The ability to read is acknowledged to be the most stable and durable of the second language modalities. In other words, reading plays a vital role in second language acquisition. But for a long time, reading was view...The ability to read is acknowledged to be the most stable and durable of the second language modalities. In other words, reading plays a vital role in second language acquisition. But for a long time, reading was viewed as a bottom-up process in a word-sentence-passage sequence, in which readers decode the text and rebuild what the writer wants to convey. Accordingly, reading teaching becomes teaching of language points known as grammar and vocabulary. This kind of English reading teaching to a great extent hinders EFL students＇ language proficiency. In this paper, the author puts forward some problems in the present EFL reading teaching and offers some suggestions for classroom teaching in the hope of opening up a new perspective for EFL reading.展开更多
The teaching of reading is relatively important in some places in China. Therefore, we recommend the method of Reading in Three Stages. That is, pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading. Teaching reading this way ...The teaching of reading is relatively important in some places in China. Therefore, we recommend the method of Reading in Three Stages. That is, pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading. Teaching reading this way can not only improve the reading skills of students, but also meet students' need to learn grammar.展开更多
文摘The ability to read is acknowledged to be the most stable and durable of the second language modalities. In other words, reading plays a vital role in second language acquisition. But for a long time, reading was viewed as a bottom-up process in a word-sentence-passage sequence, in which readers decode the text and rebuild what the writer wants to convey. Accordingly, reading teaching becomes teaching of language points known as grammar and vocabulary. This kind of English reading teaching to a great extent hinders EFL students＇ language proficiency. In this paper, the author puts forward some problems in the present EFL reading teaching and offers some suggestions for classroom teaching in the hope of opening up a new perspective for EFL reading.
文摘The teaching of reading is relatively important in some places in China. Therefore, we recommend the method of Reading in Three Stages. That is, pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading. Teaching reading this way can not only improve the reading skills of students, but also meet students' need to learn grammar.
