Extensive Reading (in a foreign language) can be a wonderful way to practice reading. It also increases vocabulary, grammar, and listening and speaking ability. And learners enjoy the experience while the make progress. This is a highly visual PPT introduction to ER,
27. The benefits of ER
.
Your love life improves.
Your skin clears up.
You win the lottery.
You find the meaning of life.
Or at least you could read
about those things.
You lose weight.
82. When you read slowly,
one word at a time,
as you are doing now,
it is easy to understand
the meaning of each word,
but it is very difficult to
understand the real
meaning of the text.
83.
84. The need for speed
Read slowly
Don’t enjoy
reading
Don’t
read
much
Don’t
understand
much
89. Based on the review of literature
on the issue of adequate reading
rates, I have set class goals at
200 words per minute. This has
proven to be a reasonable goal to
work toward without being too
overwhelming to students.
- Neil Anderson
Brigham Young University
Past President, TESOL
97. Instant book report
I read (am reading) a book called ____.
It's a(n) _______________
(mystery, science fiction book,
love story, detective story, etc.)
It's about ______________.
The main characters are ____________.
(names, jobs, personalities)
In the story, there was a problem. ____.
I liked/didn't like it because _______.
98.
99. Marc’s note to teachers: if you are going to
present this, I suggest you replace the previous
slide with one about a book you’ve read
recently.
101. Instant book report
I read (am reading) a book called ____.
It's a(n) _______________
(mystery, science fiction book,
love story, detective story, etc.)
It's about ______________.
The main characters are ____________.
(names, jobs, personalities)
In the story, there was a problem. ____.
I liked/didn't like it because _______.
122. Reading for pleasure
Reaction Report - Basic
Include:
• what the book was about
• what you thought of it)
Write quickly.
10 minutes or less.
What happened?
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Your opinion:
Good Average Poor Good Average Poor
123. Reading for pleasure
Reaction Report – Draw a picture
1. Draw a picture of a scene from the story. Don’t copy a
picture. Draw one from your imagination.
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2. Explain your picture. What is happening? What happened before
this picture? What happened next?
3. Your opinion. What did you think of the book?
Good Average Poor
124. A few questions about questions:
When do
students see
the questions?
133. Was the time
on the watch
accurate?
Yes
There was no watch
We have no
way of knowing
Yes, but only on
the west coast
134. Was the time
on the watch
accurate?
There was
no watch
The answer:
135. A question about questions:
When do
students see
the questions?
Before they read
136. Reaction Report - Your own questions
Before you read. Look through the book.
Find 3 pictures. Write a different question about
each. Write 3 questions.)
• page Q1:
• page Q2:
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Your opinion:
Good Average Poor
After you read, answer your questions
Reaction Report: What was the book about?
What happened?
137. Reaction Report - The story and you
Think about the story. What happened?
What was the same as your life?
Your character? Your dreams? What is different?.
The story. My life.
------------------Your opinion:
Good Average Poor
138. Reaction Report - The story and you
Think about the story. What happened?
What was the same as your life?
Your character? Your dreams? What is different?.
The story. My life.
------------------Your opinion:
Good Average Poor
142. Extensive Reading
& Listening
Marc’s note
to teachers:
For the next
slide, I do a
dramatic reading
as an example.
The next side is for Hitchcock’s Psycho.
156. 3 Rules for ER
1. No dictionaries.
2. If you don’t know a word,
ignore it.
3. If it’s boring, stop reading.
Sakai Kunihiro
Denki Tsushin Univ., Tokyo
157. 1. No dictionaries
They cause frustration.
They don’t help you remember.
Choose books you can enjoy
without a dictionary!
Intro (excited/ delighted) Who are you? Univ/college. HS. JHS. Kids. Conversation schools Doing ER now? Know a lot? New to ER?
That’s not just ELT, That’s you. read a newspaper this morning, that’s EF. read a book a month? That’s ER Trying to give Ss the Native or fluent/accomplished learner advantage
A sign in Indonesia.
All you can eat? All you can read? Which really gives you pleasure – over the long term?
We think of teaching reading as intensive or extensive. NOT “good” or bad categories. Not about which is right. About balance
It is kind of like a teeter-totter (see-saw) – always going back and forth.
This is me playing with my best friend as a kid. Teeter-totter was no fun. We lacked balance.
ER Not just ELT Read a newspaper every morning. That’s ER Read a book or 2 a month. That’s ER You are a teacher. You read a lot. That means you’re smart. Makes you smart. Sharing this with Student.
That’s not just ELT, That’s you. read a newspaper this morning, that’s EF. read a book a month? That’s ER Trying to give Ss the Native or fluent/accomplished learner advantage
What are the benefits of ER? Increased reading ability Thank you Captain Obvious Elley & Mangubhai ‘81, Elley ’91, Mason & Krashen ’97
In creased affect/motivation Elley ‘91, Cho & Krashen ’94, Rodrigo ‘95 Improved vocabulay Rodrigo ‘95, Haifiz & Tudor ’90, Improved listening ability Cho & Krashen ‘94
Improved vocabulay Rodrigo ‘95, Haifiz & Tudor ’90, Improved listening ability Cho & Krashen ‘94
Improved listening ability Cho & Krashen ‘94
Increased speaking ability Cho & Krashen ‘94 Facilitates acquisiton Lai ‘93, Hafiz & Tudor ’89 Spelling improvement Day & Swan ‘91, Polak & Krashen ‘88, Krashen ‘88
Spelling improvement – even with words not in the books (increases knowledge of the English spelling system) Spelling improvement Day & Swan ‘91, Polak & Krashen ‘88, Krashen ‘88
Facilitates acquisiton Lai ‘93, Hafiz & Tudor ’89
Meant as a joke.
They might do those things, but not as the main task.
Many many, not just one book per year/term Varies. 1 book a week -- common My Ss ^ 500 pages a term (1000 year). 500 gets them a C. Average is 650 or so. Beniko Mason (Intl Buddhist univ. Osaka. Does research with Stephen Krashen) require 1000 pages /term. Average 650 or so. You decide. Point. Lots of books
Credit Richard Day
Lots of books have “test questions” – just because it is a graded reader doesn’t make reading it Extensive reading, any more than… standing in a garage makes you a car.
Mentally translate (Ss are doing) Notice your attention
Hard to explain, Easy to demonstrate
Credit Richard Day
Use for teachers. And for Students.
Rauding (Carver’s term) about 75% comprehension. This quoted in Exploring Second Language Reading 1999. Heinle
Books usually self-selected.
Books usually self-selected.
10-15 minutes of class time Values reading Practical thing – they bring books Classroom management- Unless you teach kids,
Unless you teach kids,
THEY DO
I read a book called Bad Monkey. It’s a… humor, crime, love… if you know Carl Hiaasen’s work. A weird story. It’s about a sheriff in Florida. One reason Hiaasen’s books are weird is they happen in Florida. In the story, some people are fishing, and they catch, a human arm” The fingers have been bent to… send a message. He boss tells him to take to to Miami and give it to the Miami police. He does. They don’t want it. His boss says, “just get rid of it.” Well, he puts it in his freezer. And the story gets stranger. Oh, yeah, there is also a bad monkey named Driggs.
THEY DO 1 minute- change
Change partnersTHEY DO
Actually do (about 1) 1 good book you’ve read this year/ recently. Why was it good. As you talk, notice how you are thinking about the book.
They can do with famous actors/ local actors or even the class. Notice your feeling when a student casts herself as Juliet and you as Romeo (or vise versa). And you look into her eyes and say, “We’re going to die?”
Dictate: tinyurl.com/MHExRead They are free at this site.
Most Tests/ comp. questions literal – superficial Appreciation -- highest Which means the most sophisticated comprehension is: Did you like the story? Why or why not? For more, visit: http://helgesenhandouts.weebly.com/questioning-comprehension-questions.html
So far, I worry I’ve been preaching to the choir – telling people who are already convinced that ER is good that ER is good. Arguments for colleagues, who usually test comprehension through translation and/or comprehension question. Not against easier – I do believe in balance. But we need to look at what we are really doing. comprehension questions – there are better ways to test understanding. But heard about the results of the HS test. Look at questions .
6 questions. How many correct. Congratulations – Correctly answered questions with zero meaning
ER is a new idea for most Ss (used to intensive/ yakudoku/ read & translate). Nothing wrong with staring reports where they expect. NOTICE: YOUR OPINION! -- APPRECIATIO
Dornyei and others point out: doing the same thing sucks The motivation out of any class. (habituation) Late May/ early June Multiple intelligences: artistic knowledge, kinesthetic (folks who draw)
We usually don’t bother with comprehension questions in ER. Yes, ooks often have them (but that is publishers wanting to be everyything to everyone. There are much, much better ways to check comprehension than test-like questions. BUT. Tests are important. And the new results are troubling for many teacher. So a quick look. A few questions about questions.
You may need to reattach the video: Mountain Dew Sharp test
Teaches previewing (schema activation) Japanese false beginners. Logical/mathmatical knowledge.
Mtpl: intrapersonal knowledge (know thyself) Gulliver: I’ve never been around little people (yochien?) Diana: she knew tradegy. So do I. last year my father died of cancer.
Mtpl: intrapersonal knowledge (know thyself) Gulliver: I’ve never been around little people (yochien?) Diana: she knew tragedy. So do I. last year my father died of cancer.
Mama & papa & teachers reading to you.
1 st by teacher, Then S S
1 st by teacher, Then S S
Background: Hitchcock: color/vs. BW Marion Crane, steals money. Feeling bad. In class, copies for Ss to follow along You may want to close your eyes, imagine
Background: Hitchcock: color/vs. BW Marion Crane, steals money. Feeling bad. In class, copies for Ss to follow along You may want to close your eyes, imagine
1 st by teacher, Then S S
In the library. Vinyl packs. Some books tell you the website for the mp3 file
Two windows: One for video One for lyrics Also, English Karaoke Youtube.com: music english subtitles
You may need to reattach the video “ MJThis is it lyrics.mov ” Or replace this with something current from Youtube.com
Two windows: One for video One for lyrics Also, English Karaoke Youtube.com: music english subtitles
You maybe need to reattach the video “gaga bad romance.mov”
Kunihiro Sakai Denki Thsushin University, Tokyo. Famous reading teacher
Thank might be too strict. Don’t over use. But…
Thank might be too strict. Don’t over use. But maybe use the baseball rule.
Look at the words around it. Maybe it means…
Meet it a 3 rd time, still don’t know. Go ahead and look it up.
Groucho Marx (American comedian). He was writing a long time ago. I’m sure today he would say “a person’s”, not “man’s)