September 18, 2016
The Extensive Reading Foundation is delighted to announce that the Fourth World Congress on Extensive Reading will be held at Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo, Japan from August 4 through 7, 2017. The Congress will be co-hosted by the Extensive Reading Foundation, the Japan Extensive Reading Association (JERA) and the JALT ER SIG.
Further information will be gradually made available on the Congress website. Please bookmark that page and return to it regularly!
September, 2016
The ERF spreads the "word" in Vietnam
The ERF held two "mini-conferences" at the end of August, at Vietnam National University, and Danang University of Foreign Languages where, Rob Waring and Tom Robb gave two presentations each on the basics of Extensive Reading. Vuong Ho, a scholarship recipient from ERWC3, also spoke at each event, along with Heather Doiron (Hanoi) and Makimi Kano (Danang). Rob, Tom and Makimi also gave presentations in Ho Chi Minh City at the "2016 Promoting Effective Change in the Language Classroom" conference. The events garnered the names of over 100 teachers who are interested in establishing an ER Affiliate in Vietnam.
April, 2016
The Extensive Reading Foundation invites you to participate in our "Roadshow" in Vietnam, from August 25 through August 28.
Schedule
August 25 Mini-Conference at Vietnam National University, Hanoi
[travel in the evening to Danang]
August 26 Mini-Conference at Danang University Danang
[Travel in the evening to Ho Chi Minh City]
August 27-28 "Promoting Effective Change in the Language Classroom", Conference sponsored by Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and Victoria University of Wellington, with a strand on "Extensive Reading".
You are warmly welcomed to present at any or all of these events. The two mini-conferences are free to all. There is a small fee of $100 NZD for the conference in HCMC, which is being organized separately.
All costs for transportation and lodging are to be borne by the individual participants.
Proposal submissions
For the two mini-conferences, please submit your title, and a 50-100 word abstract along with a 50 word (max) bio-statment to minicon@erfoundation.org Be aware, however, that there are currently few ER practitioners in Vietnam thus presentations that relate to the "educational ecology" of Vietnam are preferred.
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2016.
For the HCMC conference (deadline 15 April), please follow the procedure outlined on their webpage:
Program: Rob Waring & Tom Robb give a series of talks outlining the basics of Extensive Reading at each event. Other presentations complementing these will be in a 2nd or 3rd room, depending on the number of presentations ultimately accepted.
Room #1
A - Why Extensive Reading? - Rob Waring
B - Implementing ER with your Students - Tom Robb
--Lunch--
C - How to Choose what to Read -- Rob Waring
D - Getting them to do it -- Tom Robb
E - Q & A
October 15, 2015
A symposium on ER in public libraries will be held in Tokyo at Nov. 9th (Mon). Please pass this on to any librarians you know! Go here for the source.
October 14, 2015
A rather late notice of the 2015 Language Learner Literature Awards!
February 10, 2015
Every year, the Extensive Reading Foundation recognizes the best new works of language learner literature in English. This year, from graded readers published in 2014, the ERF judges have chosen three finalist titles in each of 5 categories: Young Learners, and 4 Adolescent & Adult categories-Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate/Advanced.
The ERF will later select one winner in each category, taking into account the votes and comments of students and teachers of English worldwide. To encourage teachers and students to read and evaluate the books, the ERF, in cooperation with publishers, has a Finalist Evaluation Programme. In each category, two copies each of the three finalist titles are placed in the hands of 10 classes around the world. Successful applicants will receive the books during the month of April the finalists have been announced in April 2015, at the IATEFL annual conference in Manchester.
If you wish to participate in this year's evaluation programme, please go here, logging in as "giveaway" with "giveaway" as the password, and fill in all of the fields. The preliminary deadline for applications is 20 March 2015. You will be notified of your acceptance into the program by March 30.
June 14, 2014
Word on the grapevine is the Language Learner Literature Awards will be announced next month - July! So get your wallets and order forms out for some highly recommended graded reader literature, coming soon!
May 12, 2014
The Extensive Reading Foundation is delighted to announce that the Third World Congress in Extensive Reading has been awarded to the Middle East and North Africa Extensive Reading Foundation who will co-host the Congress with the TESOL Arabia READ SIG. The Congress will be held at Dubai Men’s College in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates from September 18th to 20th, 2015. More details will follow shortly at http://erfoundation.org/wordpress/
from Rob Waring, ER Foundation
Posted by Website Editor
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April 28, 2014 7th ER Seminar Deadline: June 15 (Posters: July 15) |
The JALT ER SIG, Vocabulary SIG and JERA welcome proposals to present at the 7th Annual ER Seminar, 28th September at Keisen University, West Tokyo.
Presentations should address theory or practice relating to extensive reading, extensive listening or vocabulary. Presentations in the Japanese language are warmly welcomed. Please choose between a short paper of 25 minutes, or a poster session. We hope to display the posters all day, and there will be a time when presenters can answer questions. If you have a proposal for a different format, please supply a detailed explanation of why this alternate format is most suitable.
Deadline: Proposals for short papers or alternate formats should be submitted by June 15th. Poster sessions should be submitted by July 15th.
ER Colloquium Deadline: May 1st
The ER SIG invites submissions for short presentations (approximately 15 minutes) at the Extensive Reading Colloquium at JALT2014 in Tsukuba. This forum aims to support teachers in creating and sustaining ER programs which encourage the development of long-term reading habits in their students and in conducting research contributing to a deeper understanding of ER. We expect to have several speakers presenting on a variety of facets of ER programs from start-up to sustainability. If you have a proposal you feel would be appropriate to this event please submit it via this form by 11:59 p.m. on May 1st, 2014. This is a strict deadline as we must vet proposals and submit details to the conference committee soon after.
(REMINDER: LiLT Conference Deadline: May 15)
March 8, 2014
Students’ Stories of the Extensive Reading Experience
Followed by Hanami in Nara Park
学生からの多読経験報告
続いて奈良公園でお花見
Date and Time: Sunday, 6 April 2014 - 10:15am - 4:00pm
Speaker: Kevin Stein
This event will include a morning presentation on extensive reading by Kevin Stein from 10.15 - 11.45 followed by a family day event under the cherry blossoms of Nara Koen. Kevin blogs regularly on The Other Things Matter
Location: Nara Chusho Kigyo Kaikan link to map
September 22, 2013
AGM
Join us on Saturday, October 26 from 18:00 to 19:00 in Portopia Room 301 at the Kobe Convention Center for the ER SIG AGM.
JALT ER Colloquium: Learner and Instructor Insights
Saturday, October 26 from 16:15 to 17:45 in Room 301.
Simultaneous short presentations to choose from and the annual Giveaway of graded readers provided by our generous sponsors!
Book Exchange Party
... postponed until 7th ERS to avoid clashing with the "Books Doing Good" charity drive and other Saturday evening events.
Website Editor (via Coordinator and Publicity Chair)
September 17, 2013
The 2nd Extensive Reading World Congress:
A number of ER SIG officers and members attended the 2nd Extensive Reading World Congress in Seoul, Korea on September 12~15, 2013. Thank you to everyone in Korea and at the conference who made our welcome very warm and who helped us with our questions and curious wonderings! It was a special experience to travel to a neighbourly country in Asia to learn and exchange ideas and opinions on ER. It was also a treat to be present for the most recent LLL Awards as well as the presentation of the John A. Milne Award Innovation Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Service of Extensive Reading awarded to Richard R. Day. The ER SIG offers our congratulations to the LLLA winners and to Professor Richard Day, as well as the hope that everyone got home from the conference safely.
Extensive Reading Foundation and the 2013 LLL Awards
Website Editor
September 9, 2013
Presenter Grants
The Extensive Reading SIG is pleased to announce additional awardees of The JALT ER SIG Presenter Grant. Three presenters, Greg Rouault, Brandon Kramer, and Stuart McLean, have been approved through a blind review process to receive awards in support of their presentations to be made at the Second World Congress of Extensive Reading in Seoul, Korea. Please join us in congratulating them, and I hope you'll see their presentations along with many others this coming weekend.
Thomas Bieri
September 8th, 2013
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August 12th, 2013
ER SIG Officer Elections Some ER SIG officers have expressed their need to step down at the end of their terms. This would be a great time for you to volunteer to become an officer or assistant officer, to either fill one of these positions or learn another in preparation for doing so in the future. Any member may stand for election to any position, including my own (coordinator). All positions will be voted on at the AGM at JALT 2013 in Kobe. Please contact us to express interest and find out more information.
The ER Colloquium The ER Colloquium, including the Great Reader Giveaway, is scheduled to be in Room 301 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, October 26th.
Annual General Meeting (AGM) The ER SIG AGM will be held at the JALT 2013 conference in Kobe. It is scheduled to be in Room 301 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 26th.
The Book Exchange Party at JALT 2013 We are planning an ER SIG social event in the evening after the AGM. More details will go out in our September e-newsletter and be posted on the website. ETA: We have postponed this event.
Thomas Bieri
June 3rd, 2013
The 6th Annual ER Seminar
ER Seminar Report:The 6th Annual ER Seminar and JALTCALL2013 Conference was held May 31st to June 2nd at Shinshu University in Matsumoto. It was a great event with lots of informative presentations and a wonderful reception held on the lawn of Matsumoto Castle, which included an amazing performance by a taiko drum group. If you attended, thank you (and please look at request for feedback below)! If you couldn't make it, we hope to see you at future ER events, including the JALT 2013 in Kobe, and next year's ER Seminar (date and location TBD).
This month's member-to-members installment is actually a request for any attendees to the 6th ER Seminar/JALT CALL 2013 event to provide us feedback so that we can make our events even better next year. Please complete the survey by Monday, June 24, 2013. Also, the conference team would like to express our great appreciation to the Associate Members who provided significant support for this joint event. Special thanks go to our Platinum Sponsor, Oxford University Press, who also sponsored the conference bag, and Lexxica, who sponsored the Networking Reception.
The 6th Annual ER Seminar and JALTCALL2013 is fast approaching and less than a week away from kick-off! Check out the combined ER and CALL BLOCK SCHEDULE.
Click thumbnail below for the ER SIG's poster for the 6th ER Seminar and JALTCALL2013.
Website Editor
May 11, 2013
Inaugural Presenter Grant
The Extensive Reading SIG is pleased to announce the first awardee of The JALT ER SIG Presenter Grant. Bjorn Fuisting, who is a long-time advocate of ER and active member of the SIG, has been approved through a blind review process to receive an award of ¥15,000 in support of his presentation, Extensive Reading: Principles & Practice, to be made at the JALT PanSIG2013 conference. Please join us in congratulating him, and come see his presentation along with many others on May 18th and 19th at Nanzan University, Nagoya.
Thomas Bieri
April 21, 2013
Presenter Grant Update
Please use the form here to apply for the grant and send an email to. We are extending the PanSIG deadline to April 25th.
March 21, 2013
Upcoming ER Presentations
1. Engaging Young Readers: Introducing Young Learners to Extensive Reading (Thomas E.Bieri, Nanzan University)
Sugiyama Jogakuen University
(Hoshigaoka Campus)
School of Cross-Cultural Studies, Rm 108
2. Graded Readers in the Classroom - How and Why (Ron Murphy, Ehime University)
While the autonomous nature of Extensive Reading is attractive to students, it also creates some reluctance for teachers, who wonder how to exploit graded readers in the classroom itself. This presentation will briefly cover ER research results, and detail various activities and approaches for using GRs in the classroom.
Matsuyama Chapter Meeting
Sun 14 April 2013, 14:15-16:20
Shinonome High School Kinenkan 4F
Contact Junko Yamamoto for more details at:
January 28, 2013
Logo
The ER SIG Logo Team (Sophie, Cheryl, Mark and Leslie, with help from Thomas and Shannon) has successfully concluded the ER SIG Logo contest on Logoarena. We had 67 final entries that went all the way through judging. You can see the winning design by creativiti (from India) below along with an icon version and a variation of our name (which looks a bit like a nametag). Thanks to the team members and other Officers who contributed their effort, thoughtful ideas and suggestions! Let the ER SIG instant recognition begin!
Left: #78 official Extensive Reading SIG logo by creativiti; Middle: #79 icon by creativiti (textless); Right: #44 nametag!
Website Editor
January 18, 2013
Dear ER teachers and researchers,
Call for papers for ER Colloquium at JALT National Conference 2013
The JALT ER SIG invites proposals on Extensive Reading or Extensive
Listening at the annual ER event at the 2013 JALT National Conference "Learning is a Lifelong Voyage" in Kobe, October 25th-28th.
Deadline for proposals is April 10, 2013.
Each presenter will have 2-3 minutes to introduce her/his topic to the whole audience.
At the end of the brief introduction session, presenters will break out into individual 15 minute
presentation sessions followed by a 5 minute Q & A time. The presentation will be repeated 3 times.
Please send applications, or any questions, to <jalt-ercoll@efl-esl.net>
Applications should include:
1. Your name
2. Your affiliation
3. A title
4. An abstract of around 50-100 words
5. Your JALT membership number if available
Thank you for your interest.
Richard Lemmer, Program Chair
