The Implementation of Digital Extensive Reading to Enhance Reading Ability for Chinese EFL Learners
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digital extensive reading, reading ability, reading comprehension, reading fluency, Chinese EFL learnersบทคัดย่อ
Digital Extensive Reading (DER) was designed to investigate Chinese EFL learners’ English reading ability. Employing a mixed-methods, one-group pretest–posttest design, this study sought to offer a comprehensive understanding of the development of learners’ reading comprehension and reading fluency. It was implemented with fifteen high school learners in twelve sessions. Results from the Digital Reading Comprehension Test and Digital Reading Logs revealed significant improvement for reading comprehension and reading rate using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Digital Reflective Journals and Digital Reading Logs through thematic analysis displayed reading fluency, in particular reading speed, accurate comprehension, and personal engagement. Implications highlighted the implementation of extensive reading to support gradual and multidimensional development in both comprehension and fluency in digital learning contexts.
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