Summary 5: Using Authentic Materials for Extensive Reading to Promote English Proficiency

Citation 

Guo, Siao-cing. (2012). Using Authentic Materials for Extensive Reading to Promote English Proficiency. In the English Language Teaching (Vol. 4, pp. 196-206). Canadian Center of Science and Education.

Summary

This article talks about using authentic materials for extensive reading to promote English proficiency. In this research, Guo was going to know whether doing extensive reading of materials have an effect on vocabulary gain, on improvement of grammar, and on other language skills or not. This research done by a language proficiency test and an attitude survey. The result of the language proficiency test is that the use of authentic materials for extensive reading has positive effects on students language acquisition, on vocabulary and other skills. It also has significant improvement of vocabulary acquisition, but not grammar. In addition, it improve students’ knowledge, material for communication, and other language skills. The students are also become more involved in class discussion although there are some which are still lack of motivation to ask questions. The attitudinal survey describes the use of authentic materials for extensive reading brings positive effects. The result is that students felt that authentic reading were relevant to their lives, increase their understanding, improve their vocabulary, give them more materials to be discuss, increase their knowledge, and motivate them to continue for further reading. 

Application 
Students are usually more motivated when they are faced to the new materials. In this case, authentic materials can bring them to life that can bring some interests and motivation to them.