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Extensive Reading, Narrow Reading and Second Language Learners: Implications for Libraries
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Bryan, Sharon – Australian Library Journal, 2011
Extensive Reading is a resource heavy technique used in second language acquisition in which language learners read large amounts of texts for enjoyment, with the expectation that they will improve their vocabulary and fluency as a result of exposure to the written language. Narrow Reading is a similar technique in which the texts have a common…
Descriptors: Evidence, Second Languages, Language Acquisition, Reading Fluency