Teaching Reading in a Second Language

Teaching Reading in a Second Language

1. Reading is a conscious and unconscious thinking process

2. Reader processes text in light of mental schemata: Background knowledge, Knowledge about language, and literacy Cultural values and beliefs

3. Text provides new data to be processed: The shapes and sounds of the letters, The meaning of words/phrases Grammatical information

4. 1. Reading is more than translating—reading is thinking. 2. Talk about their reading 3. Read extensively for pleasure in English. 4. Break the habit of reading every word by reading faster. 5. Learn to vary their reading rate to suit their purpose in reading. 6. Employ top-down processes effectively. 7. Learn reading and t unconsciously to strengthen both top down and bottom-up processing abilities. 8. Enhance bottom-up processing by acquiring the most useful vocabulary 9. Master the basic 2,000 words that constitute approximately 80 percent of texts in English. 10. Acquire specific reading comprehension skills they can apply strategically.