Self-directed learning (SDL) ability, its usefulness in higher education, and life-long learning
have been highlighted in previous literature. However, understanding the effects of SDL …

A comprehensive manual for pre-and in-service ESL, EFL, and EIL educators who work with
multilingual students at the secondary and postsecondary levels, this text balances insights …

This chapter first looks at extensive reading (ER) and extensive listening (EL) separately,
defining the terms and discussing the language learning benefits of the two approaches to …

Reading is the main focus of tertiary English programs in Indonesia. Although there is a
body of research into the development of English at tertiary level and evidence of low …

This paper reports findings from a study that assesses metacognitive awareness and
reading-strategy use of Chinese senior high school students who are learning English as a …

This article investigated the English reading habits of Indonesian students of EFL. The data
were collected through a questionnaire survey and interview validation. The questionnaires …

Willy A. Renandya is a language teacher educator with extensive teaching experience in
Asia. He currently teaches applied linguistic courses at the National Institute of Education …

The Extensive Reading Foundation's bibliography now boasts over 530 articles with
'Extensive Reading'in the title. About 35% of this rich and diverse body of papers were …

One of the challenges for the successful implementation of extensive reading (ER)
programmes, especially in Asian contexts, stems from curricular factors where class time is …

This study was conducted to help English teacher candidates maximize their efforts to
develop critical thinking skills through an Extensive Reading (ER) program. There were forty …