David Courtney
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College and University How to Prepare Students for ER: Lessons Learned in Iraq and Palestine more
Sat, Aug 6, 11:30-12:15 Asia/Tokyo
This workshop is for those who want to learn how to implement digital ER for reticent readers in EAP settings where digital resources are unfamiliar to students. For online and blended classes, ER tips were found to be useful to supplement intensive reading to establish reading routines (Grabe & Stoller, 2020; Nation, 2012). Based on lessons learned in Kurdistan and Palestine, the session will help guide participants as they compare free digital ER resources, for fiction, non-fiction, and tools instructors can use to generate their own leveled texts for extensive reading ("i-1") or intensive reading ("i+1"). Finally, participants will create, share, and give feedback on their own plan for implementing ER.
All levels Extensive and speed reading give first time “readers” a new purpose in Palestine more
Fri, Aug 5, 21:00-21:45 Asia/Tokyo
“Reading for fun” isn’t a common practice for high school graduates in Palestine, where interest in reading typically centers on high school exam results. How might ER improve students’ attitudes about reading and shape their identity as readers? Over one semester, to supplement intensive reading from an instructor, students at an intensive English program practiced in-class speed reading (Nation, 2020) and regular self-guided ER through the Oxford Bookworms series, as well as free digital ER resources (Newsela, Ello, and English Through Story). Results suggest that consistent ER routines may have changed students’ perceptions about reading, heightened their awareness of their own progress, and stronger self-identity as “readers.” This is remarkable given a setting where unpredictable interruptions are the norm. This session and discussion will give the results of a reading inventory survey, lessons learned, tips for implementing ER, and its proposed expansion beyond the setting. The audience will contribute valuable feedback!
All levels Reading in an electronic age: ER without graded readers more
Sat, Aug 6, 08:00-10:00 Asia/Tokyo
Join the breakout room for a discussion on Reading in an electronic age and ER without graded readers.
