@article{oai:kindai.repo.nii.ac.jp:00012749, author = {木村, じゅりあ and 上村バッケス, 尚美 and 服部, 圭子}, issue = {1}, journal = {近畿大学教養・外国語教育センター紀要. 外国語編, Kinki university center for liberal arts and foreign language education journal. foreign language edition}, month = {Jul}, note = {[Abstract] Extensive reading is a part of many foreign-and second-language curricula, and its documented benefits include increased reading rates, which have been linked to gains in reading comprehension. It has also been shown that learners actually find reading in a foreign or second language pleasurable; some learners even find it more pleasurable than reading in their first language. In this study, we explore changes in reading speed and comprehension over one semester, in addition to what extent students find voluntary extracurricular extensive reading to be beneficial. We show that students majoring in the life sciences do see benefits in participating and see increases in both reading speed and comprehension. While we have shown that offering voluntary extensive reading during the lunch hour is indeed beneficial, we must now find effective ways of promoting the program so that more students are aware of the existence of the program as well as the benefits that participation can bring., 著者専攻: 英語教育学・英語教育学・言語文化教育学, application/pdf}, pages = {131--145}, title = {〈Research Notes〉 Establishing an Extensive Reading Program: Challenges and Benefits}, volume = {5}, year = {2014}, yomi = {キムラ, ジュリア and カミムラ, バッケス ナオミ and ハットリ, ケイコ} }