E- Reading

E- Reading

Technology is playing a big role in everyday life; we can find it everywhere and in almost everything. E- Reading is taking a part of education in these days, and it has many advantages that make it spread fast among people around the world. Many advantages can be observed when we look at E- books it saves time, money and it is very easy to be accessed, actually you can have a big library in a 30 inches device!

There is an interesting study that shows how e- reading influences people. According to study results posted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project in April of 2012, Americans are reading more with e-readers. Here are some bullets from that study:

·         people who used e-readers read more books in all formats

·         43% of those who used e-readers reported spending more time reading, especially men under age 50

·         E-reader device owners were more likely to buy books, particularly e books

·         Readers preferred e-reading devices for convenience,but they like printed books for reading to kids and sharing with others.

Mohannad Alhumaidi - How useful is it for students to learn new books

Reading outside the classroom is very important for language learners. It makes them link what they have learned in the classroom with the real life around them reading texts, articles, etc. It gives them a wider look at different writing styles, and that will help them to think in English! . Another thing is that, reading from outside the class (real books) gives them the choice to read what they like, so that will raise their willingness to read and not to feel bored.

In order to make sure that students are getting benefits from reading real materials, teachers can give them some tasks to do. They can ask them to write 1 page summary of what they read, mentioning what they like and what they dislike about it. Another task is to ask them to make a small presentation in front of the class talking about the material they read.

            As a result, I believe this way will make the students more confident about themselves, and it will also teach them how to be (self-learners) which will help them to discover how to improve their language without the teacher help.