ERIC ED392241: Reading and Communication in the Modern Languages Cl... | |
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This paper reviews the current crisis in reading ability | |
decline in British primary schools and how modern | |
language teaching methods are remedying this crisis, | |
specifically the problems in exam and syllabus design. It | |
is suggested that the juxtaposition of phonic and | |
psycholinguistic methods in teaching reading are the root | |
of the continuing question of primacy of structure and | |
meaning. In addition, casual reading may not be a normal | |
pastime of modern students, they may be given | |
insufficient time for reading lessons, and they may not | |
be taught how to read in the first place. Texts used for | |
reading may not allow the full development of | |
comprehension skills. A more refined teaching approach to | |
reading is presented in which reading is based on the | |
type of reading that learners should be doing and when | |
and how, rather than organized around a multitude of | |
activities and exercises. The practical application of | |
reading in the modern languages classroom is discussed, | |
in particular, ways of reading and the content and form | |
of a modern languages program. (Contains 18 references.) | |
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Date Published: 2015-12-12 18:14:56 | |
Identifier: ERIC_ED392241 | |
Item Size: 14664238 | |
Language: english | |
Media Type: texts | |
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