Research Article
Reading Graded Readers: A Recommended Activity for Helping EFL Beginners Acquire English and Its Culture
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317610, author={Lies Amin Lestari}, title={Reading Graded Readers: A Recommended Activity for Helping EFL Beginners Acquire English and Its Culture}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 10th UNNES Virtual International Conference on English Language Teaching, Literature, and Translation, ELTLT 2021, 14-15 August 2021, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ELTLT}, year={2022}, month={6}, keywords={graded reader sla school literacy movement}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317610} }- Lies Amin Lestari
Year: 2022
Reading Graded Readers: A Recommended Activity for Helping EFL Beginners Acquire English and Its Culture
ELTLT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-8-2021.2317610
Abstract
School Literacy Movement (Gerakan Literasi Sekolah/GLS) has been implemented in all levels of schools in Indonesia to boost the students’ reading habit. Unfortunately, the reading materials provided by parents and school are mostly written in Bahasa Indonesia. The reasons for providing such collection is to make the students feel comfortable when reading them which in the end will make them enjoy reading. However, as English is a compulsory subject in Indonesia, and it is widely acknowledged that the mastery of the language is important for the students’ future, it will be advantageous if parents and schools also provide graded books written in English for the movement. This paper will discuss the benefits of reading English graded materials for helping the students acquire not only English but also other aspects of life presented in the materials which might make them become more cosmopolitan individuals.