A Case Study of Extensive Reading with an Unmotivated L2 Reader

Autor/in	Ro, Eunseok
Titel	A Case Study of Extensive Reading with an Unmotivated L2 Reader
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 25 (2013) 2, S.213-233 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Reading Motivation; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Linguistic Input; Anxiety; Questionnaires; Interviews; Audio Equipment; Content Analysis; Teaching Methods; Korean; Native Language; Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lesemotivation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachbildung; Angst; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Audio-CD; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Koreanisch; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Extensive reading is gaining credibility as an effective way of boosting students' affect especially in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context where access to a second language (L2) input is minimal. This study uses a pattern-matching, single case study research design to examine an adult reader's motivation and anxiety shifts towards second language reading. Motivation and anxiety were measured through three self-reported questionnaires, three interviews, and observations in 24 extensive reading sessions over an 8-week period. A total of 174 minutes of interviews were audio-taped, transcribed, and analyzed through content analysis. Results suggest that pleasure reading lowered the participant's fears while increasing motivation towards second language reading. Moreover, the contributing factors for anxiety reduction (confidence, comfort or ease, and enjoyment) and motivation enhancement (convenience or accessibility, satisfaction, comfort or ease, enjoyment, and usefulness) as well as the pedagogical implications for teaching unmotivated readers are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Reading in a Foreign Language. National Foreign Language Resource Center, 1859 East-West Road #106, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10