This report explored students’ perceived effects of extensive reading (ER), and their preferences on the method of reading paper books and e-books while keeping a reading journal vs. only e-books coupled with comprehension quizzes via a learning platform. Japanese university students in a first-year English class went through an ER program; in the first semester they kept reading journals and in the second semester they took comprehension quizzes through an online platform. According to a survey given at the end of the course, students indicated the efficacy of ER: gaining reading speed and fluency, and inference skills. Also, using online reading via a learning platform with comprehension quizzes was seen to be a preferable way of completing the ER project. The paper also explores the possibility of ER research and application in the future.
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