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DEVELOPING LEARNERS’ CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES IN ESP
SETTINGS & BEYOND
MoRCE-Net Annual Conference 2016Laura Patch MA TESOL, MPHOmar Abouelazm MA TESOLEnglish Language Fellows, Algiers, Algeria
WHAT DO LANGUAGE RESEARCHERS SAY?
3 + 1 Levels of Understanding & Comprehension of Reading Content:
* Literal
* Referential/Interpretive
* Critical Reading
( Feng Liu, 2010)
READING STRATEGIES VS. READING SKILLS
Strategies ------------------------ Skills
* Reader-oriented * Text-oriented
* Conscious decisions * Unconscious ability
* Response to a * Show reading challenge proficiency, not necessarily comprehension
L1 VS. L2 READING – QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER…
Are L1 and L2 reading processes similar?
Is there a universal reading process?
Do individuals transfer reading skills from their 1st to their 2nd/3rd language? If yes, when does it happen in the learning process?
Are good L1 readers also good L2 readers?
??? THE BIG QUESTION ???
Reading in a Foreign Language:
Is it a Reading Problem
or a Language Problem?
5 STEPS TO PRACTICING CRITICAL LITERACY
1. Familiarize learners with the meaning and value of critical reading/literacy
Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) Developed by K. Mokhtari & R. Sheorey,
2002
2. Negotiate readings by including learners in the selection of readings process
3. Ask critical questions to direct and motivate students towards using critical reading strategies
5 STEPS (CONTINUED)
Questions to Promote Critical Literacy (taken from eworkshop.on.ca website)
4. Discuss questions collaboratively
5. Write reflective journals
What is Our End Goal?
(Abednia & Izadinia, 2011)
REFERENCES Abednia, A., Izadinia, M. (2011). Five steps to
practice critical literacy in second language reading. AUC TESOL Journal; Spring 2011.
Adler, M. (July 6, 1941). How to Mark a Book. The Saturday Review of Literature. Retrieved online at https://emu.edu/writing-program/faculty
-services/articles-handouts-exercises/Adler.pdf Liu, F. (Aug. 2010). Reading Abilities and
Strategies: A Short Introduction. International Education Studies; Vol. 3, No. 3.
Mokhtari, K., Sheorey, R (Spring 2002). Measuring ESL Students’ Awareness of Reading Strategies. Journal of Developmental Education; Vol. 25, No. 3.