EXTENSIVE READING

Presented by:K ink in Susansi

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

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

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.