1. 3. What reading skills should the Students acquire?
1.1. Students need to be able to:
1.1.1. Scan
1.1.1.1. To look for particular bits of information.
1.1.1.1.1. not to have to read every line.
1.1.2. Skim
1.1.2.1. To get the genera idea of what the text is about
1.1.2.1.1. Not to get all the details, but main ideas.
1.1.3. Reading for detailed comprehension
1.1.3.1. Different from the above, this skill requires more time and attention, and reading the text more than once.
1.1.4. Reading for pleasure
1.1.4.1. Needs to be slow, at their own pace.
1.2. Teachers must teach how to read not as a obligation, but as a possibility, an option to open up to new worlds.
2. 4. Principles behind the teachingof reading.
2.1. 1. Reading is not a passive skill.
2.2. 2. Students need to be engaged with what they are reading.
2.3. 3. Students should be encouraged to respond to the content of a reading text, not just the language.
2.4. 4. Prediction is a major factor in reading.
2.5. 5. Match the task with the topic.
2.6. 6.Good teachers exploit reading text to the full.
3. 5. What do reading sequences look like?
3.1. Elementary.
3.1.1. * Engage Activity
3.1.2. * Activate excercise
3.1.2.1. Working with a partner.
3.1.3. * Active reading
3.1.3.1. Do you agree with the passage?
3.1.4. * Study Reading
3.1.4.1. Answer the questions.
3.1.5. * Activate excercise
3.2. Lower intermediate.
3.2.1. * Engage Activity
3.2.2. * Activate excercise
3.2.3. * Study Reading
3.2.4. * Activate excercise
3.3. Intermediate.
3.3.1. * Engage Activity
3.3.2. *Study Reading
3.3.3. * Activate excercise
3.4. Advanced.
3.4.1. * Engage Activity
3.4.2. *Study Reading
3.4.3. * Activate excercise
4. 1. Why teach reading?
4.1. MANY REASONS
4.1.1. Important part of the teachers' job.
4.1.1.1. REASONS?
4.1.1.1.1. To be able to: * Read for their careers, for study purposes, for simple pleassure.
4.1.1.1.2. Provide good models for English writing.
5. 2. What kind of reading should Students do?
5.1. What kinds of readings are suitable for English Language Students?
5.1.1. Authentic?
5.1.1.1. Depending on the level
5.1.1.1.1. May be too difficult to understand, difficult grammar, colloquialisms, complex words, the style, and different messages, could be...
5.1.2. Traditional material?
5.1.2.1. Tended to look artificial, over-simplified, comical. untypical.
5.1.3. There has to be a balance:
5.1.3.1. between
5.1.3.1.1. Real English
5.1.3.1.2. Students capabilities and interests.
5.1.3.2. The best way of finding the correct reading exercises is knowing your Students' needs and levels.