Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS)

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Name MILLINER Brett

Name of dissertation

The effects of combining timed reading, repeated oral reading, and extensive reading

Name of author

Brett Milliner

Name of publication

Reading in a Foreign Language

Publisher

University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center; Center for Language & Technology

Volume (No.)

33

Issue (No.)

2

Start page

191

 

End page

211

Publication date

2021-10-20

Presence/absence of peer review

maru

Presence/absence of invitation

Batu

Language of publication used

English

Posting category

Overseas

Type of publication

Research Paper (Scientific Journal)

Type of authorship

Individual works

ISSN

10125/67400

DOI

http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67400

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Summary

This quasi-experimental study traces a 12-week reading fluency training program for elementary-level English as a foreign language (EFL) learners at a Japanese university(N = 56). More specifically, this study examined whether a teaching intervention combining (a) extensive reading and practicing,(b) timed reading, and (c) repeated oral reading during class time promoted reading fluency. At the end of the intervention, silent reading rates while maintaining a ≥75% comprehension threshold improved by 46 standard words per minute. Further, the learners who did more extensive reading (a) achieved greater reading rate gains and (b) significantly improved listening and reading scores in theTOEIC® test. This study's implications include the benefit of combining these measures for nurturing EFL learners' reading rates, the utility of oral re-reading in the classroom, and the overall contribution extensive reading has upon reading and listening skills.

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