Acquiring standard spoken English through extensive reading : a case study
Cook, Thomas (2020) Acquiring standard spoken English through extensive reading : a case study. Language and Language Teaching, 9 (1). pp. 10-15. ISSN 2277-307X
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Abstract
An immigrant, who worked in an American machine shop, acquired polite standard spoken English by reading romance novels in an 18-week adult extensive-reading ESL class. Fulltime employment in the machine shop and once-a-week class discussions provided the only places where the studentwasroutinely exposed to spoken English.
| Item Type: | Articles in APF Magazines | ||
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| Authors: | Cook, Thomas | ||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EFL, Extensive reading, Sustained silent reading, Standard spoken English | ||
| Subjects: | Language | ||
| Divisions: | Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > Language and Language Teaching | ||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||
| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2185 | ||
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