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.
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
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.