Reading Strategies
CAN THO UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
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Research Paper:
READING STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC STUDENTS
Teacher: Le Thi Tuyet Mai, M.A. Student: Chu Thi Thai Hien Class: CHAV k.17 Student’s Code: 161015
Cantho - December, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 2 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE 4 II. 1. Definition of Strategies 4 II. 2. Distinction between Strategies and Skills 4 II. 3. Difference Strategic Readers from Poor Readers 4 II. 4. Some Methods for Teaching Reading Strategies 6 II. 4. 1. Before Reading 6 II. 4. 2. During Reading 6 II. 4. 3. After Reading 6 II. 5. Some Techniques for Teaching Reading Strategies 6 II. 5. 1. Some Techniques for Teaching Before-Reading Strategies 7 II. 5. 2. Some Techniques for Teaching During-Reading Strategies 7 II. 5. 3. Some Techniques for Teaching After-Reading Strategies 7 II. 6. Kinds of Strategy 7 II. 6. 1. Study Reading 8 II. 6. 2. Skimming 8 II. 6. 3. Scanning 8 II. 6. 4. SQRW 8 CHAPTER III: APPLICATION 10 III. 1. For Students 10 III. 2. For the Reading Teachers 11 CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION 13 REFERENCES 14
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Reading is an essential skill in human life. People are trained to learn how to read at very early age and they read with many purposes such as reading for pleasure or reading to earn experience or simply to know what is happening around them. In academic setting, reading is assumed to be the central means for learning new information and gaining access to alternative explanations. Reading also provides people with the foundation for synthesis and critical evaluation skill. In addition, reading is the primary means for independent learning, whether the goal is performing better on academic tasks, learning more about subject matter, or improving language abilities (Grabe and Stoller, as cited in Celce-Murcia, 2001). However, according to Dr. Kathleen King (Reading
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
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Research Paper:
READING STRATEGIES FOR ACADEMIC STUDENTS
Teacher: Le Thi Tuyet Mai, M.A. Student: Chu Thi Thai Hien Class: CHAV k.17 Student’s Code: 161015
Cantho - December, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 2 CHAPTER II: LITERATURE 4 II. 1. Definition of Strategies 4 II. 2. Distinction between Strategies and Skills 4 II. 3. Difference Strategic Readers from Poor Readers 4 II. 4. Some Methods for Teaching Reading Strategies 6 II. 4. 1. Before Reading 6 II. 4. 2. During Reading 6 II. 4. 3. After Reading 6 II. 5. Some Techniques for Teaching Reading Strategies 6 II. 5. 1. Some Techniques for Teaching Before-Reading Strategies 7 II. 5. 2. Some Techniques for Teaching During-Reading Strategies 7 II. 5. 3. Some Techniques for Teaching After-Reading Strategies 7 II. 6. Kinds of Strategy 7 II. 6. 1. Study Reading 8 II. 6. 2. Skimming 8 II. 6. 3. Scanning 8 II. 6. 4. SQRW 8 CHAPTER III: APPLICATION 10 III. 1. For Students 10 III. 2. For the Reading Teachers 11 CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION 13 REFERENCES 14
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Reading is an essential skill in human life. People are trained to learn how to read at very early age and they read with many purposes such as reading for pleasure or reading to earn experience or simply to know what is happening around them. In academic setting, reading is assumed to be the central means for learning new information and gaining access to alternative explanations. Reading also provides people with the foundation for synthesis and critical evaluation skill. In addition, reading is the primary means for independent learning, whether the goal is performing better on academic tasks, learning more about subject matter, or improving language abilities (Grabe and Stoller, as cited in Celce-Murcia, 2001). However, according to Dr. Kathleen King (Reading
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