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ERIC Identifier: ED305829

Publication Date: 1988-12-00

Author: Barnett, Marva A.

Source: ERIC Clearinghoue on !anguage an" !inguiti# $ahington DC.

Teaching Reading in a Foreign Language. ERIC Digest.

%hi &Diget& i 'ae" on the ERIC(C!! &!anguage in E"u#ation& erie )onogra*h

entitle" &More than Meet the E+e. oreign !anguage Rea"ing %heor+ an" ra#ti#e,&/ritten '+ Marva Barnett. %he )onogra*h "e#ri'e reear#h in irt language rea"ing

an" a**lie the in"ing o it reear#h to tea#hing e#on" language rea"ing. It /ill 'e

availa'le in une 1989 '+ /riting to renti#e all Regent, Mail r"er ro#eing, 200l" %a**an R"., l" %a**an, 4 065, or '+ #alling 1-201-6-593.

Reear#her in irt language a#7uiition have #ontri'ute" )u#h to the un"ertan"ing o

ho/ rea"ing *ro#ee "evelo*. irt language reear#h ha oun" that rea"er *ur*oe

an" a**roa#he to tet "ier not onl+ '+ tet, 'ut '+ the in"ivi"ual rea"er. :e#on"language reear#her have "ra/n u*on thi inor)ation an" have oun" i)ilaritie

 'et/een the rea"ing trategie o irt an" e#on" language rea"er. urther)ore, e#on"

language reear#her have learne" ho/ e*e#tation "eine" '+ a rea"er #ultureinluen#e /hat the rea"er un"ertan" /hen rea"ing. :e#on" language reear#her an"

intru#tor are a**l+ing thee reear#h in"ing in #laroo) through a variet+ o

trateg+-ue a#tivitie u#h a thoe "i#ue" 'elo/.

SECOD LA!"A!E READI!: A ITERACTI#E PROCESS

Mot oreign language rea"ing *e#ialit vie/ rea"ing a intera#tive. %he rea"er

intera#t /ith the tet to #reate )eaning a the rea"er )ental *ro#ee /or; together at"ierent level

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rea"er to un"ertan" an" re#all )ore than "o rea"er le a)iliar /ith tet #ontent

E;e+, 1988?.

or)al #he)ata "eine rea"er e*e#tation a'out ho/ *ie#e o tetual inor)ation /illrelate to ea#h other an" in /hat or"er "etail /ill a**ear

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ICORPORATI! EFFECTI#E READI! STRATE!IES ITO T&E

SECOD LA!"A!E CLASSROO%

%o en#ourage tu"ent to ue ee#tive trategie /hen rea"ing in a e#on" language, thetea#her #an "evelo* i)*le eer#ie to eli#it inor)ation via targete" trategie. %hee

eer#ie #an 'e "ivi"e" '+ the tage o rea"ing at /hi#h the+ o##ur.

&rerea"ing& a#tivitie intro"u#e tu"ent to a *arti#ular tet, eli#it or *rovi"e a**ro*riate

 'a#;groun" ;no/le"ge, an" a#tivate ne#ear+ #he)ata. revie/ing a tet /ith tu"enthoul" aroue their interet an" hel* the) a**roa#h the tet in a )ore )eaningul an"

 *ur*oeul )anner a the "i#uion #o)*el the) to thin; a'out the ituation or *oint

raie" in a tet. %he *rerea"ing *hae hel* tu"ent "eine ele#tion #riteria or the

#entral the)e o a tor+ or the )aor argu)ent o an ea+. rerea"ing a#tivitie in#lu"e"i#uing author or tet t+*e, 'raintor)ing, revie/ing a)iliar torie

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%ranera'le rea"ing trategie are thoe that rea"er #an ai)ilate an" ue /ith other

tet. Eer#ie that e)*hai@e the traner o ;ill in#lu"e 'eginning a ne/ tet i)ilar

to a tet or /hi#h ee#tive trategie have alrea"+ 'een taught, i.e., giving tu"ent theront *age o a ne/*a*er to rea" ater the+ have learne" to rea" the ta'le o #ontent o a

 ournal.

Integrative a#tivitie ue tet language an" i"ea in e#on" language litening, *ea;ing,

an"(or /riting. Integrative ;ill eer#ie in#lu"e u#h a#tivitie a tu"ent rea#ting totet /ith u))arie, ne/ en"ing, or *ati#he= reena#ting tet= "ra)ati@ing intervie/

 'ae" on the tet= #areull+ litening or ;e+ /or" or *hrae in authenti# vi"eo or au"io

ta*e= an" #reating role-*la+ ituation or i)ulation o #ultural e*erien#e.

REFERECES

Barnett, M.A. Regent(Center or A**lie" !inguiti#-ERIC Clearinghoue on !anguage an"!inguiti# .

Bernhar"t, E.B.

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R R%ER READI4G

Grellet, .