The brain is capable of large-scale reorganization in blindness or after massive injury. Such reorganization crosses the division into separate sensory cortices (visual, somatosensory...). As its result, the visual cortex of the blind becomes active during tactile Braille reading. Although the possibility of such reorganization in the normal, adult brain has been raised, definitive evidence has...

Extensive reading has for many years been seen as an important and motivating means of improving general language proficiency in a second language. This article argues that while extensive reading per se is an important medium for long-term second language acquisition, extensive reading schemes may not be the most effective means of promoting acquisition. This argument springs from the disappoi...

This study, situated in an EFL context, aimed at discovering the ways purposes behind reading activities  influence  vocabulary  knowledge  gain  and  retrieval.  Seventy  five  elementary  learners of  English  were  randomly  assigned  to  three  groups  of  ‘free  reading’,  ‘reading  comprehension’ and ‘reading to summarize’. A modified text was administered to all the three groups. The dat...

<p>Extensive Reading (ER) is considered as a good learning technique to enhance every skill in language learning. It assist the improvement of other skills learners especially English Foreign Language (EFL) leaners. This study designed evaluate effectiveness ER on EFL learners’ writing performance and identify attitude towards effects performance. The recruited group 59 non-English majors...

<p>This research aims to discover whether extensive reading has fulfilled the program principle and is able emerge habit. This was conducted due evaluation of an that rarely been done not significantly increase library visits as indication good reading. will provide insight for educators, decision makers students about implementation programs so can be carried out better. descriptive whic...