intensive 1. Long texts/ books. 2. Helps students to develop reading fluency. 3. General understanding. 4. What is being read. 1. Short texts. 2. Helps students to develop reading skills, vocabulary and grammar knowledge. 3. Detailed meaning from the text. 4. Linguistics components.
  • 5.
    Roles of Teachers •Extensive - Intensive 1. Promotor 2. Teacher persuades students 3. Organizer 4. Teacher monitors students’ reading 1. Organizer 2. Observer 3. Feedback-organizer 4. Prompter
  • 6.
    Aims • To promotereading • To build a reading culture or habit • To create positive attitude toward reading • For word recognition • To make familiar with different types of material and genre • To prepare students for intensive reading
  • 7.
    The benefits ofER Increased reading ability
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.
    n ’94, Rodrigo‘95 abulary dor ’90, ening ability Increased Reading ability The benefits of ER listening ability
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  • 12.
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  • 14.
    The benefits ofER . Your love life improves. Your skin clears up. You win the lottery. You find the meaning of life. Or at least you could read about those things. You lose weight.
  • 15.
    Problems • The availabilityof books • Unaware the importance of extensive reading • Teacher’s roles • Tasks and activities that engage students with reading materials
  • 16.
    Extensive Reading Cont. •Extensive reading may be just a supplementary activities done mostly outside class, but has big impact in transmit literacy. Extensive reading is the beginning of students literacy. • Without introducing students to extensive reading, students will have no motivation to read that will make their acquisition of L2 and foreign language unsuccessful.
  • 17.
    Conclusions • Extensive readingis one way to make students be friend with books, smooth their way to learn more difficult texts, and give more knowledge in a fun way. • Through extensive reading, students will engage with their readings without have to asked. They who like to read can help to spread a reading culture to people around them, especially their peers.
  • 18.
    References • Richard, J.C., & Renandya, W. A. (Eds). (2002). Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Harmer, J. (2007). The practice of English language teaching. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman.