{"id":610,"date":"2025-06-04T18:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/?p=610"},"modified":"2025-06-04T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:13:37","slug":"recreational-reading-for-esla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/llrc\/2025\/recreational-reading-for-esla\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreational Reading for ESLA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Recreational Reading for ESLA\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n

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So, your teacher has just suggested that you try reading \u201cfor fun\u201d to improve your English. Is she\/he serious? Well, yes. Believe it or not, recreational reading can help you understand conversational English better, collect more academic\/technical words, and learn more complex structures. True or imagined, stories in books offer you a world filled with opportunities for learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, are you studying a science or math-related topic? If so, try \u201cMinority Report<\/a>\u201d by Philip K. Dick. Sure you could watch the movie, but reading the book allows you to look at the language that creates the story rather than just the filmmaker\u2019s interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or maybe you\u2019re studying law and business. If so, try a John Grisham book like \u201cThe Runaway Jury<\/a>\u201d, a book about lawsuits and lawyers in the tobacco industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or a social science like psychology or sociology. If so, try \u201cLord of the Flies<\/a>\u201d by William Golding, a book about social order and disorder or \u201cThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time<\/a>\u201d by Mark Haddon, a book from the perspective of a boy with autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or maybe try some Canadian literature with \u201cObasan<\/a>\u201d by Joy Kogawa, \u201cAnne of Green Gables<\/a>\u201d by Lucy Maud Montgomery, or \u201cGreen Grass Running Water<\/a>\u201d by Thomas King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I\u2019m not the person who should be giving you advice about books. There are plenty of people and places in Ottawa where you can get better advice on books that might help you enjoy recreational reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n