Vuxna SFI-elevers möte med läsfrämjande arbete och nöjesläsning

Sammanfattning: This thesis investigates through qualitiative interviews whether six adult female learners of Swedish as a second language, with a short study background from their home countries, have developed pleasure reading habits in Swedish during their studies at SFI (Swedish For Immigrants). Another aspect that is explored is the school’s, and school library’s work with the promotion of literature and pleasure reading. Six students and two librarians were interviewed. The interviewed students have limited experience of pleasure reading in their native languages. As pleasure reading is known to promote literacy in a second language, reading in Swedish could become a factor in finishing SFI faster. The findings show that the students do engage in free voluntary reading or pleasure reading in Swedish, at school or at home. Some of the school’s activities seem to have a stronger connection with this outcome than others, for instance classroom time set aside for sustained reading, a choice between printed and digital materials, and assistance in finding literature that is sufficiently challenging. The teachers and the librarians both play important roles in reading promotion. The students’ own awareness of the effect of pleasure reading on their language skills also seems to be a motivating factor.