Below I will state a justification with clear links to theory.
For TESOL a receptive skills lesson had to be designed. I chose for a reading skills lesson. Receptive skills are an important basis for the development of general language skills (Staatsen/Heebing, 2015). Pupils need to have good reading skills because they use it in daily life; at school, Internet, television (subtitles), newspapers, ads, etc.
Two out of eight ‘kerndoelen’ according to the Common European Framework of Reference focus on reading in a strange language (CEFR, 2017). Learners should be able to use strategies in order to search for information, organise and evaluate it (Staatsen/Heebing, 2015). I put that in mind, and at the beginning of the lesson I discussed the
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I discussed the ‘skimming and scanning’ strategy by activating their prior knowledge (Ebbens/Ettekoven, 2015; Brown, 2007). They used this technique before. Asking them some general information about the text and let them watch the pictures and headlines, they were forced to look for some more specific information in the text (predict and verify; Staatsen/Heebing, 2015). I read out loud and let pupils listen; therefore language acquisition took place according to Krashen …show more content…
They had to think and respond in English. Vygotsky (1978) claimed that language development is tied to social interaction, it is acquired through dialogue. That is why I used the work form ‘work in pairs’ and ‘check-in-duo’s’; it stimulates interaction and learners need to use English. Those activating work forms are examples of effective learning (Ebbens & Ettekoven, 2015).
I believe that above mentioned outcomes consider the learners’ levels, needs and interests. According to CEFR they have A1/A2 level. They can read short texts regarding music, life, and fashion. They can find simple, specific information in ads, magazines and they can write simple letters and postcards (CEFR/SLO, 2017). Most learners can use simple sentences into a coherent, flowing piece (CEFR, 2001). Because some learners are not that good in English, I gave them a text of A1 level. I chose this text about ‘Harry’ because he is known worldwide and they like stories about a prince marrying a famous actress. This text was used to improve their strategies to become more efficient
Adonay has made his best effort to focus at his work in the classroom. His reading has slow progress throughout the year. Although, he reads most-text specific vocabulary, he still needs to decode unfamiliar words using appropriate strategies like blending and segmentation. It is also beneficial to develop his self-correction strategy by attending to meaning while he reads a text. Adonay finds challenging to interpret a text he reads as he struggles to access independently some additional meanings from a text.
“It is logical to begin with skimming activities because “moving from the general to the specific….. allows students to get a feel for what they are seeing…. before they attack the text in detail. (Harmer, J, 270,
The text is composed entirely of Harry’s handwritten notes from the journal he used. It is through his writing that we watch his relationship with the writing instructor, Barbara, develop. She is a younger Jewish woman who was rejected by her family for being homosexual. Considering
That may be rough because they have to be bilingual for their parents. Adults and parents should take the Initiative to practice their English, to take a stand and maybe take online classes, go to school or even tell their children to teach them. They should take that stand because no child should ever have the responsibility to have matured situations for their
Parents were taught to use different interaction methods when reading
They also appear to enjoy learning the content due to their involvement. The goal of this activity was to build students reading skills by working them through the subject and allowing them to discuss amongst each other any information that relates to the subject of the reading. It is also intended to help the students think as they read. This helped enable the students understand the subject of the reading, offer their own insight, and identify words more easily. This will also allow students to identify new words and will increase their ability with word identification and reading skills.
Previously, in Dr. Boyce’s literacy class, we rigorously studied and learned how to apply reading strategies to specific texts. Thus, the text ‘Stupid Lady From Denver’ by Chris Tovani (2004) struck me as especially familiar. Everything that was stated in the article brought back memory after memory of all the various reading strategies we covered last semester. Tovani (2004) states that “Good readers separate themselves from struggling readers when they recognize that they are confused and do something to repair meaning”, which rings especially true to my memory as well (p. 5). She encouraged us to seek out challenging portions of the text that confused us, use our marks to label what was unknown, and then use the strategies such as ReQuest,
This intrigued them, because many students are “good” readers in the way that they have extensive vocabularies, can recall content, and can read rapidly. They are able to understand texts well, but only on a surface level. This means they can understand the content, but usually fail to understand the purpose of it. Haas and Flower had found that more experienced readers attempted to connect parts of a text to understand what they couldn’t before, or even to just to form a purpose for the text.
However, when students walk into their English classes, no one anticipates for the professor to ask, what does reading mean? The majority, probably have never pondered the question before and almost everyone will likely not have a vivid memory of when they first realize they could read. Alberto Manguel did, when he walked us through his memory of being four years old and discovering he could read, in his essay “Reading Our World Around Us” (5). Manguel also speaks of reading as an acquired sense; beyond eyesight, beyond touch and taste, but a “sense that can decipher, translate and give voice to, reading” (6). Then there is Rick Moody, author of “The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading,” who proposes that there is no “right” or “wrong” way to read a text.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet explores the quote “unbridled passion is to blame for the deaths of the young lovers” throughout the play/ The quote “unbridled passion is to blame for the deaths of the young lovers” is a quote that is lengthily explored throughout William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The composer achieves this through the themes of individual versus society, youth and naivety, and love and hate. The theme of individual versus society involves the lovers’ Romeo and Juliet’s struggles against public and social institutions that either explicitly or implicitly oppose the existence of their love.
Williams_K_Week4_Assignment_ActiveListening Completed in 40 minutes Improving Active Listening Yes I have been in a situation where my very own poor listening caused problems. I'm a very detached listener when I become uninterested or I know exactly whats about to be said.
Introduction Lenses on Reading: An Introduction to Theories and Modelsis an excellent read. The authors bring a lot of useful information to not only the field of education but to the classroom. Throughout the book, the authors provided vignettes to show theoretical models in action which gives the reader a visual of how the theoretical model can be applied. The layout of the chapters was in chronological order which is was also helpful.
While traveling towards the path of seeping knowledge and analyzing critical ideals, we’ve become absent minded towards the components that gave us the ability to read. Since reading is always a part of our everyday routine, we have lost the idea that when it comes to learning how to read, we must start from the basics. From reading a case study, to reading a letter from a loved one, comprehension, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and oral language are the six essential components of reading. Before a child develops the ability to read, they begin to develop comprehension. Comprehension can be defined as the ability to understand.
The ability to develop foreign language become reduces. Besides the age factor Experience and school environment as well as the teaching. They play an important role in the development of language skills. So the bilingual is necessary: using