Vol. 3 No. 2
Year: 2013
Issue: Jan-Mar
Title : Free Reading
Author Name : J. Priya, Joseph Ponniah
Synopsis :
The paper claims that free reading is a crucial ingredient
in acquiring a second or foreign language. It contributes to the development of
all measures of language competence which include grammar, vocabulary,
spelling, syntax, fluency and style. The review supports the claim that readers
acquire language subconsciously when they receive comprehensible input in a low
anxiety situation. Pleasure component in free reading will lower the anxiety
level of learners in the learning environment. Despite the benefits of reading,
curriculum designers include more grammar study into the curriculum. Moreover,
the focus is more on learning forms rather than experiencing reading in ESL
classes. In fact, free reading is a powerful tool for acquiring grammar and
forms and, therefore, more reading could be included in ESL curriculum.
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