Pleasure Reading in a Foreign Language and Competence in Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Positive and significant correlations ranging from 0.34 to 0.51 were found between self-reported pleasure reading (books, newspapers and magazines) and self-reported competence in speaking, listening, reading and writing English, among teachers in Korea whose responsibilities included teaching Engli...

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Published in:TEFLIN journal 2019, Vol.30 (2), p.231-236
Main Authors: Cho, Kyung-Sook, Krashen, Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communicative Competence (Languages)
comprehension hypothesis
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
Foreign Countries
Language Acquisition
Language Skills
Listening Comprehension Tests
pleasure reading
Reading Comprehension
Reading Materials
Reading preferences
Recreational Reading
Second Language Learning
Second language reading
Second language writing
Second Languages
Standardized Tests
Sustained Silent Reading
Teaching
Writing Skills
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Summary:Positive and significant correlations ranging from 0.34 to 0.51 were found between self-reported pleasure reading (books, newspapers and magazines) and self-reported competence in speaking, listening, reading and writing English, among teachers in Korea whose responsibilities included teaching English as a foreign language. This result confirms the comprehension hypothesis, which claims that understanding what we hear and read is the cause of language development.
ISSN:0215-773X
2356-2641
DOI:10.15639/teflinjournal.v30i2/231-236