Dear VFLT members, Everyone has been very silent lately. The topic for this month is extensive reading. Bopeep (Maria Lourdes Ladrigo) and Chris Ward voted for...
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willyr@...
Sep 4, 2001 4:11 am
Dear All, There is a growing body of research that has demonstrated the benefits of extensive reading in language learning. It's been shown to enhance ...
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murdib@...
Sep 4, 2001 7:04 am
Dear VFLT members, I'm sure of the benefits of extensive reading in (in our case) English teaching. We feel that many students learn (or better: study) English...
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willyr@...
Sep 4, 2001 7:17 am
Dear Arwijati, Thanks for sharing your views and experience with us. Your proposal is excellent!! The sooner you start, the more you get out of extensive ...
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LINH DO
dothikimlinh@...
Sep 4, 2001 7:33 am
Dear All, I agree with the result of the survey. You are right: I find myself always trying to follow the syllabus. There is no time for extra reading to ...
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Teguh S.
uget1st@...
Sep 4, 2001 12:46 pm
Dear ASEAN English teachers (and Vietnamese undergraduates), One popular example of extensive reading is novel. Although it really consumes time, this can...
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BOPEEP LADRIDO
bopeep@...
Sep 4, 2001 11:52 pm
Hi! I think lack of materials and teachers busy covering the syllabus seem to be problems in the Philippines. The lack of materials stems not from no materials...
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KWAH Poh Foong (ELL)
pfkwah@...
Sep 5, 2001 3:39 am
Hi Materials for extensive reading can include articles from newspaper, magazines, and internet especially good resources for secondary school students. They...
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Gloria Poedjosoedarmo
gloriap@...
Sep 5, 2001 4:11 am
I agree with Poh that the Internet is a great source of reading materials. And, of course, if you already have a computer, they're free! The IT column in the...
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Joy_Lee@...
Sep 5, 2001 5:05 am
The BBC e-magazine has good stuff too. Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/ joy_lee@... Sr IT Instructor ETD/MOE Tel: 879-6501 Fax:...
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murdib@...
Sep 5, 2001 5:42 am
I would like to thank Mr. Willy Renandya for the very useful and informative website on Extensive Reading. Arwijati Murdibjono State University of...
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ANAS YASIN
ay178@...
Sep 5, 2001 10:36 am
Dear collegues, I would like to relate reading skill to English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in the countries where English is a foreign language. For our...
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Thanh Man Nguyen
nguyenthanh__man@...
Sep 5, 2001 10:36 am
Dear Gloria, Why don't you send this to us earlier???? I would have come there to see you during my training course at PSB (at #2 Bukit Merah Road). I have...
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gloriap@...
Sep 6, 2001 12:00 am
Dear Man and other Vietnamese participants doing the distance programme for a diploma in TESOL/TEFL, I'm very sorry not to have included you earlier but I just...
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diana_chin@...
Sep 6, 2001 1:00 am
Here's a collection of electronic texts - interesting things for students to read including books, magazines & newspapers ...
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Castro, Jocelyn P.
castroj@...
Sep 6, 2001 5:53 am
Dear Colleagues, I check books (novels), journals, and even sites at the internet before I require my students to do extensive reading. i usually do this...
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willyr@...
Sep 6, 2001 7:50 am
Dear All, Thanks for the web addresses that contain reading materials. They are really great!! With regards to reading materials, some expert suggest to be...
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jagdeesh kaur
jagdeeshkaur@...
Sep 10, 2001 12:53 pm
hello there, Greetings from Malaysia. The MOE is currenly planning an early reading programme for 7 -8 year olds ( remote and rural schools), was wondering if...
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wuri soedjatmiko
wuri@...
Sep 10, 2001 11:20 pm
From: "jagdeesh kaur" <jagdeeshkaur@...> The MOE is currenly planning an early reading programme for 7 -8 year olds ( remote and rural schools), was...
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Gloria Poedjosoedarmo
gloriap@...
Sep 20, 2001 4:10 am
Dear group members, I was away last week and during the early part of this week. You've all been remarkably silent during that time. So far we've had comments...
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Gloria Poedjosoedarmo
gloriap@...
Sep 24, 2001 5:21 am
Dear VFLT members, This is the last week for discussion of the topic Extensive Reading. I'd like to hear views from some of the other countries if you have ...
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Naraporn Chan-ocha
Naraporn.C@...
Sep 24, 2001 8:23 am
Dear All, Here in Thailand, some schools have ER assigned to students from grade 7 upward. Normally, the ER is based on simplified short novels or fictions. ER...
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Kim Chi Nguyen
chi_nguyenvn@...
Sep 24, 2001 10:32 am
Dear All, In Viet Nam, it is a matter of fact that students from secondary schools or high schools still study English in a passive way, i.e. they still wait...
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Teguh Santoso, S.Pd.
uget1st@...
Sep 25, 2001 1:37 am
Extensive Reading (ER): What kind of intensive reading really attracts students' needs? Definitely, the fiction-type of books dominate their checking out ...
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Moses Samuel
moses54my@...
Sep 25, 2001 3:04 am
Dear all, In our discussions of extensive reading many of us have focussed on opportunities provided in the school curriculum for extensive reading. Another...
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Teguh Santoso, S.Pd.
uget1st@...
Sep 25, 2001 5:27 am
What if the SEAMEO-RELC advocates a short-story contest among ASEAN countries for High School students to be compiled in some series of books to help enhance...
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gloriap@...
Sep 25, 2001 5:34 am
Dear Teguh (and other VFLT members), To have such a resource available is a good idea, but I'm not sure taking it on as a project fits in with the SEAMEO RELC...
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ANAS YASIN
ay178@...
Sep 25, 2001 9:41 am
Dear Gloria, Before coming to ER, I would like to tell you that Pak Setyadi of UM was being with us in Padang and we had a "rambling" talk and in some point we...
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Moses Samuel
moses54my@...
Sep 27, 2001 2:17 pm
Dear all, Just an observation and some comments on extensive reading. Over the last couple of days, people all over (our students included) have been reading...
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Teguh S.
uget1st@...
Sep 27, 2001 9:24 pm
... From: Moses Samuel <moses54my@...> To: vflt-seameo@yahoogroups.com <vflt-seameo@yahoogroups.com> Date: 27 September, 2001 9:18 PM ... Extensive vs....