Volume 16, No. 1

Permanent URI for this collection

Now showing 1 - 5 of 6

From the Editors

(University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2004-04) RFL Staff
Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research by Miriam Burt, Joy Kreeft Peyton and Rebecca Adams

(University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2004-04) Loo, Angela S. Y.
Assessing Reading by J. Charles Alderson

(University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2004-04) Moloney, Brendan
Assessing Reading by J. Charles Alderson pd

(University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2004-04) Hogan, Mary Jane
Extensive reading in Japanese

(University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2004-04) Hitosugi, Claire Ikumi ; Day, Richard R.

This article discusses how we incorporated an extensive reading (ER) program into a second semester Japanese course at the University of Hawai`i using Japanese children's literature. After summarizing the ten principles of ER, we describe how we addressed six critical issues faced while introducing ER into the course. We also discuss the outcomes of this ten-week program, which showed that the students improved their scores according to a traditional measure of reading comprehension. We also found positive results in an affective questionnaire that measured attitudes toward and motivation for learning Japanese.