Using a Blog to Facilitate Extensive Reading: An Exploratory Study
Source: The IAFOR Journal Education Vol. 1 - Issue 1 - Spring 2013
By Magadalene Meow Khee Chew and Chaterine Cheng Kiat Lee
Research shows that Extensive Reading (ER) has many benefits for language acquisition. The researcher were making ER appealing to the digital generation which it is pertinent to look to the social media embraced by today's youth. This study explored the use of the blog as a space to share peer-selected reading material to enhance reading motivation among English Language learner. This paper employs the qualitative approach with a detailed explanation of the findings from the questionnaire administered and the focus group interviews conducted.
The participants involved two groups of students at private university in Malaysia. The groups were taught by one of the researchers in two separate semesters. Twelve students on remedial English language programme made up the first group and the second group comprised 18 students in a foundation programme.
The result showed that the students were positive about the use of the blog for reading beyond the classroom but required tangible rewards and complementary activities to reinforce their motivation to participate. Most significantly, the results of this study indicate that the blog is a viable tool for facilitating ER.
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