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Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers

Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers

Brett Milliner, Travis Cote
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 5 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 15
ISSN: 2155-7098|EISSN: 2155-7101|EISBN13: 9781466679580|DOI: 10.4018/IJCALLT.2015100101
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Milliner, Brett, and Travis Cote. "Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers." IJCALLT vol.5, no.4 2015: pp.1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCALLT.2015100101

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Milliner, B. & Cote, T. (2015). Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 5(4), 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCALLT.2015100101

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Milliner, Brett, and Travis Cote. "Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers," International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT) 5, no.4: 1-15. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCALLT.2015100101

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Abstract

Mobile devices have sweeping repercussions in education and suggest shifting content-engagement paradigms. Extensive reading (ER) is not unaffected by the many evolving aspects of mobile technology in second language classrooms. This paper reflects on Xreading®, an online graded reader (GR) and learning management system (LMS) designed for digital ER. Students at a private university in Tokyo had access to this online library using mobile devices. While overall reflections were positive, actual engagement with GR's and the software, was significantly lower for a surprising number of participants. Focusing on those reluctant readers (RRs) this study investigates the basis for disengagement, both with ER and perhaps with mobile technology. Using a post-pilot questionnaire and focus group discussion, the authors attempted to understand reasons behind the disconnect. Key findings for why students neglected this system included: insufficient software training, misconceptions about reading extensively and ineffective exploitation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators.

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