... type of program, level, and other variables (Day and Bamford ,2002) 16 The level of global understanding required varies with the student's language proficiency, the nature of the texts, and other ... must arrive at a profound and detailed understanding of logical arguments, the rhetorical arrangement, the pattern of the 14 text, the attitude and purposes of the writer and his linguistic means ... mentioned above is the summary of the general characteristics of extensive reading it provides including the issues related to the amount of and primary purpose of reading and the role of learners in...