1. Natsuki Aka Okinawa International University Japan
Reading performance of Japanese high school learners following a one-year extensive reading program
Natsuki Aka
Okinawa International University
Japan
Aka, N. (2018) Reading performance of Japanese high school learners following a one-year extensive reading program, Reading in a Foreign Language 31(1), Available:

2. Grammar vs Extensive Reading
Traditional Group
Experimental Group
Total Hours
180
Reading 90
Grammar 60 ER
Listening 30

3. In 2014, the control group (n = 205) had six English classes a week, three hours of intensive reading classes, two hours of grammar classes, and one hour of listening class, while in 2015, an extensive reading program was introduced in place of grammar classes. The experimental group (n = 200) took the same number of hours of English classes, but the instruction consisted of three hours of intensive reading classes, two hours of extensive reading classes, and one hour of listening class. That is, the two groups differed solely according to whether they had 60 hours of grammar instruction or extensive reading instruction over the course of one year.

4. Pre-test scores
Post-test Scores