As an attempt to seek more reliable and valid methodology to enhance traditional college reading classes in China,the paper aims to explore an instructional approach named Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) based on...As an attempt to seek more reliable and valid methodology to enhance traditional college reading classes in China,the paper aims to explore an instructional approach named Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) based on the analysis of current college reading instructions,the suitability of CSR applied in authentic teaching context as well as pedagogical recommendations attempted to present practicable concept for college reading instructions.展开更多
This essay is going to have an in-depth analysis of the Collaborative Strategic Reading, a four-step reading comprehension strategy popular in the Western classrooms. It will start with some brief introduction about t...This essay is going to have an in-depth analysis of the Collaborative Strategic Reading, a four-step reading comprehension strategy popular in the Western classrooms. It will start with some brief introduction about this instructional approach in company with its theoretical rationale and research evidence for its effectiveness of improving learners' reading competence. Focused on the previewing skill, the first step of the reading instruction, a modified lesson plan is designed in the Chinese high school setting, followed by justification of the major elements of the plan, and some practical implications.展开更多
A teaching activity usually found in English reading class is that teacher tells students to read a comprehension passage within a timeframe and then checks their comprehension by going through their answers. This tea...A teaching activity usually found in English reading class is that teacher tells students to read a comprehension passage within a timeframe and then checks their comprehension by going through their answers. This teaching activity can be called comprehension-based instruction. Although it is favored by many English teachers, its effectiveness is open to question. This paper mainly evaluates this teaching activity critically by drawing on some reading theories and some research findings and discusses the inadequacy of it. what's more, this paper suggests an expanded view of reading instruction which not only emphasize comprehension but also help develop students' strategic competence and overall language proficiency.展开更多
Skilled readers by definition are strategic;they are able to use a repertoire of reading strategies,flexibly and in meaningful combinations,to achieve their reading comprehension goals.Thus,one of the aims of foreign ...Skilled readers by definition are strategic;they are able to use a repertoire of reading strategies,flexibly and in meaningful combinations,to achieve their reading comprehension goals.Thus,one of the aims of foreign and second language(L2)reading curricula should be to move students toward becoming more strategic readers.This curricular orientation can be best achieved when a strong commitment is made to strategic-reader training as a regular and consistent component of instruction across the curriculum.To explore this stance,we examine the reading strategies used by skilled readers,contrast teaching strategies with training strategic readers(i.e.,strategic-reader training),and examine five strategic-reader training approaches from first language contexts that can be adapted by L2professionals to enhance the reading instruction offered in their L2classes.The five approaches targeted for exploration include Directed Reading-Thinking Activity,Reciprocal Teaching,Transactional Strategies Instruction,Questioning the Author,and Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction.Though distinct from one another,they all acknowledge the importance of explicit explanations about strategies(or reminders about the use of select strategies),teacher modeling,scaffolded tasks,active student engagement,student practice,classroom discussions of strategy use,and the gradual release of responsibility to students who eventually decide for themselves(and/or with peers)when,where,and why to use which strategies to achieve their comprehension goals.We conclude with a discussion of the challenges,and suggestions for overcoming them,that L2teachers and students often face in making a commitment to strategic-reader training.展开更多
文摘As an attempt to seek more reliable and valid methodology to enhance traditional college reading classes in China,the paper aims to explore an instructional approach named Collaborative Strategic Reading(CSR) based on the analysis of current college reading instructions,the suitability of CSR applied in authentic teaching context as well as pedagogical recommendations attempted to present practicable concept for college reading instructions.
文摘This essay is going to have an in-depth analysis of the Collaborative Strategic Reading, a four-step reading comprehension strategy popular in the Western classrooms. It will start with some brief introduction about this instructional approach in company with its theoretical rationale and research evidence for its effectiveness of improving learners' reading competence. Focused on the previewing skill, the first step of the reading instruction, a modified lesson plan is designed in the Chinese high school setting, followed by justification of the major elements of the plan, and some practical implications.
文摘A teaching activity usually found in English reading class is that teacher tells students to read a comprehension passage within a timeframe and then checks their comprehension by going through their answers. This teaching activity can be called comprehension-based instruction. Although it is favored by many English teachers, its effectiveness is open to question. This paper mainly evaluates this teaching activity critically by drawing on some reading theories and some research findings and discusses the inadequacy of it. what's more, this paper suggests an expanded view of reading instruction which not only emphasize comprehension but also help develop students' strategic competence and overall language proficiency.
文摘Skilled readers by definition are strategic;they are able to use a repertoire of reading strategies,flexibly and in meaningful combinations,to achieve their reading comprehension goals.Thus,one of the aims of foreign and second language(L2)reading curricula should be to move students toward becoming more strategic readers.This curricular orientation can be best achieved when a strong commitment is made to strategic-reader training as a regular and consistent component of instruction across the curriculum.To explore this stance,we examine the reading strategies used by skilled readers,contrast teaching strategies with training strategic readers(i.e.,strategic-reader training),and examine five strategic-reader training approaches from first language contexts that can be adapted by L2professionals to enhance the reading instruction offered in their L2classes.The five approaches targeted for exploration include Directed Reading-Thinking Activity,Reciprocal Teaching,Transactional Strategies Instruction,Questioning the Author,and Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction.Though distinct from one another,they all acknowledge the importance of explicit explanations about strategies(or reminders about the use of select strategies),teacher modeling,scaffolded tasks,active student engagement,student practice,classroom discussions of strategy use,and the gradual release of responsibility to students who eventually decide for themselves(and/or with peers)when,where,and why to use which strategies to achieve their comprehension goals.We conclude with a discussion of the challenges,and suggestions for overcoming them,that L2teachers and students often face in making a commitment to strategic-reader training.
