Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Extensive Reading
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Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Extensive Reading

About the Book

Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Extensive Reading held at Dubai Men's College, September 18-20, 2015, hosted by the Extensive Reading Foundation and the MENA Extensive Reading Foundation. The volume contains 10 chapters ranging from research articles on extensive reading to practical applications of extensive reading programs in class, institution-wide, and in teacher training. It is a must-have volume for all Language Arts teachers, English teachers, Foreign Language teachers,  and reading teachers who want to take their teaching practice to the next level. Several papers in the volume discuss the use and application of Mreader for tracking student achievement.

About the Editor

Melanie Gobert, Editor
Melanie Gobert, Editor

Melanie Gobert is on the faculty at the Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi Men’s College. She is the past president of TESOL Arabia. She was the editor of Perspectives, the TESOL Arabia peer-reviewed English Language Teaching journal, from 2009-2014. She has co-edited a book, Current Issues in Reading, Writing and Visual Literacy: Research and Practice (2015) published by Cambridge Scholars. She has published widely, including, “Taboo Topics in the ESL/EFL Classroom in the Gulf Region,” in Intercultural Communication with Arabs (2014, edited by R. Raddawi, Springer) and “Research-Based Solutions to Gulf Arabs’ Reading Challenges Learning,” (in press) Teaching English in the Arab Context: Challenges and Practical Classroom Applications (Cambridge Scholars). She has two chapters on “Accommodation in ESL,” and “Realia” in the new Wiley Publications A to Z of Assessment and A to Z of English Language Teaching. She was the editor of the Student Edition of From Rags to Riches: A Story of Abu Dhabi by Mohamed Al Fahim (Makaram Publishing, 2011). She has also published “Grammar Correction in ESL Writing Classrooms,” in Cultivating Real Writers (HCT Press, 2010) and “Key Findings from Research and Implications for the Classroom,” in Cultivating Real Readers (HCT Press, 2010). 

About the Contributors

Eri Banno
Eri Banno

Okayama University, Japan

Rie Kuroe
Rie Kuroe

Okayama University, Japan

Sanborn Brown
Sanborn Brown

Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan

Sae Matsuda
Sae Matsuda

Setsunan University, Japan

Roberta M. Ciocari
Roberta M. Ciocari

Roberta M. Ciocari, Program of Post-Graduation in Languages at the University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Hitoshi Nishizawa
Hitoshi Nishizawa

National Institute of Technology, Toyota College, Japan

Takayoshi Yoshioka
Takayoshi Yoshioka

National Institute of Technology, Toyota College, Japan

Hitomi Yoshida
Hitomi Yoshida

Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

York Weatherford
York Weatherford

Kyoto Notre Dame University, Japan

Jodie Campbell
Jodie Campbell

Kyoto Notre Dame University, Japan

Teiko Nakano
Teiko Nakano

Teiko Nakano, Department of Policy Management, Shobi University.

Barry E. Keith
Barry E. Keith

Gunma University (Maebashi, Gunma, Japan)

Richard John Walker
Richard John Walker

Reitaku University, Japan

Table of Contents

  • Chapter One: Effects of Extensive Reading on Japanese Language Learning
  • Chapter Two: Raising a Biliterate Child in Japan: A Case Study of a Bicultural Family
  • Chapter Three: Project of an Extensive Reading Course for Brazilian Languages and Literature Teachers In-service
  • Chapter Four: Longitudinal Case Study of a 7-year Long ER Program
  • Chapter Five: Public Libraries Support ER of Adult EFL Learners in Japan
  • Chapter Six: Exploring Teacher’s Practice and Impacts of Extensive Reading on Japanese EFL University Students
  • Chapter Seven: An Evaluation of Progress Measurement Options for ER Programs
  • Chapter Eight: Implementing Extensive Reading in Japanese as L2 Environment:A Case Using Facebook to Build a Reading Community
  • Chapter Nine: Making Quizzes for M-Reader and the MoodleReader Quiz Module
  • Chapter Ten: Three Steps Toward Authenticating the Practice and Research of Extensive Reading at a Japanese University

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