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Language Skills College & University Education Research-Oriented Short Presentation
ER and English Proficiency: How Many Words Should Students Read?
Pre-recorded Video
Mon, Nov 15, 12:05-12:30 Asia/Tokyo
To estimate the necessary amount of words in reading to push students’ English level into the next stage, data for six years (2014-2019) were analyzed to find the threshold value of words that causes changes in TOEIC Bridge test scores. The result implies that the amount of reading around 500,000 words plays a critical role in advancing to the next language level.
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Mamoru “Bobby” Takahashi is teaching English at the Research and Education Center for Comprehensive Science, Akita Prefectural University. His current areas of interest include Extensive Reading, Creative Writing, Content-based Communicative Instruction, and Computer Assisted Language Learning.