... languages; writingskills in L1
and L2 were not strongly correlated; L1 writingskills were not the predictor of L2 writingskills
while L1 readingskills were the predictor of L2 reading skills; and ... L1 readingandwriting skills; and L2 readingandwriting skills.
2. Cognitive Functions
Multiple domains in cognitive functions are assumed to be shared by the domains of
reading and writing. ... seem to indicate that students who are more proficient in L1 readingandwritingskills
are also more proficient in L2 readingandwriting skills.
Table 2
Correlations for L1 and L2 Reading and...
... aims:
* To understand better and more fully the notions of readingandreading
comprehension, etc.
* To investigate the teachers’ and students’ attitude towards the pre- reading techniques.
* To ... to the topic of the thesis: readingandreading comprehension,
classification of reading, role of reading in foreign language learning, motivation and factors
in teaching and learning reading. ... language acquisition.
Good reading texts also provide good models for writingand provide opportunities to
introduce new topics, to stimulate discussion andto study language. Reading, then, is a skill...
...
basic tools and tips toreading emails
that have been written in English as a
2
nd
language.
Learn the secrets towriting emails in
English that are easy to write, easy to
read and easy to ... 7
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The Purpose and Benefit of this eBook
The purpose of this eBook is to help you to read emails that are “hard to
understand” andto write emails in English that are “easy to understand”.
The ... words and expressions used in an email can make it formal
or informal.
Some examples are:
formal - to receive / to inform / to assist / to contact
informal - to get / to tell / to help / to get...
... readers and writers. To foster such knowledge and to
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high-stakes, on-demand direct writing ... OLSON AND LAND A Cognitive Strategies Approach toReadingandWriting 279
work; to illustrate procedural knowledge, they asked for instructions as to how to
use a hammer to nail the boards together; ... they struggle todevelop higher-level readingandwritingskills (Scarcella,
2002). Some studies have shown that ELLs require six to ten years to acquire grade-
appropriate readingandwriting proficiency...
... Donald
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Reading activities with
older children
Practice reading sub -skills:
Skimming: reading for main ideas
Scanning: reading for specific information
reading for meaning entails exercises to ... Instructor: Nguyen Thi Hoai Minh, M.A in TESOL
1
Reading activities with
younger children
Reading games / activities at word levels
Word snap / dominoes
Hang man
Simple puzzles
12
Reading activities ... of songs, rhymes, and
stories in English
phonics training should be meaningful
8
Natural language acquisition
2
listening
speaking
reading
writing
4
Why teach readingand
writing?
Many children...
... 277
251
LESSON
30
REVIEWING
AND REVISING
LESSON SUMMARY
The final step in the writing process is to review and revise your
writing. This lesson shows you how to look critically at your writing
and make changes to improve ... cause and effect, comparison and contrast,
and order of importance
b. cause and effect, chronology, and order of
importance
c. comparison and contrast only
d. cause and effect and comparison and
contrast ... statements and relevant details.
You learned how todevelop depth in your writing,
and you practiced selecting an appropriate audience,
style, and tone for each piece of writing.
Lesson 30: Reviewing and...
... completely and send a clear message to your
reader. You’ll also be able to select the appropriate style and tone to make your writing most effective.
Focusing on the Topic
We write to communicate ... the government to
reintroduce wolves in Yellowstone?
a. to control the elk and coyote populations
b. to restore the park’s plant diversity
c. to control the local livestock
d. to protect the ... brainstorming,
freewriting, lists, graphic organizers, and outlines.
Choose the prewriting method that works best for the
topic, and don’t be afraid to experiment with new
methods. These prewriting...
... this story?
a. to inform
b. to persuade
c. to entertain
d. to explain
6. Is there enough information in this story to
predict an outcome? If so, what will probably
happen next in the story?
a. ... link
one step to another. In Step 3, for example, we are
told to continue to stir. Thus, we can see that there was
a previous step—Step 2—in which we were told to
stir. In Step 4, we are told to skim ... characters to experience
the story’s themes.
In Section 1, you learned how to be an active
reader, how to find the main idea, how to define unfa-
miliar words, and how to distinguish between fact
and...
... time
refining and expanding writing skills, requires a certain pragmatic approach. The teacher
should be clear on what skills students are trying to develop. Next, the teacher needs to
decide ... written exam
to be held at the end of the term. Students have to present what they have learned as business
writing skillsand do writing business correspondent test: writing a CV and a job cover ... writing, and (3) free -writing or self -writing.
Imitative writing involves classroom activities like copying, which are somewhat mechanical
and do not require the students to understand the meaning....
... athlete and like any
athlete, you just need the chance to flex and tone
your literary muscles so that they are taut and
sleek. To do this, you will learn how to:
■
Ask yourself the right questions to ... many
unique ideas and people to choose from. Don’t
worry if you don’t know exactly what you want
your topic to be. Allow yourself time to think
and choose by brainstorming and listing all
those ... questions to help you
start writing.
■
Brainstorm and list all your ideas to find an
ideal topic.
■
Formulate the perfect thesis question.
■
Prepare a preliminary and easy to follow out-
line.
■
Take...
... they will come to
understand and even learn how to control the way they think. In short they will learn how
to learn. This is surely our goal as educators.
Class Activities
I Reading
You can ... enable us to demonstrate to students their own inner
learning processes. This brings them much closer to learning to manage their own rich
internal software: their images, sounds and feelings. ... ReadingandWriting through Neuro-
Linguistic Programming
Tom Maguire
motme [at] redestb.es
A three minute introduction to "Neuro-Linguistic Programming"...
... the board. Now hand out copies and
invite everyone to read the text to check which guess comes closest to reality.
Remind your students to picture the scenes in the story while reading, just ... they will come to
understand and even learn how to control the way they think. In short they will learn how
to learn. This is surely our goal as educators.
Class Activities
I Reading
You can ...
Halloween
Reading andWriting through Neuro-
Linguistic Programming
Tom Maguire
A three minute introduction to "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" would go like this:
Ladies and Gentlemen, to...
... the board. Now hand out copies and
invite everyone to read the text to check which guess comes closest to reality.
Remind your students to picture the scenes in the story while reading, just ... they will come to
understand and even learn how to control the way they think. In short they will learn how
to learn. This is surely our goal as educators.
Class Activities
I Reading
You can ... written during a class :
Halloween
Reading andWriting through Neuro-
Linguistic Programming
Tom Maguire
Ladies and Gentlemen, to be successful in life you only need to remember three things:
1....