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Designing & evaluating an English reading test for the non-majors of Civil Engineering at Haiphong private university

Designing & evaluating an English reading test for the non-majors of Civil Engineering at Haiphong private university

... improving reading skill with English of Civil Engineering after 120 period reading course.  to measure their aptitude for the reading skill.  to diagnose their strength and weakness in reading ... fact, the same form of test may be used for different purposes, although in other cases the purpose may affect the form. Due to the limitation of time and ability, it is impossible for the author ... in other words, the test may be valid for some purposes, but not for others. For example, if the purpose of a test is to test ability to communicate in a foreign language, then it is valid if...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:12

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Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part  3

Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part 3

... 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 ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21

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Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part  5

Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part 5

... hours for reading skills per week. Within each class, normally 45 minutes long, they learn and practice reading skills such as skimming, scanning, reading for main ideas or for specific information, ... appealing source of 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. ... 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...

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Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part  6

Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part 6

... 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 ... 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. ... and animal d. social issues (crime, politic…) e. mystery f. others (give examples) Thanks a lot for yours great assistance! Questionnaire N o 2 e. Interpreting characters in the short story or...

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Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part  7

Integrating short stories and poems in developing the reading skills for 2nd year students in haiphong university part 7

... 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 ... poems in teaching and learning reading  Method of collecting data:  At the end of term, 2 weeks before the final exam. 13 13  Thank you for Thank you for your attention! your attention! ... 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:...

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Techniques for developing content reading skills for the third year students at the university of odonto and stomatology

Techniques for developing content reading skills for the third year students at the university of odonto and stomatology

... 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 ... writing exercises, but their reading strategies of selecting important information of the texts will be reinforced. As for the activity of reading- to-write, during the reading process, the teachers ... 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 reading for the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:50

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A study on possible effective pre-reading activities to improve reading skills for 2nd- year english majors at the military science academy

A study on possible effective pre-reading activities to improve reading skills for 2nd- year english majors at the military science academy

... claimed that: “Extensive reading would normally start with reading for the main ideas or for general information then for general comprehension and finally, after much practice, for details comprehension”. ... 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 ... book More Reading Power is chosen as a core text book for teaching reading to the second year students at our Academy. They have only 30 periods of reading for each term, which counts for 60 periods...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:50

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Developing critical reading skills for first year students in English department, college of foreign languages, Vietnam national university, Hanoi

Developing critical reading skills for first year students in English department, college of foreign languages, Vietnam national university, Hanoi

... 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 ... while reading, the activities can be scanning, skimming, reading for detailed information, predicting meaning of new words, etc. Those reading activities might be used to serve different reading ... always: - have a purpose before reading. By asking ‘What is my purpose for reading? ’ readers know how to read, what to find and what reading skills to use effectively beforehand. - prepare to...

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Using while- reading techniques to improve reading comprehension for the 11th form students at phan dang luu high school

Using while- reading techniques to improve reading comprehension for the 11th form students at phan dang luu high school

... their reading skills, the teacher must play a role as a guiding person. He should give his students clear purposes while reading (for example, reading for general ideas, reading for specific information, ... the two categories mentioned by Williams, i.e. reading for general understanding first, and the reading for specific information. In the while- reading stage, to direct students to the general ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

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Using While- Reading Techniques to Improve Reading Comprehension for the 11th  Form Students at Phan Dang Luu High School

Using While- Reading Techniques to Improve Reading Comprehension for the 11th Form Students at Phan Dang Luu High School

... their reading skills, the teacher must play a role as a guiding person. He should give his students clear purposes while reading (for example, reading for general ideas, reading for specific information, ... the way of reading, we have aloud reading and silent reading. Depending on the purpose of reading, we can classify reading into skimming, scanning, intensive reading and extensive reading. 1.1.4.1 ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 17/04/2013, 16:09

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EXERCISES FOR CONSOLIDATION -GRADE 8

EXERCISES FOR CONSOLIDATION -GRADE 8

... year. 7. I can't stand / get up / at five / tomorrow. 8. The buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight. 9. My father / seem / get / better / now. 10. Last year / we / make / an agreement/...

Ngày tải lên: 05/06/2013, 01:25

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Fifteen-minute test for 12th grade (after U9)

Fifteen-minute test for 12th grade (after U9)

... need to give it a second thought. Fifteen-minute test Grade: 12 basic Full name: Class: 12 Fill each blank with but, so, however or therefore where appropriate. 1. This is the shortest way to ... so/but she passed the exam very easily. 3. It was very cold last weekend, but/so, we still went for our picnic. 4. It was very cold last week, so/but we had to cancel our picnic. 5. He was an ... Fifteen-minute test Grade: 12 basic Full name: Class: 12 Underline the correct alternative in the following sentences. 1....

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