ERIC Number: EJ1176293
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
Pages: 16
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Increasing Reading Self-Efficacy and Reading Amount in EFL Learners with Word-Targets
McLean, Stuart; Poulshock, Joseph
Reading in a Foreign Language, v30 n1 p76-91 Apr 2018
We compared three methods for increasing reading amount and reading self-efficacy among L2 learners. (1) We required a word-target group to read at least 2,500 words a week outside class. (2) We required a sustained silent reading (SSR) group to do (a) in class SSR for 15 minutes every week, and (b) to read one book per week. (3) We required a comparison group to read one book per week. In the post-treatment period, we required all participants to read one book per week outside class, and during the post-treatment, the word-target group read significantly more, relative to a previously established baseline. We argue that learners in the word-target group internalized extrinsic motivation from the word-targets, and this led them to do more free reading and increase their reading self-efficacy more than the other groups.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Reading Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Sustained Silent Reading, Books, Student Motivation, Private Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Statistical Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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