JER is a peer-reviewed, online journal of research on extensive reading published by the Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) Extensive Reading Special Interest Group. 

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Vol. 5 (2020): Extensive Reading World Congress Proceedings

Poster for the fifth world congress on extensive reading

Proceedings of the fifth World Congress of Extensive Reading, which was held at Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, August 9th-12th 2019.

Published: 2020-06-30

Extensive Reading World Congress Proceedings

From the Editors

Mark Brierley, Thomas E. Bieri

i-iv

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L2 Reading Proficiency Improvement and Reading Behaviors among Different Levels of Readers in an EFL Context

Kiyomi Yoshizawa, Atsuko Takase, Kyoko Otsuki

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Challenges Setting up Extensive Reading Programs in Vietnam

Rob Waring, Hoai Vu

11-22

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Successful Users of Xreading: Toward a Million Words

Richard John Walker

23-31

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The Impacts of Extensive Reading on EFL Learners’ Writing Performance and Motivation

Hoai Vu

32-40

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Potential of Extensive Reading as a Means of Intercultural Education: A Pilot Study

Akie Uemura

41-49

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Implementing Sustained Silent Reading in a Japanese School Library for Second-Year Junior High School English

Bunya Suzuki

50-59

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The Impacts of Extensive Reading on EFL Primary School Students’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Reading Comprehension

Miyoung Song

60-69

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Implementing Extensive Reading through Xreading.com for Mongolian EFL Learners

Ariunaa Nyamsuren, Nandintsetseg Shurentsetseg

70-76

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Sharing Reading Experiences with University Students Using Goodreads

Sae Matsuda

77-86

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Integration of Collaborative Activities in Extensive Reading: A Case Study of Taiwanese Freshman English Classes

Yu-Chi Wang, Pei-Chia Liao

87-94

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An Effective Approach to Inspire Readers: Introduction to Stimulating Picture Books in Extensive Reading

Yuka Kusanagi, Megumi Kobayashi, Motoko Fukaya

95-105

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The The Effects of Book Talk on ER for Junior High School Students' Reading Ability

Noriko Kurishita

106-115

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E-Learning versus Classroom Activities: Student Preferences in a Japanese University

Daniel James

116-126

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Semi-structured Interviews on Extensive Reading with Japanese University Students

Kazuhiro IMAMURA

127-136

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Investigating the Effect of MReader Quizzes on Japanese University Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading in English

Daniel Hougham

137-155

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Content and Current Events: The Effectiveness of Magazines in ER

Dr. Wendy M. Gough

156-161

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Hooked on Reading: Azusa's Journey up the Extensive Reading Ladder

Greg Gagnon

162-172

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Using Nudges to Boost Big Reading

Douglas Forster, Joseph Poulshock

173-181

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Correlations and Clues: How are ER and Student Success Interwoven?

Richard H Davis, Yu-chi Wang

182-193

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Attributes of Student Success in the Extensive Reading Program at Feng Chia University: Initial Analysis of an Initial Implementation

Richard H Davis, Hui-chia Judy Shih, Tzu Hsuan Liu, Michael McCollister

194-205

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Doing Narrow Reading through Graded Readers

Possibilities and Difficulties

Anna C-S Chang, Dr.

206-218

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Developing an Online Graded Reader Database to Support ER

Mark Brierley, Ryoma Nakamura, Masaaki Niimura

219-228

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