Extensive Reading in Foreign Language Classes

Authors

  • Nabaraj Neupane English Education at Tribhuwan University, is pursuing PhD in Translation Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v21i1-2.20204

Keywords:

Extensive reading, Materials, Objectives, Teacher roles

Abstract

Extensive reading (ER) has been advocated for having numerous benefits and values to foreign language classes. The Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan University has prescribed a wide range of textbooks, reference materials, and web-based materials, especially for Masters’ students. Besides, these learners are required to read out-of-the-course materials, too. These contexts call for extensive reading on the part of the learners. Based on this background, the present study aimed to explore the learners’ choice for reading materials, their purposes of reading, and the expected teacher roles. The study followed the survey research design. The respondents were 100 M.Ed. 1st and 2nd year English students of the academic year 2014-15 A.D. of Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara. The respondents preferred easy, interesting, informative and enjoyable materials to read; their objective of reading was to obtain general information; and they expected teachers to be prompter, participant, counselor, and role model.

 Journal of NELTA, Vol. 21, No. 1-2, 2016, Page: 86-92

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Nabaraj Neupane, English Education at Tribhuwan University, is pursuing PhD in Translation Studies

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Tribhuwan University, is pursuing
PhD in Translation Studies

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Neupane, N. (2016). Extensive Reading in Foreign Language Classes. Journal of NELTA, 21(1-2), 86–92. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v21i1-2.20204

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Vol. 21 No. 1-2 (2016)

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