tailieunhanh - Phương pháp giảng dạy tiếng Anh part 6

Tham khảo tài liệu 'phương pháp giảng dạy tiếng anh part 6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Lecture 18 TEACHING READING-3 I. Guiding Principles Reading is a very important maybe the most important skill for students who need English for academic purposes. The teaching of reading has often involved little more than giving students a text and requiring them to answer a series of comprehension questions when they have finished. This procedure is effective in that it can determine how much students understand the text but it does nothing to provide them with the skills and strategies needed to become efficient and independent readers. In contemporary teaching reading lessons should be planned in a pre- while- and post-reading framework in order to build background knowledge practice reading skills within the reading texts themselves and engage in comprehensible instruction. The following guiding principles are important to keep in mind while teaching reading. Reading is an active skill. Instruction should concentrate on teaching reading strategies. Students should be aware of the purpose of reading. Students should be aware of the value and purpose of pre- during-and post-reading activities. Top-down and bottom-up strategies should be used interactively so that they complement each other. Reading is an independent activity important for individual growth. Students should be exposed to a variety of text types. Reading instruction should provide students with the ability to get access to other resources through reading. Reading should be input for students other language skills. 73 Extensive reading outside of intensive classroom reading is necessary to develop good reading skills. Instruction should include discussion of topics interesting to students. 11. Two Checklists Checklist of criteria for choosing suitable reading passages Content is relevant enriching and interesting. Language is useful and authentic. Text is authentic. Length difficulty etc. of text make it accessible to students. Texts should represent a variety of genres. Topics should be .