Assessing the influence of extensive reading in English on learners' reading, vocabulary knowledge, and attitude toward English and English learning

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370721
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kobe City College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: IMAMURA Kazuhiro 神戸市立工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (70632826)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 多読 / 読みの速さ / 読みの正確さ / 語彙認識の速さ / 読解ストラテジー / 視線解析 / 態度・動機づけ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined how extensive reading for beginner-level English learners affects their reading, vocabulary knowledge, and attitude toward English and English learning at an early stage. Results revealed that: 1) it improved their attitude and motivation toward English and English learning; 2) it increased the usage of strategies to read English without translating English to Japanese; 3) it increased their reading speed and word recognition but not their reading comprehension; and 4) it caused a qualitative change in decreasing the number of fixations while reading English. It is necessary to consider what favorable influences extensive reading tends to have and not have on learners at an early stage, subsequently incorporating extensive reading into teaching plans effectively.

Free Research Field

英語教育