LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching
Vol 26, No 2 (2023): October 2023

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF CONTROLLED EXTENSIVE READING TASKS ON ESL LEARNING OUTCOMES

Benard Angatia Mudogo (Masinde Muliro University)
David Barasa (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)
James Matseshe (Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Oct 2023

Abstract

This study sought to establish whether students who are exposed to Controlled Extensive Reading Tasks (CERTs) will have higher learning outcomes during English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons. A 3-month intervention pilot of Controlled Extensive Reading (CER) instruction, was implemented in two secondary schools in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, from February to May 2023. We compared the impacts of the CERTs treatment group in ESL lessons in the pilot school with those of the control group that did not use the intervention but utilized the same instructional components. The findings revealed that assignment to the CERTs pilot group had additional improvement in the target language skills while the control group had somewhat constant learning outcomes. The study is useful to curriculum stakeholders who should consider such results alongside existing implementation strategies in ESL policies and program designs.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LLT

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching, to be published twice a year, namely in April and October, is a scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta. The ...