Results from an out-of -class reading project.
Issued Date
2007
Resource Type
Language
eng
Rights
Mahidol University
Bibliographic Citation
Ferriman, N. (2007 January 26-28). Thailand TESOL 2007, Bangkok Thailand.
Suggested Citation
Ferriman, Nicholas Results from an out-of -class reading project.. Ferriman, N. (2007 January 26-28). Thailand TESOL 2007, Bangkok Thailand.. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/32886
Title
Results from an out-of -class reading project.
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Abstract
This presentation will describe an out-of-class reading project intended to
support a rhetorical writing course at a university where English is the medium
of instruction. A review of the literature will look at claims that reading is
critical to second language acquisition and some of the issues of ‘reluctant
readership’ will be addressed. The presentation will then outline the writing
course syllabus and describe how the project was implemented and the
materials used. Finally, it will present the results of questionnaires used to elicit
students’ opinions of the efficacy of such a reading project on their writing
skills.