Vietnamese EFL learners’ perspectives on online extensive reading during emergency remote L2 teaching

Previous research has shown a range of benefits extensive reading for second or foreign language (L2) learning, as well learners’ positive attitudes towards reading. However, during emergency remote teaching around the globe consequence Covid-19 pandemic, where all L2 classes have been moved online, little investigated online perspectives on this activity. Therefore, present study was conducted to investigate Vietnamese EFL amidst pandemic. Eighty-seven learners at local university participated in study. They were involved one over 12 weeks. Data collected through semi-structured interviews with participants. The results showed that had teaching. Learners reported enjoying variety topics and genres found reading, suitability texts their proficiency, usefulness program enhancing competence general knowledge, along convenience offers. also suggested several improvements website interface addition more topics, genres, quizzes.