Research on Extensive Reading for English Majors

Training and promoting learners' reading ability is the main purpose of extensive reading course for college English majors. On account of the different understanding of syllabus, teaching purpose, reading ability, reading process and reading model, a direct effect is exerted upon the selection of textbooks, teaching methods, classroom activities and the formation of teaching models. This paper, based on the new theories of reading and teaching practice, discusses the teaching purpose, reading ability and reading process and puts forward the teaching model for extensive reading. Obviously it is a beneficial effort to research on and find out the teaching principles of extensive reading.