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Extensive Reading: Theory , Research and Implementation By: Qiu Rong Ng, Willy A Renandya, Maio Yee Clare Chong TEFLIN Journal, Volume 30, Number 2, July 2019             The theory, principles, effectiveness on language and specific skill, also the implementation of extensive reading (ER) for students of English as Foreign Language (EFL) or students of English as Second Language (ESL) has been published for several time. Pleasure reading, self-selected reading, free voluntary reading, and wide reading are term of extensive reading (ER). The theoretical intent of extensive reading is resulted from implicit learning, but the main theory of extensive reading is Comprehension Hypothesis. The studies habitually has been shown that extensive reading   (ER) enable the student to acquire benefits of linguistic, improve reading fluency, acquisition on vocabulary, better writing skill, grammar knowledge, also develop wider and...

Cecep Syamsul Hari is Indonesian poet. He is known as a poet with musical device skills. Recently, I read one of his poetry, entitled Euphrosyne. Euphrosyne is first poetry on e-book 21 Love Poems bilingual edition, translated by Harry Aveling and Dewi Candraningrum. In Greek mythology, Euphrosyne was one of the Three Charites or Three Graces. Euphrosyne and her sister (Thalia and Aglaea) were daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome. Their duty is take responsible to fill the world with joy and pleasant time. Euphrosyne itself is a feminine form of Greek word euphrosynos meaning “merriment”.             By Euphrosyne Cecep Syamsul Hari prove his capability on musical devices, which very wonderful. All of the repetition exist in this poetry, indicate how great the musical of this poetry. I like an end rhyme in the sixth stanza, ‘A’ vowel in each line, is very good. And I found an anaphora in sixtieth stanza.   “Aku m...