Research achievements (Lectures, oral presentations, posters, etc.)

Basic information

Name MILLINER Brett

Presentation title

Extensive Reading on smartphones: Is this a worthwhile approach

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Name of conference

The 7th Extensive Reading Seminar

Date held

2014-09-28

Presence/absence of invitation

Batu(Ordinary Lecture)

Language of publication used

English

Conference category

Domestic Conference

Type of presentation

Oral(Invitation/Special)

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Summary

 

Remarks

The ubiquity of online text combined with power of mobile devices are changing the reading experience for second language learners. Digital extensive reading (ER) or reading on a mobile device however, are only emerging areas of research. Presenters from a university in Tokyo will introduce their pilot of X-Reading?, a learning management system (LMS) devoted to ER. The presenters will share pre-pilot data, word per-minute analysis, and post-pilot feedback. Participants in this presentation can expect to learn about the adoption of X-Reading?, reflect on student comments about reading via smartphones, and consider the challenges implementing a mobile ER component.