An approach to extensive reading: Active involvement during sustained silent reading

A number of studies have demonstrated that extensive reading (ER) can result in a variety of language learning gains; however, how ER programs should best be implemented in the EFL classroom has not been fully explored. This article provides practical advice to instructors in this regard and asserts the effectiveness of active involvement in sustained silent reading (SSR) to foster ER learning.

多読の有用性については多くの研究で報告されているが、授業で実際に多読を実施する最良の指導法については十分に議論されていない。本論では、この観点において教師に実践的な助言を施し、教師が授業内多読に積極的にかかわり持続的黙読(SSR)を行うことの有効性について述べる。