This study explored how reading circles (RCs) can be incorporated into a task-based reading curriculum in academic classroom settings. It investigated students’ perceptions of academic RC tasks and examined their effectiveness in improving students’ reading abilities and critical thinking skills. Twenty-six EFL university students majoring in Business English participated in the study. They were asked to read English business journal articles weekly, assigned different roles and tasks to complete, and given opportunities to share interpretations in class. Data were collected from questionnaires, interviews, students’ reflective journals, reading proficiency tests, and weekly homework. The results show that students held quite positive attitudes toward RC tasks in academic contexts and confirmed their effectiveness in enhancing their reading abilities and critical thinking skills through a collaborative learning process. Such a reading scheme has been proved to be a pedagogically appropriate approach for language development in academic contexts.

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将阅读圈纳入基于任务的 EAP 阅读方案

本研究探讨了如何将阅读圈 (RCs) 纳入学术课堂环境中的任务型阅读课程。它调查了学生对学术 RC 任务的看法，并检查了它们在提高学生阅读能力和批判性思维能力方面的有效性。26名商务英语专业的EFL大学生参加了这项研究。他们被要求每周阅读英文商业期刊文章，分配不同的角色和任务来完成，并有机会在课堂上分享解释。数据来自问卷调查、访谈、学生的反思日记、阅读能力测试和每周作业。结果表明，学生对学术环境中的 RC 任务持有相当积极的态度，并证实了他们通过协作学习过程提高阅读能力和批判性思维能力的有效性。这种阅读方案已被证明是学术环境中语言发展的一种教学方法。