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Online Extensive Reading for Smooth Transition from High School to College
The presenter demonstrates how pre-enrollment English assignments at a university are managed for in-coming high school graduates, using various online programs including digital extensive reading. Between 2021 and 2024, Xreading has been assigned as part of pre-entrance tasks. High school students admitted to the university are encouraged to read 60,000 words worth of graded readers while they are still not enrolled, some of whom reading over a few million words within four months and submitting dozens of journals. The presenter will demonstrate how the task is implemented, followed up, and connects to the students’ English learning at the university. She will also demonstrate the students’ accomplishment over the years and their feedback on the program, which may be of interest to teachers considering extensive reading as a bridging tool.