Articles on Reading

Jeff McQuillan and Stephen D. Krashen, 2008 Commentary: Can free reading take you all the way? A response to Cobb (2007) Language Learning & Technology, February 2008, Volume 12, Number 1, pp. 104-108	'Cobb (2007) argues that free reading cannot provide L2 readers with sufficient opportunities for acquiring vocabulary in order to reach an adequate level of reading comprehension of English texts. In this paper, we argue that (1) Cobb severely underestimates the amount of reading even a very modest reading habit would afford L2 readers, and therefore underestimates the impact of free reading on L2 vocabulary development; and (2) Cobb’s data show that free reading is in fact a very powerful tool in vocabulary acquisition.'
Müfit Senel, 2008 Enhancing Reading Courses in ESL/EFL Classes through Cooperative Learning Internet TESL Journal,	'....In this article, I present a sample lesson plan for cooperative learning which allows beginning learners to cope with language proficiency skills and which allows each student to take an important part in group activities in a reading course....'
Min-chen Tseng, 2008 The Difficulties That EFL Learners Have with Reading Text on the Web Internet TESL Journal Vol. XIV, No. 2, February 2008	'The purpose of this article was to investigate the difficulties of reading text on the web for EFL learners. The major difficulties students experienced when reading text on the web were: they experienced eyestrain, they skipped lines, and they could not take notes or underline any words or text on computer screens.'
Victoria Rodrigo, Daphne Greenberg, Victoria Burke, Ryan Hall, Angelee Berry, Tanya Brinck, Holly Joseph, and Michael Oby, 2007 Implementing an extensive reading program and library for adult literacy learners Reading in a Foreign Language, October 2007, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 106–119	'This article describes the implementation of an extensive reading (ER) program with 43 first language (L1) and second language (L2) adult literacy students.'
Takako Nishino, 2007 Beginning to read extensively: A case study with Mako and Fumi Reading in a Foreign Language, October 2007, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 76–105	This paper presents a longitudinal case study on the reading strategies and motivation of 2 Japanese middle school students beginning to read extensively in English.
British Council and BBC Theories of Reading	theories of reading from British Council and the BBC
Ellis, Gail Motivating pupils to read - 1	teaching methodology articles from British Council & the BBC
Ellis, Gail Motivating pupils to read - 2	teaching methodology articles from British Council & the BBC

Jeff McQuillan and Stephen D. Krashen, 2008

Commentary: Can free reading take you all the way? A response to Cobb (2007)

Language Learning & Technology, February 2008, Volume 12, Number 1, pp. 104-108

'Cobb (2007) argues that free reading cannot provide L2 readers with sufficient opportunities for acquiring vocabulary in order to reach an adequate level of reading comprehension of English texts. In this paper, we argue that (1) Cobb severely underestimates the amount of reading even a very modest reading habit would afford L2 readers, and therefore underestimates the impact of free reading on L2 vocabulary development; and (2) Cobb’s data show that free reading is in fact a very powerful tool in vocabulary acquisition.'

Müfit Senel, 2008

Enhancing Reading Courses in ESL/EFL Classes through Cooperative Learning

Internet TESL Journal,

'....In this article, I present a sample lesson plan for cooperative learning which allows beginning learners to cope with language proficiency skills and which allows each student to take an important part in group activities in a reading course....'

Min-chen Tseng, 2008

The Difficulties That EFL Learners Have with Reading Text on the Web

Internet TESL Journal Vol. XIV, No. 2, February 2008

'The purpose of this article was to investigate the difficulties of reading text on the web for EFL learners. The major difficulties students experienced when reading text on the web were: they experienced eyestrain, they skipped lines, and they could not take notes or underline any words or text on computer screens.'

Victoria Rodrigo, Daphne Greenberg, Victoria Burke, Ryan Hall, Angelee Berry, Tanya Brinck, Holly Joseph, and Michael Oby, 2007

Implementing an extensive reading program and library for adult literacy learners

Reading in a Foreign Language, October 2007, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 106–119

'This article describes the implementation of an extensive reading (ER) program with 43 first language (L1) and second language (L2) adult literacy students.'

Takako Nishino, 2007

Beginning to read extensively: A case study with Mako and Fumi

Reading in a Foreign Language, October 2007, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 76–105

This paper presents a longitudinal case study on the reading strategies and motivation of 2 Japanese middle school students beginning to read extensively in English.

British Council and BBC

Theories of Reading

theories of reading from British Council and the BBC

Ellis, Gail

Motivating pupils to read - 1

teaching methodology articles from British Council & the BBC

Ellis, Gail

Motivating pupils to read - 2

teaching methodology articles from British Council & the BBC