Sustained Silent Reading Experiences among Korean Teachers of English as a Foreign Language: The Effect of a Single Exposure to Interesting, Comprehensible Reading.

Cho, Kyung-Sook; Krashen, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ642836

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Sustained Silent Reading Experiences among Korean Teachers of English as a Foreign Language: The Effect of a Single Exposure to Interesting, Comprehensible Reading.

Cho, Kyung-Sook; Krashen, Stephen

Reading Improvement, v38 n4 p170-74 Win 2001

Describes how a single positive experience in self-selected reading of children's books resulted in a profound change in attitudes toward recreational reading among Korean teachers in English as a foreign language. Concludes that after the experience, nearly all teachers reported they were interested in using sustained silent reading in their classes (SG)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Korean, Reading Material Selection, Recreational Reading, Sustained Silent Reading, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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