Overview of Extensive Reading

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Parlindungan Pardede

Christian University of Indonesia



READING SKILLS

BASIC (LITERAL)BASIC (LITERAL)

CRITICALCRITICAL

AFFECAFFEC--

TIVETIVE

READING SKILLS TRIANGLE

All skills that enable a person to get and interpreted themessage from the printed matters



BASIC (LITERAL) READING SKILLS(Reading I-III)

Getting the meaning of words (contextual clues & word analysis)

Sentence comprehension

Identifying/ determining the topic & the main idea of a paragraph

Determining functions of sentences in a paragraph Determining types of paragraph

References & connectives

Understanding table & graphs

Scanning

Skimming Identifying/ determining the subject & the general though/thesis of an

essay/article

Determining functions of paragraphs in an essay

Summarizing



CRITICAL READING SKILLSReading IV

Distinguishing fact from opinion

Interpreting connotation of words

Discovering the author¶s point of view Recognizing crooked and fallacious thinking

Detecting propaganda

Recognizing statistical slips

Making inferences

Discovering the author¶s competence,

intention, attitude, author¶s bias, time of

publication, & target readers




The best way to improve your knowledge of a foreignlanguage is to go and live among its speakers. The next best way is to read extensively in it.

DEFINITION:

Intensive reading is the careful study of text, line by line,and continuous reference to dictionary and grammar,comparing, analyzing, translating, and retaining everyexpression that a text contains;

Extensive reading is the reading of a large number of textsand read them rapidly by trusting that quantity will makeup for the lack of quality in our attention and the lack of intensity.

(Harold palmer, 1964 )



CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTENSIVE READING

Extensive Reading Is Not A Language Skill; It Is A

Program For Promoting Self-initiated Rapid

Reading Of A Great Deal Of Interesting Materials



OBJECTIVES OF EXTENSIVE READING

to increase student µs confidence in English reading ability

to increase student µs motivation to read

to increase student µs reading fluency, specifically:

± to decrease dependence on word by word

comprehension

±to increase reading speed (number of pages read per hour)

to increase student µs narrative interpreting ability,

especially:

± To identify and record key/interesting points in a

narrative

± To write and discuss in English their own ideas and

opinions about what has been read, and their own

reading progress

to foster a clear, strong and constant sense of personal

success in reading English




READING /LEARNING ENJOYMENT; (1) reading is anindividual activity; thus, learners of different proficiencylevels could learn at their own level without beinglocked into an inflexible class program; (2) learners canfollow their interests in choosing what to read and thusincrease their motivation for learning; (3) it provides the

opportunity for learning to occur outside the classroom. VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT; extensive readingexposes the reader to more meaningful input, and soimproved vocabulary.

HORIZON ENLARGEMENT; by reading a great variety of interesting matters, a reader has some windows through

which he sees many things in the world. READING SPEED INCREASE; by having reading

interesting matters, a reader will read with highmotivation²which eliminates any barriers in the readingprocess²and consequently raises reading speed.






US UNDERGRADUATE UNVERSITY STUDENTS:

4-6 compulsory textbooks of ± 200 pages (1000 pages)/subject/semester.

7-10 additional textbooks of ± 200 pages (2000 pages)/subject/semester.

If they take 7 subjects / semester, they read ± 20.000 pages /semester (90 days) ; 222 pages / day

INDONESIAN UNDERGRADU ATE UNVERSITY STUDENTS:

1-2 compulsory textbooks of ± 150 pages (300 pages)/ subject/semester. 5-8 additional textbooks of ± 200 pages (1500 pages)/ subject/semester.

If they take 7 subjects / semester, they read ± 10.500 pages / semester (90 days) ;116 pages / day



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SURVEY Skimming the text to get a general impression

QUESTIONS Forming questions²based on the

survey²whose answers could probably found in the text

READ Looking at the text thoroughly to find the

answers previously formed.

RECITERECITE Rehearsing the new information to keep them inRehearsing the new information to keep them in

memorymemory

REVIEW Evaluating the information objectivity & clarity,

presentaton systematicity, attainment of the objectives, etc., &

Write them in µbook report¶ or µbook review¶



Individual Assignments

Mid-term: writing a report on a self-foundEnglish novel of 100 or more pages. (The report

is typed in double spaces using times newroman 12´ and submitted on the mid-term examday)

Final-term: writing a review of a self-found text-book of 100 or more pages (the review is typedin double spaces using times new roman 12´and submitted on the final-exam day)



BOOK (PASSAGE) REPORT

A book report simply summarizes the book's contents, with

personal evaluation by the reviewer kept to a minimum.For

example, a book report on a biography of Indonesian

President John F. Kennedy would review the key events in his

life as addressed in the biography. The report presents thesefacts clearly enough so that someone who has not read the

book will have a good idea of what is covered.

Things to include:

1. What is the book about? What is the main subject or focus of

the book?2. Why was the book written? Does it succeed in explaining,

proving, or disproving what it set out to explain, prove, or

disprove?

3. What is the style of the book? Is it easy to read?

4. What are the highlights of the book?



Passage Report of Newspaper

In this passage, Judson discusses the proper technique of readingnewspaper in order to show that efficient newspaper reading requiresmodifying your reading techniques. To fulfil the objective, the authorstarts by explaining the extraordinariness of a newspaper, including itscontents variety and immediacy and its speed of production. Toemphasize how remarkable the newspaper is, it is compared to television.No matter how vivid the pictures that television presents, thesimplification and condensation of the information, let alone theinterruption of commercials, make newspaper is a better source of news.

A newspaper presents great amount and various types of information.Thus, to effectively get the most from a newspaper, just like dealing withother types of text, the reader should determine his purpose in advance.Then, he should pre-read, scan, skip, and skim until he is satisfied ingetting what he needs.

To support his explanation, the author presents adequate andrelevant examples and factual data. Realizing this, the passageundoubtedly succeeds to prove that to read newspapers effectively, one

needs to apply pre-reading, scanning, skipping, and skimming skills toget the information he is looking for.In addition, the passage is written in a popular fashion. Consequently,

it is easy to comprehend. Although non-American readers might find mostof the provided details unfamiliar because the passage was written in American cultural context, the passage can be perceived quite easily.Thus, most readers will find this passage remarkable to read.



BOOK (PASSAGE) REVIEW

A book review is more substantial than a book report, because

the writer usually argues for a thesis, e.g., that the book's authorhas an excellent understanding of the hip-hop music scene, but misunderstands the relationship of hip-hop to music history ingeneral.

A book review also requires to examine the author's arguments.In short, you judge the quality of the book.

1. What is the purpose of the book? Is the author trying toentertain, persuade, or inform the audience?

2. Are the author's statements based on facts, opinions, or experiences?

3. Has the author presented information objectively? Are other opinions fairly or equally considered?

4. How well-written is the book? Are the examples clear, and is thetext easy to understand?

5. Finally, the most important questions: Would you recommendthis book? Why or why not?

Things to include:



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