UNIT 5: READING

Here we found that reading can be a complex process as we should have the capacity to comprehend language structure, which means; words and sentences and how a text expresses meaning.  In this section we are going to notice how a learner will deduce meaning of a certain vocabulary item from context. In this unit, I was dealing with the different reading subskills: reading for specific information, reading for gist, deducing meaning from context, and predicting. Something useful in this section is the use of graded readers, which goes according to students´ level, so they will be more comfortable at the time of reading a text.

A good idea to inspire students to read is by getting them associated with updated and creative activities, and it will help them to enhance their vocabulary, as well (Duke and Moses, 2003). By reading we learn a lot of vocabulary and start understanding unknown words by employing context. When choosing a piece of reading, it is important to take into account students´ needs and a catching topic. To develop reading skills a teacher will create exercises like: matching, open questions, fill in blanks, etc. In order to get a better result a teacher may follow the reading stages. 

Sources:

-          Spratt M., Pulverness A. & Willians M. (2011). The TKT course.Modules 1,2,3. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press

-          Duke, N., & Moses, A. (2003). Teacher scholastic. com. Retrieved from http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/readingline/pdfs/ProfessionalPaper.pdf