抄録
This study reports reading survey results collected from 137 science and technology majors at a Japanese university. Reading is one of the most necessary skills for academic and vocational success, as well as personal growth for science and technology majors, but their English reading ability tends to be limited. For this reason, extensive reading (ER) instruction is in demand. However, the author found that students struggle with reading in general more than reading specifically in English when they start ER. Therefore, this study aims to examine science and technology students’ reading habits and attitudestoward reading in both Japanese and English to improve ER instruction in English. The survey results suggest that 1) science and technology majors have less positive attitudes toward English than arts majors, 2) 70 percent of them perceive reading in Japanese favorably, but the percentage drops to 50 percent for reading in English, and 3) their attitude toward reading is lower for English than for Japanese. Given these results, ER teachers should promote students’ intrinsic motivation, reduce the load of reading in English, introduce intercultural issues
through reading, and build a reading community for more successful ER education.
https://ror.org/046fm7598 
