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414.html (January 11th 2001).
[8] E.K. Knutson, Reading with a purpose:
Communicative reading tasks for the foreign
language classroom, Foreign Language Annals,
30 (1997) 1.
[9] G. Schraw, ...
question, or to perform another task. The
information used may be rules, principles,
formulas, theories, concepts, or procedures.
Nguyen Chi Duc / VNU Journal of Science, Foreign Languages ...
designing reading questions in class, up to 83
respondents claimed either to develop in
their studentsreading skills, language
elements or both. Only two raised some
awareness of fostering students ...
... the ESL classroom……………………….……………….…………… 9
II.1. 4.2.1.Poetry in the ESL classroom………………………………………….………… 9
II.1. 4.2.2.Short story and its advantages in language classroom…………….………… 10
II.2. Reading ... …………………………………………………….………… 11
II.2.1. Reading comprehension and its roles in language learning………….……………11
II.2.2. Reader and the text…………………………… ………………………………………11
II.2.3. Students difficulties with reading ……………………….…………………………12
II.3. ... ………………………………………11
II.2.3. Students difficulties with reading ……………………….…………………………12
II.3. Literature and Reading ………………………… …………………………………….13
...
... material for
reading . For him, if reading is to be viewed as an integrated process, the teaching of reading
must do more than simply exercise reading in the target language. With literature, the students ... skimming, scanning, readingfor main ideas or for specific information, etc. The reading
materials mostly are taken from course books like: Think First Certificate, Reading 2, IELT
Reading, Insight ... text in the reading classroom. This part focuses on
differentiating the two methods: efferent reading and aesthetic reading. According to Rosenblatt
(1978) efferent reading is reading in which...
... Appendix
Survey questionnaires forstudents at HPU
Questionnaire N
o
1
Questionnaires on the students attitude toward literary texts
1. Rank the following genres ... diary about what I have read
□
others……………………………………………………………………
4. After reading I find…
a. my vocabulary is enlarged.
b. my reading speed is improved.
c. my guessing skill is better
d. my analyzing ... read more
effectively:
□ The teacher should: ………………………………………………
□ The students should: ………………………………………………
Thanks a lot for yours great assistance!
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... and
poems in developing the
poems in developing the
reading skills for 2
reading skills for 2
nd
nd
year
year
students in Haiphong
students in Haiphong
university
university
Field: Methodology
Field: ... knowledge
Develop critical reading and writing
Literature and reading:
The reader and the text
Links between reading skills and literary skills
Efferent reading and aesthetic reading
It is applicable ... the lesson more enjoyable
and helps enhance studentsreading skills.
Most students like short stories and poems than novel and
drama
75% of students found short stories and poems interesting...
... practising reading skills to the
students.
IV.3. Improving teachers’ classroom techniques for teaching reading
IV.3.1. Focusing on the reading process
When dealing with teaching readingfor the students, ... the research: reading and reading comprehension,
classification of reading, the importance of improving reading skills, roles of reading teachers
and those of reading students, reading in ESP ... follows:
Before reading: Plan for the reading task
ã Set a purpose or decide in advance what to read for as a whole class. Firstly, the teacher
clarifies the purpose of reading to the students. ...
... discourse
Transcoding information into other types of
display
Table 5 - Types of reading tasks in general reading skills and critical reading skills
3.2. Teaching critical reading
As critical reading comprises ... promoted
1.2.5. Students
Generally, at high school, every week students only have one forty five minute -reading
class and reading materials are poor in terms of quality. The reading skills which ... following reading skills for the students including
getting the gist of a topic, drawing key concepts out of a reading, practicing reading
strategies, learning how to use some clues for understanding....
... their reading skills, the teacher must play a role as a guiding person. He should give
his students clear purposes while reading (for example, readingfor general ideas, readingfor
specific information, ...
categories mentioned by Williams, i.e. readingfor general understanding first, and the
reading for specific information. In the while- reading stage, to direct students to the general
understanding ... USED
IN THE WHILE- READING STAGE TO DEVELOP THE READING SKILLS FOR
THE 11
TH
FORM STUDENTS
As mentioned above, the while- reading stage is regarded as the main part of a
reading lesson. This...
... their reading skills, the teacher must play a role as a guiding person. He should give
his students clear purposes while reading (for example, readingfor general ideas, readingfor
specific information, ... suggest some
while- reading techniques for teaching comprehension for the 11
th
form students.
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CHAPTER 2:
THE PRESENT SITUATION OF
LEARNING TEACHING READING TO THE 11
TH
FORM STUDENTS
AT PHAN ... limit.
Scanning for specific
information
1. Underlining or circling the required information in a
given time limit.
2. Pre- questions focusing on specific information
Reading for detail
1. Information...
...
3.3.1.2. Reading skills and reading exercises
The suggested reading skills gathered from the needs analysis in chapter 2 include:
Skimming for general understanding, scanning for specific information, ... necessary reading skills suitable to their reading purposes to deal with
texts in their field of study. Some necessary reading skills of the ESP reading course for
the second-year students at ...
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Aims:
ã To provide the students with a basic knowledge of English for Urban Planning
ã To help the students use some reading techniques effectively
ã To help the students improve their English...
... purpose for reading. For example, he might be readingfor
enjoyment, information, or to complete a task. If he is exploring or reviewing, he
might skim a document. If he is searching for information, ... purposes. Our reading speed should fit our purposes for
reading. We read for many different purposes, and our reasons forreading any
particular material affects our reading speed. For example, ... Conclusion
From recent studies, reading is an important way of gaining information in
foreign language learning. Reading comprehension is a basic skill for college
students including foreign language learners....