A B S T R A C T

Development and Application of a Model for Extensive Reading Pro

gram for Improving Reading Ability of Middle Scool St!dents
"# $eong!n
Ma%or in Englis Ed!cation
&rad!ate Scool of 'orea (ational )niversity of Ed!cation
C!ng*B!+# '"REA
S!pervised by Prefessor Par+# S!ng*soo# D, -itt,
Reading classes in secondary scools in 'orea are primarily based on Intensive Read
ing Approac.IRA/, 0o1ever# tese reading classes ave some limitations on combining
te factors of reading2 te reader# te text# fl!ency# and strategy, 3!rtermore# te IR
A asn4t made m!c contrib!tion to acieving one of te goals of te 5t (ational C!
rric!l!m# 1ic is elping st!dents ave confidence and contin!al interest in learning E
nglis,
Conse6!ently# tere as been researc on Extensive Reading Approac.ERA/ as an
alternative to IRA, Tose researces ave so1n tat extensive reading is effective in i
mproving te reading abilities of learners, 3!rtermore# learners ave come to ave con
fidence and interest in Englis reading by participating in extensive reading programs,
0o1ever# te foc!s of tose researces and programs as remained only in elping lear
ners read many boo+s and 1rite reading %o!rnals as a relevant activity, Tis as again
led to te fail!re in incorporating te fo!r factors of reading, Moreover# tey ave not
actively integrated fo!r s+ills of lang!age2 listening# spea+ing# reading# and 1riting,
Terefore# te p!rpose of tis st!dy lies in developing and applying an extensive re
ading model tat act!ali7es te factors of reading and te caracteristics of extensive r
eading as 1ell as integration of fo!r s+ills of Englis, Te Extensive Reading Program
.ERP/ made according to te developed extensive reading model ad been applied to 8
9 middle scool st!dents in te tird grade, Te st!dents ad 8: classes 1ic 1ere ta
+en once a 1ee+, Te res!lts of te ERP based on te extensive reading model are as
follo1s2
3irst# te ERP res!lted in improving st!dents4 fl!ency in Englis reading, Second# t
e ERP 1as effective in elping st!dents !se reading strategies for fast reading and for
m abits for speed reading, Tird# te ERP significantly contrib!ted to elping st!dents
b!ild confidence and ta+e interest in reading Englis boo+s li+e lang!age learner literat
!re, 3!rtermore# tis drove st!dents to read Englis boo+s vol!ntarily, 3o!rt# te
ERP s!ccessf!lly appealed to st!dents by integrating fo!r s+ills of Englis,
Tis modified extensive reading model not only enables st!dents to do meaningf!l re
ading by incorporating te factors of reading b!t also reali7es te ten caracteristics of
s!ccessf!l extensive programs, Moreover# te ERP demonstrates o1 to integrate fo!r s
+ills of Englis s!ccessf!lly,
In concl!sion# Englis learners can become a!tonomo!s readers of Englis as 1ell as
fl!ent readers of Englis 1it strategies for speed reading tro!g an extensive reading
program based on te extensive reading model, 3!rtermore# te learners4 confidence a
nd interest in Englis reading can motivate tem to read Englis boo+s contin!ally,
; A tesis s!bmitted to te Committee of te &rad!ate Scool of 'orea (ational )niversity o
f Ed!cation in partial f!lfillment of te re6!irements for te degree of Master of Ed!cation in
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