View in EDS

Japanese Extensive Reading: Responses of an Intact University Cohort of Beginner Learners

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Japanese Extensive Reading: Responses of an Intact University Cohort of Beginner Learners
Language: English
Authors: Kimberley Rothville
Source: Reading in a Foreign Language. 2025 37(1).
Availability: National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii. 1859 East-West Road #106, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Japanese, Second Language Learning, Reading Material Selection, Foreign Countries, Reading, Novices, College Students, Independent Reading, Supplementary Reading Materials, Reading Habits
Geographic Terms: New Zealand
DOI: 10.64152/10125/67513
ISSN: 1539-0578
Abstract: Increasingly, research attention has turned to the benefits of extensive reading (ER) in languages other than English, such as Japanese. Yet significant issues remain with participant numbers in studies of Japanese ER, which are often low, meaning they may not be representative of the rest of the cohort, let alone students in other contexts. An intact cohort (N = 52) of first-year second-semester beginner learners were introduced to the principles and benefits of ER and given the opportunity to borrow twice weekly from more than 150 graded readers in class. Students' reading logs provided data on their reading habits and amounts, and a nine-question, anonymous survey probed reasons for choosing to read and the perceived benefits of and responses to ER. Around 50% of the cohort read on average one book per week and reported perceiving a wide range of benefits as a result of doing ER.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1486676
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: EJ1486676
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Japanese Extensive Reading: Responses of an Intact University Cohort of Beginner Learners
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kimberley+Rothville%22">Kimberley Rothville</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22Reading+in+a+Foreign+Language%22"><i>Reading in a Foreign Language</i></searchLink>. 2025 37(1).
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii. 1859 East-West Road #106, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: https://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: Y
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 26
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research<br />Tests/Questionnaires
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Higher+Education%22">Higher Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Postsecondary+Education%22">Postsecondary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Japanese%22">Japanese</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Second+Language+Learning%22">Second Language Learning</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading+Material+Selection%22">Reading Material Selection</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading%22">Reading</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Novices%22">Novices</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22College+Students%22">College Students</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Independent+Reading%22">Independent Reading</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Supplementary+Reading+Materials%22">Supplementary Reading Materials</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Reading+Habits%22">Reading Habits</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22New+Zealand%22">New Zealand</searchLink>
– Name: DOI
  Label: DOI
  Group: ID
  Data: 10.64152/10125/67513
– Name: ISSN
  Label: ISSN
  Group: ISSN
  Data: 1539-0578
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Increasingly, research attention has turned to the benefits of extensive reading (ER) in languages other than English, such as Japanese. Yet significant issues remain with participant numbers in studies of Japanese ER, which are often low, meaning they may not be representative of the rest of the cohort, let alone students in other contexts. An intact cohort (N = 52) of first-year second-semester beginner learners were introduced to the principles and benefits of ER and given the opportunity to borrow twice weekly from more than 150 graded readers in class. Students' reading logs provided data on their reading habits and amounts, and a nine-question, anonymous survey probed reasons for choosing to read and the perceived benefits of and responses to ER. Around 50% of the cohort read on average one book per week and reported perceiving a wide range of benefits as a result of doing ER.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: EJ1486676
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1486676
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.64152/10125/67513
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 26
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Japanese
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Second Language Learning
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading Material Selection
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Novices
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: College Students
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Independent Reading
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Supplementary Reading Materials
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Reading Habits
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: New Zealand
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Japanese Extensive Reading: Responses of an Intact University Cohort of Beginner Learners
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kimberley Rothville
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 08
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-electronic
              Value: 1539-0578
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 37
            – Type: issue
              Value: 1
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Reading in a Foreign Language
              Type: main
ResultId 1