School Literature circle: a strategy in learning extensive reading more

Wed, Aug 9, 11:30-12:05 Asia/Tokyo

Reading is one of vital skills that most students lack attention and interest and in teaching this skill teachers face challenges. However, due to the demand of curriculum this skill should be taught in all school levels. In EFL class, reading is not only taught intensively but also extensively. In extensive reading, teachers can employ certain strategies, e.g. literature circles. A literature circle is a group of reading comprising 4 to 5 students who have small group discussion and the members have to focus on their jobs or roles while reading. The use of literature circle can provide a unique value in engaging students in extensive reading. This writing aims to describe how students responded to the literature circles employed in extensive reading activites. From the reflection, the results showed that 80% of students responded positively to the literature circles activities, while the other 20% claimed they had some confusions. Keywords: Extensive reading, EFL, literature circles, students’ responses