LITSIG - in-person PCE: A window to the world: Extensive reading to unlock students’ curiosity

Join the IATEFL Literature Special Interest Group for their 2025 in person Pre-Conference Event on 7 April:  ‘A window to the world: Extensive reading to unlock students’ curiosity’

Scholars generally agree that reading is an effective way for students to improve, not only their ability to read, but also their vocabulary, knowledge of how grammar works, and even their listening comprehension. Yet in order to bear fruit, we first need to get them excited about reading.
In this PCE we will examine the qualities that make a book compelling based on the experiences of published authors, and then consider what strategies we might employ to get our students to read more.

Morning: The qualities of well-designed literature
Published authors will share their bag of tricks for creating stimulating stories that will enchant the learners’ mind. Each session will include time for Q&A as well as an activity. 

Afternoon: Towards effective practice
Once you have a stimulating set of books available, the next step is to get them to read them! Sandra Healy will describe methods to encourage them to read, which in turn, may turn some of them into self-directed readers. She will describe her university’s own reading program with over 30 teachers following the same curriculum.
Thomas Robb will address the needs of those who do not work in a context that precludes the introduction of a regular extensive reading program. He will provide suggestions for encouraging students to read and foster a reading habit in them. The participants will receive a list of links to other resources, including free reading material and additional guidance on how to run a successful program.

Click here to find out more about our speakers: Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Jane Cadwallader, Herbert Puchta, Thomas Robb and Sandra Healy

Click here to see the programme for the event

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