... background of reading
1.2.1. Definitions of reading and reading comprehension
1.2.1.1. Definition of reading
Reading is often referred to as the most important of the four language skills for EFL ... at the
Pre -reading stage.
3.2. Suggestions of some possible Pre -reading activities applied to teach More
Reading Power to the Second-year English Majors at the MSA
For developing skills to the ... topic of the thesis: reading and reading comprehension,
classification of reading, role of reading in foreign language learning, motivation and factors
in teaching and learning reading. Chapter...
... - Types of reading tasks in general readingskills and critical reading skills
3.2. Teaching critical reading
As critical reading comprises various complex skills, teaching critical reading is ... range from lower, simpler level (general reading skills) to higher, more complex
level (critical reading skills) .
General readingskills Critical reading skills
Skimming
Scanning
Recognizing the ... practice critical reading skills, those steps can be integrated into a
procedure which contains three indispensable stages: pre -reading, while -reading and
post -reading.
The pre reading stage brings...
... reading are viewed differently. While extensive
reading is associated with reading outside the classroom and fluency and pleasure in
reading are expected as reading fruits while intensive reading, ... reading into reading aloud and silent
reading in terms of reading manner and skimming, scanning, extensive reading, and
intensive reading in terms of reading purposes. Last comes in the first ... activities in reading lessons; how to
select supplementary reading materials. And here below are suggested techniques:
Techniques for Reading Interest and Motivation
• Making Englishreading fun
•...
... are non - English - majors.
The specific aims of the research are:
to assess the learners’ achievement in improving reading skill with English of Civil
Engineering after 120 period reading course.
... this minor thesis
into designing a reading test of ESP for communicative purpose, i.e. it is a communicative
language test.
1.3-Testing reading skills
In a reading test, test items are often ... 15-unit textbook on English for Civil Engineering.
2.4.Methods of data collection and data analysis
To collect data for the research, a 34-item test of Civil Engineering Englishreading
was delivered...
... story and its advantages in language classroom…………….………… 10
II.2. Reading comprehension …………………………………………………….………… 11
II.2.1. Reading comprehension and its roles in language learning………….……………11
II.2.2. ... text…………………………… ………………………………………11
II.2.3. Students’ difficulties with reading ……………………….…………………………12
II.3. Literature and Reading ………………………… …………………………………….13
...
... both reading and writing.
Reading literature requires imagination which can help develop the prediction skills.
Analyzing features such as point of view helps develop the skills of reading ... Efferent reading and aesthetic reading
There is no one way to deal with a text in the reading classroom. This part focuses on
differentiating the two methods: efferent reading and aesthetic reading. ...
Students have English class every weekday and they have five hours for readingskills per
week. Within each class, normally 45 minutes long, they learn and practice readingskills such
as...
...
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 skills is improved.
e. I can answer ... independent
from the text.
□ Others………………………………………………………………
f. The activities I like most in post – reading phase
□ creating the end of the poem or short story
□ changing the poem into a short story ... short story
c. poetry
d. drama
2. Which of the following aspects often cause difficulties when reading
literature?
a. unfamiliar vocabulary
b. cultural differences
c. literary styles and structure
d....
... knowledge
Develop critical reading and writing
Literature and reading:
The reader and the text
Links between readingskills and literary skills
Efferent reading and aesthetic reading
It is applicable ... classroom.
Students’ readingskills can be developed
through the reading of short stories and
poems.
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Results and Findings
Results:
Pointed out that integrating short stories and poems
in reading ...
Integrating short stories 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:...
... 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 ... content readings.
- The activities carried out by the teachers at pre -reading, while -reading and post -reading
stages and the students’ response.
- The necessary readingskills to enhance reading ... University.
I.5.2 .Reading skill problems
Reading skills should be employed in reading processes to make the reading effective.
According to Alderson (2000: 9-10), there are 8 skills of reading such...
... their reading
exercises and exams successfully. Having taught English majored students at TBU for several
years, I am aware of their problems and very much want to help them to improve their reading ... investigate the impacts of
reading strategy-based instruction on English learners' reading proficiency. Based on the
findings of the present study and others on reading strategy, researchers ... collect data on the reading strategies
employed by TBU students. First, the two reading comprehension tests were given to the
subjects in order to identify their Englishreading proficiency...
... teachers of English and students to solve the problems in reading classes. The
teachers can get certain suggestions to teach Englishreading more successfully or improve
students’ readingskills because ... for reading, the students also have to use proper skills. However, the result
reflects that the students have no skills for pre -reading. Half of them still think very highly of
vocabulary in reading ... for reading.
However, frankly speaking, more than half of the students have no skills for preparing
reading. This is also obstacle of reading.
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Table 4.1.2.b The students’ interest in reading
Question...
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64. a. hardware b. code c. spreadsheet d. system
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IMPROVING OUR READING SKILLS
I. Answer questions 1–3 on the basis of the following passage.
The ravages [of the storm]...
... Test on reading skills, hoatvups
Full name: M ark:
D¹ng 1: §iÒn 1 tõ thÝch hîp vµo « trèng.
Bµi tËp 1.
English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can speak ... go to the movies, watch television, listen to the radio in the language I am (7. … ) to learn.
Reading is another good way to learn. Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines ... easy as they thought it (7. … ) be. First, they have to find
housing. (8. … ) they need to learn English and get jobs.
Eventually they succeed (9. … ) accomplishing these three goals, and life...