Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy Student Attitudes Towards Using Authentic Materials for Extensive Reading more

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This presentation reports on changes in student attitudes towards the use of authentic materials for extensive reading (ER). An attitudinal survey was done before, during, and after a semester of an academic reading class in which authentic materials were used to replace a graded reader based ER program. Survey results indicate a positive change in student attitudes toward the ability to use authentic materials in English as a means of accessing topics of student interest.