Reading Station: An In-Class Extensive Reading Activities to Improve Reading Motivation for Vietnamese Students

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Hoang Thi Huyen Trang, Ly Thi Hoang Men

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I3P105

How to Cite?

Hoang Thi Huyen Trang, Ly Thi Hoang Men, "Reading Station: An In-Class Extensive Reading Activities to Improve Reading Motivation for Vietnamese Students," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 7,  no. 3, pp. 16-22, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I3P105

Abstract:

Extensive reading (ER) is a pedagogical method, which has steadily attained recognition in second language (L2) reading teaching and learning. Even though much research has conducted to claim the impact of ER on L2 development, few studies have addressed the important aspect of reading motivation among university students in Vietnam. The current study helps fill this gap by examining the uses of Reading Stations – an in-class extensive reading on EFL/ESL learners’ reading motivation and suggests using Reading Stations (RS) as an in-class activity for motivating learners in extensive reading courses. 36 students who are currently first-year students at SFL-TNU participated in the study and were asked to collect and share English books or articles to each other during the class time. Focus-group interview and classroom observations were two key research instruments used in this study to collect empirical data to investigate into the use of RS in improving learners’ intrinsic reading motivation which involves their persistence with the learning task, attention, enthusiasm and enjoyment, reading involvement, curiosity and preferences for reading challenging texts. Analytical data revealed students were engaged in the activity and claimed to see certain impacts of this activity on their English reading motivation.

Keywords:

Reading Stations, extensive reading, reading motivation, second language reading, intrinsic motivation

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