Shane Donald is Assistant Professor at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. He gained his doctorate from Newcastle University in the UK. His research interests include spoken interaction, classroom interaction, sociocultural theory and Extensive Reading. He has been a university instructor for over 20 years.

• Part 1 Implementing Extensive Reading1. IntroductionShane Donald2. Implementing Extensive Reading: Perspectives from Türkiye Havva Kurt Taspinar3. Unlocking Extensive Reading in Thai Universities: Practitioner Perceptions, Real-World Challenges, and Critical Training NeedsMintra Puripunyavanich4. The Evolution of Extensive Reading Practices in India: A 100-Year Journey Shravasti Chakravarty5. Extensive Reading in Indonesian Secondary Schools and Universities: Opportunities and ChallengesFenty Lidya SiregarPart 2 Extensive Reading as a Pedagogical Approach6. Preservice Teachers’ Experiences with Reading and Reviewing Children’s Books for Enjoyment in South Africa Sibhekinkosi Anna Nkomo7. What Activity Theory Tells Us about How Learners Experience an ER Programme in a Taiwanese UniversityShane Donald8. The Practice of Extensive Reading in the EFL context: Reflections from Ethiopia Abdurahman Ahmed Endris9. Vietnamese Tertiary Students doing Extensive Reading: A Case StudyHuu Phuc Nguyen10. Tadoku in Japan: Distinctive Features, Developments and Practices Over Twenty YearsKatsuhiro Yamauchi, and Kazuma Fujii11. Exploring the Efficacy of Extensive Reading Programs in the Middle Eastern Context: A Meta-AnalysisHelene Demirci and Elspeth CavalcantiAfterwordTom Robb

"Extensive reading is a conundrum in English language teaching. While its benefits are lauded, its absence is lamented. This volume of studies from across Asia and Africa will comfort and inspire teachers wanting to bring those benefits to their learners. It reminds us that the challenges in implementing extensive reading are common across contexts. The contributors to this volume show ways of overcoming them."- Emeritus Professor John Macalister, Victoria University of Wellington.