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Reading Teaching

Traditionally, the purpose of learning to read in a language has been to have access to the literature written in that language. In language instruction, reading materials have traditionally been chosen from literary texts that represent "higher" forms of culture.

The communicative approach to language teaching has given instructors a different understanding of the role of reading in the language classroom and the types of texts that can be used in instruction. When the goal of instruction is communicative competence, everyday materials such as train schedules, newspaper articles, and travel and tourism Web sites become appropriate classroom materials, because reading them is one way communicative competence is developed. Instruction in reading and reading practice thus become essential parts of language teaching at every level.

Integrating Reading Strategies

Instruction in reading strategies is not an add-on, but rather an integral part of the use of reading activities in the language classroom. Instructors can help their students become effective readers by teaching them how to use strategies before, during, and after reading.

Before reading:

            ·         Plan for the reading task

            ·         Set a purpose or decide in advance what to read for

            ·         Decide if more linguistic or background knowledge is needed

            ·         Determine whether to enter the text from the top down (attend to the overall meaning) or from the bottom up (focus on the words and phrases)

During and after reading:

            ·         Monitor comprehension

            ·         Verify predictions and check for inaccurate guesses

            ·         Decide what is and is not important to understand

            ·         Reread to check comprehension

            ·         Ask for help

After reading:

            ·         Evaluate comprehension and strategy use

            ·         Evaluate comprehension in a particular task or area

            ·         Evaluate overall progress in reading and in particular types of reading tasks

            ·         Decide if the strategies used were appropriate for the purpose and for the task

            ·         Modify strategies if necessary

Techniques for Reading Teaching

Reading aloud:

            1)      Basic Steps of Teaching (BST)  

            2)      Reading for Fluency (Chain Reading)

            3)      Reading and Look up

            4)      Speed Reading

            5)      Reading for Accuracy  

Silent Reading:

            1)      Pre-Reading

            2)      While-Reading

            3)      Post-Reading

References:  

http://khuanchira503.blogspot.com/p/reading-skill.html       http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/reading/goalsread.html

❀VOA : More Options for Learning Online

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
Launch (v.)	/lɔːn(t)ʃ/	-เริ่มทำงาน, เริ่ม - Make a sudden energetic movement. Ex. I launched myself out of bed
Expert (n.)	/ˈɛkspəːt/	-ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ - A person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area. Ex. You're not an expert at this job any more than I am.
Economist (n.)	/ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/	-นักเศรษฐศาสตร์ - An expert in economics. Ex. This problem has been treated by many economists.
Cost (v.)	/kɒst/	-ราคา, ค่าใช้จ่าย - Estimate the price of… Ex. It is their job to plan and cost a media schedule for the campaign.
Expand (v.)	/ɪkˈspand/	- เจริญรุ่งเรือง, ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น - become or make larger or more extensive Ex. Their business expanded into other hotels
Struggle (v.)	/ˈstrʌg(ə)l/	-พยายาม, ดิ้นรน - Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. Ex. Before she could struggle, he lifted her up.

❀ Learning Log 7 (inside classroom)

 Today, I learned about   Course, Syllabus .

               A course is a unit of teaching and Syllabus  is an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum. When the teacher teach about Course and Syllabus , I understand it. I can create curriculum.The course is English for Thai. The syllabus are  four units.

Unit 1 : My country

Topic 1:  About my country.

Topic 2: Community products.

Topic 3:  Tradition.

Topic 4: Tourist attractions.

Unit 2:  ASEAN

Topic 1:  Go to know ASEAN.

Topic 2:  Members in ASEAN.

Topic 3:  ASEAN Community.

Topic 4:  Visit Brunei

Unit 3: Weather and Season

Topic 1: What is the weather like?

Topic 2: Your favorite season

Topic 3: Future activities

Topic 4: Make predictions

Unit 4 : Work of the world

Topic 1:  What does she do?

Topic 2:  Can you Speak English?

Topic 3:  Where is your office?

Topic 4:  About your job

    Conclusion, I think this  is very important  for English language teacher. You can  use  that in teaching English.

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