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Ibn Zohr University Department of Anglo-Saxon studies Agadir T.E.F.L Teaching Reading Prof: A.karim Benlaayouni http:// Benlaayouni.tripod.com Karim.benlaayouni@yahoo.com December 13 th ,2006. Reading skills and sub-skills Purposes of reading Types of readings Approaches of reading skill
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Ibn Zohr UniversityDepartment of Anglo-Saxon studiesAgadirT.E.F.LTeaching ReadingProf: A.karim Benlaayounihttp:// Benlaayouni.tripod.comKarim.benlaayouni@yahoo.comDecember 13th,2006
Reading skills and sub-skills • Purposes of reading • Types of readings • Approaches of reading skill • Stages of a reading lesson • The reading text
What is reading? • Perceiving a written text in order to understand its content • A skill of reading • Skimming &Scanning
Why do we read? • For enjoyment • Purposefully
Types of readings Intensive Extensive Short/ Inside the class Long texts/ Reading in quantity Develop good reading habits High degree of understanding Build up knowledge of voc & structures Become independent reader Encourage the liking of reading
Approaches of Reading Top- down approach Processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers Readers identify letters and words only to confirm their assumptions about the meaning of the text It emphasizes what the reader brings to the text Reading is driven by meaning, and proceeds from whole to part. Bottom-up approach The text/ code is the basic element A single-direction, part-to-whole processing of a text Reading is driven by a process that results in meaning The meaning of the text is expected to come naturally as the code is broken based on the reader's prior knowledge
Stages of reading course Pre-reading while-reading Post-reading * Pre teaching Voc * True false Q * Summarizing * Pre Question * Multiple choice * Speaking/ discussion * Global Question * Comprehension Q * Follow up Questions * Guessing * Structures & sub-skills * Extended questions To Motivate Purpose Continuation
Characteristics of a text • Appropriateness • Challenging • Authentic