NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Regarded one

of the most

reliable, easily

avaible

Offer us a wide range of knowledge

and analysis of incidents and

events

Are published in various languages with a great number of supplements and editions

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Beginners students can recognize symbols and

numbers.

Advance students can read newspaper articles much as a

native speaker

They can always keep students motivated and up-

to-date.

Students discover life as it happens

An intermediate offers exposure to print, to graphic devices and to punctuation

ADVANTAGES OF USING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Promote reading and

make it a habit.

Selection criteria

Develop of receptive

and productive

skills.Contain practical vocabulary and

Helpful in learning grammatical

strutures.

Effective use according

levels.

HOW TO DEVELOP THE ADVANTAGES OF USING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES?

Try to encourage the students to comprehend the story/feature/article as a whole.

Promote reading and make it a habit.

Motivate the students to read at least one newspaper article on regular basis for a month or two.

Ask the students to select the most interesting part of the newspaper that appeals them. They can read it and report back to other classmates.

Encourage the students to keep and refer an authentic dictionary while reading the newspaper.

Appropriacy of topic

Length Language

content Generative? Task suitability

Selection Criteria

INPUT• VOCABULARY

PROCESS• TEACHING THE 4

SKILLS• TEACHING

GRAMMAR

OUTPUT• PRODUCTION

Develop of receptive and productive skills.

READING

•LISTEN

ING

WRITING

SPEAKING

4

SKILLs

READING

Students focus on vocabulary, grammar punctuation.

It helps to develop the writing and speaking skills.

STAGES OF READINGBefore reading  Introduction exercisesPre-reading

These are activities that are directly related to the text, rather than the topic in general

First readingthe first reading activities should avoid a large number of detailed questions.

Second readingthe second reading should lead to a detailed understanding of the article

SPEAKING

Writing activities gives reinforcement to students.

WRITING

Speaking activities give reinforcement to students. The Content of speaking should be

practical and useable in real

life.

GRAMMAR

Exploring the meaning.

A simple present tense verb representing a simple past action

e.g. Peru wins the match. Omission of the verb in representing Present Continuous Tense

e. g. México Retail Market blooming. Abbreviations.

E.g. SEBI cuts down the exchange rate. ( Security Exchange Board of India) A participle form used for passive voice

e.g. Man of the Match Trophy given to Dhoni.

Enrich Vocabulary:

words with a particular suffix or prefix

words containing a particular vowel sound or consonant blend

compound words words in the past,

present, and future tenses

plurals

VOCABULARY

EFFECTIVE USE ACCORDING LEVELS.

AT THE ADVANCED

LEVEL

AT THE INTERMEDIATE

LEVEL

AT THE BEGINNERS

LEVEL

Not always news articles provide good examples of grammar. 

Newspaper language is sometimes difficult to understand

Students don´t use the language they have learnt from the articles

DISADVANTAGES OF USING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

THANKS FOR YOUR

ATENTION…!!! Bustamante Ortiz, Sonia Castillo Zambrano, Miguel Chuquilin Colorado, Yan Carlos Monteza Sánchez, Rocio Ríos Ramos Yolanda