TO READ OR NOT TO READ

Abstract

Reading is considered to be an important language skill in teaching and learning, and there has been a great deal of interest in extensive reading (ER) in English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts over the past few decades. While numerous researchers have generally advocated for the benefits of ER, it has not been widely implemented, and teachers sometimes encounter various obstacles and hindrances to successfully and consistently implementing it. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ER from three aspects

Keywords

• efl; esl; extensive reading; language proficiency; motivation; reading skills