Il. Why do we read?readingforsurvivale.g.parents read the label on a medicine bottleto see if it is suitable for a sick baby and to seehow muchto give.reading for learning and informatione.g.readingnewspapersandmagazines,specializedarticles,teaching materials,etc.readingforentertainment orpleasuree.g.reading novels and stories
III. Why do we read? reading for survival reading for learning and information reading for entertainment or pleasure e.g. parents read the label on a medicine bottle to see if it is suitable for a sick baby and to see how much to give. e.g. reading newspapers and magazines, specialized articles, teaching materials, etc. e.g. reading novels and stories
(Wang: 178-Do you......?179)Haveaclearpurposeinreading?Readphrasebyphrase,ratherthanwordbyword?Concentrateontheimportantbits,skimtherest,andskiptheinsignificantparts?Use different speeds and strategiesfor differentreading tasks?Perceivetheinformationinthetarget languageratherthanmentallytranslate?Guessthemeaningofnewwordsfromthecontext,orignore them?Usebackground information to help understand thetext?
Do you.? • Have a clear purpose in reading? • Read phrase by phrase, rather than word by word? • Concentrate on the important bits, skim the rest, and skip the insignificant parts? • Use different speeds and strategies for different reading tasks? • Perceive the information in the target language rather than mentally translate? • Guess the meaning of new words from the context, or ignore them? • Use background information to help understand the text? (Wang: 178- 179)
inIV. Strategies InvolvedReading ComprehensionSkimming(Wang:181)(Wang:181)Scanning(Wang:181)Inferring
IV. Strategies Involved in Reading Comprehension Skimming Scanning Inferring (Wang:181) (Wang:181) (Wang:181)
RecognizingrhetoricalstructuresA normal text is not a random collection ofsentences. Rather, it has a unity, and itscomponentssentences, groups of sentencesand paragraphs-are related in a meaningfulway to each other.Rhetorical structures refer to the complexnetwork of relationships within a text
Recognizing rhetorical structures A normal text is not a random collection of sentences. Rather, it has a unity, and its components—sentences, groups of sentences and paragraphs—are related in a meaningful way to each other. Rhetorical structures refer to the complex network of relationships within a text
The most common text structures arechronological order, cause and effect,comparison and contrast, classification,definitionprocess,(Gu:120-129)(Nunan:264-266)
The most common text structures are chronological order, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, classification, process, definition. (Gu: 120-129) (Nunan: 264-266)