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摘要：Extensive reading, which typically refers to the use of graded readers, has enjoyed a surge in popularity in English as a foreign language (EFL) settings. Stephens highlights the value of an interacting approach to extensive reading and recommends that this be preceded or accompanied by extensive listening. She notes that for second language learners, "extensive reading without extensive listening is arguably counterproductive" and contends that the inclusion of extensive listening is justified as "it affirms the importance of intonation, helps establish an oral foundation, and encourages speakers of L1s that are linguistically distant from English to process English words in their natural order." Adapted from the source document