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September 10, 2025Reading in a foreign language

Online extensive reading: Japanese EFL university students’ attitudes, perceptions, and outcomes

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JEJesse R. ElamDTDax ThomasDGDawn Grimes-MacLellan

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Overview

Mixed-methods study shows positive attitudes and improved outcomes in Japanese EFL students using Xreading.

Key Points

  • Students reported generally positive feelings about online extensive reading and its implementation.
  • Quantitative results showed increased scores on the Extensive Reading Foundation Online Self-Placement Test.
  • Qualitative insights gathered from surveys supported the positive perceptions of online extensive reading.
  • The findings suggest that online extensive reading can be an effective component of EFL curriculums.

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Elam et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23caeb210217d6478a0e5https://doi.org/10.64152/10125/67506
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