English Extensive Reading in the School Library with the English Department

Abstract

In this study, we describe how the school library collaborated with the English Department with English Extensive Reading (EER) programs. In many schools in Japan, English books are kept in the English teachers‟ room which makes access to the books difficult for students because these rooms are locked when the teacher is not around. We discuss how placing the English books in the library have helped both students and teachers in conducting the EER lessons and how teachers became a closer team through EER programs. We also explain other effects that this collaboration between the teacher librarian and the English teachers has brought, which was making an environment where collaboration can occur much easier in the whole school.