The Effect of Pleasure Reading on Japanese University EFL Learners' Reading Rates.
The Effect of Pleasure Reading on Japanese University EFL Learners' Reading Rates.
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快乐阅读对日本大学英语学习者阅读率的影响。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9922.2011.00651.x
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Yuriko K. Kite
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作者：
D. Beglar;Alan Hunt;Yuriko K. Kite
很少有第二语言(L2)阅读研究考察大量文本阅读与流利性之间的关系，以及那些在设计和/或分析方面往往存在问题的研究。为了解决这一缺乏经验性的二语阅读流利性研究的问题，本研究调查了为期一年的愉快阅读计划对日本大学一年级学生(N =97)阅读速度发展的影响。在学年开始和结束时，测量精读小组和三个愉快阅读小组的阅读速度和阅读理解能力。所有愉悦阅读组都比精读组获得了更大的收益，并且阅读最多的两个愉悦阅读组比阅读最少的愉悦阅读组获得了更大的阅读率收益。对于大多数学习者来说，每两周或更长时间阅读一本书是提高阅读率的最有效手段。另外一个发现是，阅读理解在前测和后测中都一直很高；因此，阅读速度的提高并不是以牺牲篇章理解为代价的。最后一个发现是，阅读简化文本比阅读简单文本会带来更大的阅读率提升。
Few second-language (L2) reading studies have examined the relationship between reading large amounts of text and fluency, and those studies that have tend to be problematic in terms of their designs and/or analyses. In order to address this lack of empirical L2 reading fluency research, this study investigates the effects of a 1-year pleasure reading program on the reading rate development of first-year Japanese university students (N = 97). The reading rates and reading comprehension of an Intensive Reading Group and three Pleasure Reading Groups were measured at the beginning and end of the academic year. All Pleasure Reading Groups made greater gains than the Intensive Reading Group, and the two Pleasure Reading Groups that read the most made greater reading rate gains than the Pleasure Reading Group that read the least. Reading one book every 2 weeks or more was the most effective means for promoting reading rate gains for the majority of learners. An additional finding was that reading comprehension was consistently high on both the pretest and posttest; thus, the increased reading rates did not come at the expense of passage comprehension. A final finding was that reading simplified rather than unsimplified texts resulted in greater reading rate gains.