This comprehensive book by renowned scholars Paul Nation and Rob Waring
accessibly covers all aspects of extensive reading in second and foreign
language contexts. The book serves as a major update to the field on the
topic, with current research findings on extensive reading as they
relate to motivation, reading fluency, and vocabulary learning, among
other topics.
Clear and straightforward, it includes case studies, strategies, and
methods for implementing and assessing effective extensive reading in
the classroom and provides resources and tools for preservice teachers
of ESL/EFL and foreign languages.
Suitable for programs in TESOL and Applied Linguistics with courses in
L2 reading, reading instruction, TESOL methods, and foreign language
reading or teaching, it will appeal to students and preservice teachers
as well as English language teaching professionals and EFL/ESL teachers.