Conclusion
The less compulsory an extensive reading pedagogy is, the more likely it is to be
effective. Extensive reading programs are heavily dependent on the intrinsic motivation
of students. Forcing students to read will probably only sabotage the intrinsic motivation
they might have, otherwise.
The reading comprehension section of the TOEFL was rigorously designed and
tested for validity and reliability and it is a convenient way for institutions to quantify
ESL students’ English L2 reading proficiency. Yet, educators and administrators must
acknowledge the clever schemes that multiple-choice test instruments like section 3 of
the TOEFL will of course inspire in the students taking such tests, and consider the extent
to which such behaviors are in line with authentic reading comprehension, as it would
occur in the actual classroom context.
The author of this thesis would like to end with a reflection on the words of Saudi
Arabian male 2, the participant who read English text more extensively on his own
initiative than any of the participants in the treatment group whom the researcher required
Conclusion The less compulsory an extensive reading pedagogy is, the more likely it is to be effective. Extensive reading programs are heavily dependent on the intrinsic motivation of students. Forcing students to read will probably only sabotage the intrinsic motivation they might have, otherwise. The reading comprehension section of the TOEFL was rigorously designed and tested for validity and reliability and it is a convenient way for institutions to quantify ESL students’ English L2 reading proficiency. Yet, educators and administrators must acknowledge the clever schemes that multiple-choice test instruments like section 3 of the TOEFL will of course inspire in the students taking such tests, and consider the extent to which such behaviors are in line with authentic reading comprehension, as it would occur in the actual classroom context. The author of this thesis would like to end with a reflection on the words of Saudi Arabian male 2, the participant who read English text more extensively on his own initiative than any of the participants in the treatment group whom the researcher required
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