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6 Reading for academic purposes
㈠ Reading is a very important language skill for students to develop in order to study effectively,
because during their academic courses they may be expected to read many pages in a week, possibly hundreds! It seems fairly obvious that the more someone reads the better a reader he/she will become.
Reading will also help in the reader's efforts to develop other language skills. According to Pulido (2003), \you will develop a wider vocabulary”. She goes on to provide statistical evidence to back up her claim. It is generally believed that good readers also make good writers. Reading can act as a model for writing as the reader is exposed to, and absorbs, ever-widening patterns of writing forms and styles. Bassett (2010) expands on this theme below: Reading stories in an extensive reading programme will improve reading fluency by increasing
automaticity in processing, and will also improve proficiency in writing, listening, and speaking-provided that the student really is reading extensively{…} reading 40 or 50 graded readers in a year.
Bassett's focus is on graded readers, but arguably the type of text should suit the needs and
interests of individuals. What is more relevant is the reference to \processing\and how this impacts on other areas of language learning and development. \out of practice and instruction. Automaticity allows students to retrieve words quickly from memory and concentrate on other aspects of reading, such as comprehension” (University of North Carolina, 2011). It seems safe to assume as well that a wider vocabulary will facilitate reading. Developing
vocabulary and grammar unconsciously through reading is often