Unit 11TeachingReading
Unit 11 Teaching Reading
Objectivesforthis lesson:Bythe end of this chapter,you aresupposedto: understand the nature of reading;· have a clear idea about different approachestowards reading;? be able to use major reading strategies;? be able to teach reading in proper ways
Objectives for this lesson: By the end of this chapter, you are supposed to: • understand the nature of reading; • have a clear idea about different approaches towards reading; • be able to use major reading strategies; • be able to teach reading in proper ways
I. The Nature of ReadingReading is an active process.Itconstantly involves guessing,predictingchecking and asking oneself questionsReading is the ability to understand thewritten words and respond to them inproperways.Reading means getting meaning out ofagivencontext.(Gu: 101)Wang: 180-181
I. The Nature of Reading Reading is an active process. It constantly involves guessing, predicting, checking and asking oneself questions. Reading is the ability to understand the written words and respond to them in proper ways. Reading means getting meaning out of a given context. (Gu: 101) Wang: 180-181
Do you agreeor disagree?？Wang:PP175-176
Wang: PP175-176 Do you agree or disagree?
Il. What do we read?(Wang:180)Newspaper and magazines, novels and shortstories,letters,telegrams, specialized articles,street maps, recipes, menus, signs, notices,information leaflets, dictionaries,advertisements,teaching materials, labels on packets andcontainers,etc
II. What do we read? Newspaper and magazines, novels and short stories, letters, telegrams, specialized articles, street maps, recipes, menus, signs, notices, information leaflets, dictionaries, advertisements, teaching materials, labels on packets and containers, etc. (Wang: 180)
Il. Why do we read?readingforsurvivale.g.parents read the label on a medicine bottleto see if it is suitable for a sick baby and to seehow muchto give.reading for learning and informatione.g.readingnewspapersandmagazines,specializedarticles,teaching materials,etc.readingforentertainment orpleasuree.g.reading novels and stories
III. Why do we read? reading for survival reading for learning and information reading for entertainment or pleasure e.g. parents read the label on a medicine bottle to see if it is suitable for a sick baby and to see how much to give. e.g. reading newspapers and magazines, specialized articles, teaching materials, etc. e.g. reading novels and stories
(Wang: 178-Do you......?179)Haveaclearpurposeinreading?Readphrasebyphrase,ratherthanwordbyword?Concentrateontheimportantbits,skimtherest,andskiptheinsignificantparts?Use different speeds and strategiesfor differentreading tasks?Perceivetheinformationinthetarget languageratherthanmentallytranslate?Guessthemeaningofnewwordsfromthecontext,orignore them?Usebackground information to help understand thetext?
Do you.? • Have a clear purpose in reading? • Read phrase by phrase, rather than word by word? • Concentrate on the important bits, skim the rest, and skip the insignificant parts? • Use different speeds and strategies for different reading tasks? • Perceive the information in the target language rather than mentally translate? • Guess the meaning of new words from the context, or ignore them? • Use background information to help understand the text? (Wang: 178- 179)
inIV. Strategies InvolvedReading ComprehensionSkimming(Wang:181)(Wang:181)Scanning(Wang:181)Inferring
IV. Strategies Involved in Reading Comprehension Skimming Scanning Inferring (Wang:181) (Wang:181) (Wang:181)
RecognizingrhetoricalstructuresA normal text is not a random collection ofsentences. Rather, it has a unity, and itscomponentssentences, groups of sentencesand paragraphs-are related in a meaningfulway to each other.Rhetorical structures refer to the complexnetwork of relationships within a text
Recognizing rhetorical structures A normal text is not a random collection of sentences. Rather, it has a unity, and its components—sentences, groups of sentences and paragraphs—are related in a meaningful way to each other. Rhetorical structures refer to the complex network of relationships within a text
The most common text structures arechronological order, cause and effect,comparison and contrast, classification,definitionprocess,(Gu:120-129)(Nunan:264-266)
The most common text structures are chronological order, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, process, definition. (Gu: 120-129) (Nunan: 264-266)