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Publication Date: 2018-Dec
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The Potential of Series Books: How Narrow Reading Leads to Advanced L2 Proficiency
Renandya, Willy A.; Krashen, Stephen; Jacobs, George M.
LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, v11 n2 p148-154 Dec 2018
Nobody disagrees that reading is good for students' language development. The more they read texts that they can understand, the more confident and adept they become. However, it can be quite a struggle to get students started on their reading journey. We suggest that this is partly due to a lack of access to comprehensible and compelling reading materials. We argue that book series, which contain highly familiar language, easy-to-follow story lines and relatable characters, can potentially be used to get students hooked on reading and to keep them reading.
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Second Language Learning, Books, Language Skills, Recreational Reading, English (Second Language), Reading Motivation, Teaching Methods
Language Institute of Thammasat University. The Prachan Campus, 2 Prachan Road, Bangkok 10200 Thailand. e-mail: learnjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/learn
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Language: English
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