Why should learners of English read? Norwegian English teachers' notions of EFL reading

This article presents findings from a study investigating Norwegian lower secondary English teachers' reasoning about their classroom reading practices in English as a foreign language (EFL). What notions of EFL reading do these teachers express? How do they explain their priorities? Based on perspectives from critical discourse analysis, the article shows how teachers negotiate their notions of reading at the intersection of past and present understandings and their everyday school realities. Specifically, it illustrates how features of their discursive practices may help maintain understandings of what is perceived as intrinsic and less relevant to EFL reading. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.