Bài giảng môn Phương pháp giảng dạy tiếng Anh: Chapter 7 - Phan Thị Thu Nga

Chapter 7:

How to teach reading

Harmer, J.(1998). How to teach English. Longman


1. Why teach reading?
 Language acquisition
 Providing good models for writing
 Providing opportunities to study language:
-vocabulary, grammar & pronunciation
-ways to construct sentences, paragraphs…
 Introducing speaking interesting topics,
discussion, imaginative responses,
fascinating lessons


2. Kinds of reading text
 Texts: authentic or not
 Authentic written material
the most important thing: texts are
as much like real English as possible

 Topics & types of reading texts
 Depending on the level & interests
of learners


3. Reading skills required
 Scanning: particular bits of/ specific

information
 Skimming for the main idea
 Reading for detailed comprehension
 Reading for developing critical
thinking skills
 Reading & making inferences


4.Principles
 Reading: not a passive skill
 Ss  engaged with what to read
 Ss  encouraged to respond to the
content of a text, not the language
 Prediction: major factor in reading
 Matching the task to the topic
 Exploiting reading texts to the full


5. Stages of a reading lesson
 Pre-reading tasks
 While-reading tasks
 Post- reading tasks


Pre-reading tasks
 Definition: Arousing Ss’ interest in the topic
& making them want to read (to check or
clarify information & have some ideas of what
they are going to read)

 Techniques: True/False predictions, Openpredictions, Pre-questions, Ordering,
Matching & Network


While-reading tasks
 Aims: checking Ss’ comprehension &
helping them to read the text
 Techniques: 3 or 4-option multiple choice,
true/false statements, grids (completing the
table), ordering (pictures/statements),
matching, comprehension questions (wh or
Y/N), given answers, networks or
completing an outline


Post- reading tasks

 Aims: encouraging Ss to reflect upon what
they’ve read & for information staying with
Ss, they need to go beyond simply reading
it & using it
 Techniques: discussion, write-it up & roleplay


Discussion
Eliciting personal responses by asking Ss to:
 match what they read against their own
experience
 imagine themselves in a situation related
to the text but beyond their own experience

 Express their feeling & opinion


Write - it- up
 summarizing the main ideas of the text by
using their own words
 drawing their own conclusion


Role-play
 giving further language practice by using
what Ss have read in the text
 applying what they’ve read in a new
situation