Editorial: Extensive Reading and Deep Reading
With the editorial, Extensive Reading and Deep Reading in ELT, Janice Bland discusses issues around the canon and non-canonical texts, extensive reading and deep reading. read more
Volume 7 | Issue 1 | May 2019 |
Article 1: Disturbing the Still Water
Eun Young Yeom’s investigation aims to discover whether secondary-school students in South Korea can develop aspects of global awareness with a multicultural picturebook while learning the global language, English. read more
Article 2: The Wildest Lessons Ever!
Elisabeth Bruckmaier presents how fruitful the use of a book – with a plot matching the pupils’ interests and a language level fitting their language competencies – can be in the first years of learning English. read more
Article 3: Expressive Reading and Dramatization
Luciana Cabral Pereira, Flávia Vieira and Aurora Teófilo report on a project that focuses on expressive reading and the dramatization of stories in a 4th grade English class. read more
Article 4: Nobody Wants to Read Anymore!
Riki Thompson and Matthew McIlnay argue for the integration of non-traditional texts and application of multimodal reading approaches to motivate students and reinvigorate curricula. read more
Recommended Venue
Gail Ellis presents the Drawing Words exhibition of children’s picturebooks organised by the British Council and curated by Lauren Child. read more
Recommended Reads
A tribute to John Burningham
Burningham, J. (1973). Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car.
Burningham, J. (1977). Come Away from the Water, Shirley.
Burningham, J. (1996). Courtney.
Burningham, J. (2003). The Magic Bed. read more