7KH$IIHFWLYH%HQHøWVRI((WHQVLYH Reading in the Spanish Curriculum: A 5 ⴀweek Case Study

Previous  research  has  indicated  that  Extensive Reading  (ER)  is  one  of  the  best  ways  to  learn  a language.  Unfortunately,  the  implementation  of  ER programs  in  the  Spanish  FL  curriculum  is  scarce or  even  non ⴀexistent.  This  study  seeks  to  evaluate whether  a  short ⴀterm  ER  program  implemented  in the  second  semester  of  Spanish  at  the  college  level can  a)  make  students  realize  of  the  value  of  ER  and its  implementation  in  the  curriculum,  and  b)  affect