The Efficiency of Extensive Reading Project (ERP) in an Iranian EFL Context
Abstract
Keywords
References
Anderson, N. J. (1999). Exploring second language reading: Issues and strategies. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
Bell, T. & Campbell, J. (1996). Promoting Good Reading Habits Part 2: The Role of Libraries. Network 2(4), 26 – 35.
Bell, T. (2001). Extensive reading: Speed and comprehension. The Reading Matrix, 1 (1). Retrieved from www.readingmatrix.com/articles/bell/index.html on June 2007.
Day, R. R. & Bamford, J. (1998). Extensive reading in the second language classroom. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Elley, W. B. (1991). Acquiring literacy in a second language: The effect of book-based programs. Language Learning, 4(3), 375-411.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-1770.1991.tb00611.x
Elley, W. B. & Mangubhai, F. (1983). The impact of reading on second language learning. Reading Research Quarterly, 19(1), 53-67.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/747337
Ellis, R. (1994). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gebhard, J. G. (1996). Teaching English as a foreign or second language. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Grabe, W. (1991). Current developments in second language reading research. TESOL Quarterly, 25(3), 375-406.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3586977
Grabe, W. & Stoller, F. (1997). Reading and vocabulary development in a second language: A case study. In J. Coady &at. Huckin (Eds.), Second language vocabulary acquisition: A rationale for Pedagogy (pp.98-122). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hafiz, F. & Tudor, I. (1990). Graded readers as an input medium in L2 learning. System, 18(1), 31-42.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0346-251X(90)90026-2
Jensen, L. (1986). Advanced reading skills in a comprehensive course. In F. Dubin, D. E. Eskey, & W. Grabe (Eds.), Teaching second language reading for academic purposes (pp.103- 124). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Kembo, J. (1993). Reading: Encouraging and Maintaining Individual Extensive Reading. English Teaching Forum, 31(2), (36-38).
Krashen, S. (1984). Writing Research, Theory and Applications. New York: Prentice Hall.
Krashen, S. (1995). Free voluntary reading: Linguistic and affective arguments and some new applications. In F. Eckman, D. Highland, P. Lee, J. Mileham & R. Weber (Eds.), Second language acquisition theory and pedagogy (pp.187-202). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Nagy, W., Herman, P., & Anderson, R. (1985). Learning words from context. Reading Research Quarterly, 20, 233-253.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/747758
Nation, I. S. P. & Wang, K. (1999). Graded readers and vocabulary. Reading in a Foreign Language, 12(2), 355-380.
Nunan, D. (1991). Language Teaching Methodology: A Textbook for Teachers. London: Prentice Hall.
Nuttall, C. (1996). Teaching reading skills in a foreign language (2nd ed.) Oxford: Heinemann.
Paran, A. (1996). Reading in EFL: Facts and fictions. English Language Teaching Journal, 50(1), 25-34.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/elt/50.1.25
Perfetti, C., Van Dyke, J., & Hart, L. (2001). The psycholinguistics of basic literacy. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 21, 127-149.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0267190501000083
Pigada, M. & Schmitt, N. (2006). Vocabulary Acquisition from Extensive Reading: A Case Study. Reading in a Foreign Language.18 (1)
Redfield, M. (1999). Massive input through Eiga Shosetsu: A pilot study with Japanese learners. JALT Journal, 21(1), 51-65.
Robb, T. N. & Susser, B. (1989). Extensive reading vs skills building in an EFL context. Reading in a Foreign Language, 5(2), 239-251.
Segalowitz, N., Poulsen, C., & Komoda, M. (1991). Lower level components of reading skill in higher level bilinguals: Implications for reading instruction. AILA Review, 8(1), 15-30.
Stotsky, S. (1983). Research on Reading / Writing Relationships: A Synthesis and Suggested Directions. Language Arts, 60, (627 - 642)
Taguchi, E. & Gorsuch, G. J. (2002). Transfer effects of repeated EFL reading o reading new passages: a preliminary Investigation. Reading in a Foreign Language, 14 (1), 43-45.
Wodinsky, M. & Nation, P. (1998). Learning from graded readers. Reading in a Foreign Language, 5(1), 155-161.
Full Text: PDF