From intensive reading teaching to outcome-based teaching: An empirical study on English reading in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092098351
Author(s):  
Di Qi ◽  
Azizah Rajab ◽  
Nur’ain Balqis Haladin
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Intensive Reading ◽  
Reading Teaching

Chinese EFL learners’ reading ability is one of the important cores for the cultivation of their English competencies. Taking the extensive reading course as an example, this paper integrated the OBE concept into the course teaching design. An empirical study was designed to explore whether the teaching model OBE can effectively improve students’ reading proficiency and students’ perspectives towards the Outcome Based teaching method. Finally, some suggestions for further research were proposed based upon the data collection and analysis.

scholarly journals An Empirical Study of Application of Multimodal Approach to Teaching Reading in EFL in Senior High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Xuequan Pan ◽  
Zhixin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Reading Teaching

English Reading skill is one of the most important skills for senior high school students who learn English as a foreign language (EFL). However, the present ELF teaching method is still teacher-centered which neglects students’ learning interest and their participation in the process of teaching. In 1990s, Western scholars proposed multi-modal theory which suggests that semiotic resources (sound, images, video, animation, motion, color, facial expressions, etc.) can be used to stimulate different senses of students so as to improve their learning efficiency. The present study is intended to apply the multi-modal approach to EFL reading teaching in senior high school and tries to find out whether the multimodal teaching can stimulate students’ interest in English reading and improve their reading proficiency. In this study, with students of a high school in Anhui in China as the research subjects, an English reading teaching experiment was carried out. The analysis of data collected from reading tests and questionnaires indicates that the application of multi-modal teaching approach in high school EFL reading teaching can stimulate students’ interest in English reading and improve students’ English reading proficiency, and that most students take a positive attitude towards multimodal teaching approach.

scholarly journals A Study on Improving ESP English Reading Ability for Students Major in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing

2021 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 04017
Author(s):  
Juan Du
Keyword(s):  
Reading Ability ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Design And Manufacturing ◽  
Innovative Thinking ◽  
Reading Teaching

ESP Teaching method is an approach that is significantly different from the conventional English Language Teaching method. ESP teaching is a market-driven, communicative English teaching model which is based on the overall principle of significantly improving learners' professional English social skills, learnercentered, and meets the needs of society and individuals. In this study, researcher’s attempt is to integrate ESP reading model into the design and manufacturing English teaching. The study aims to explores the effect of ESP reading in mechanical design and manufacturing English teaching from the following three points, preclass reading task detection, while-reading teaching and post-reading teaching. And the author finds that ESP reading model not only make students have a strong interest in English learning and reading, improve their English reading ability and application ability of professional knowledge, but also enhance their innovative thinking ability.

Application of Task-based Instruction to College English Reading Teaching for Non-English Majors in Leshan Normal University, Sichuan, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Reading Ability ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Target Language ◽  
College English ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Majors ◽  
Normal University ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Task Based Instruction ◽  
Reading Teaching

First raised in 1980s, Task-based Instruction (TBI) is an effective teaching method advocated by many foreign language researchers, focusing on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do various kinds of meaningful tasks through the target language. Based on a study carried out in Leshan Normal University, the writer proves that the application of TBI to college English reading teaching can greatly intrigue non-English majors, help them build their self-confidence in English study, cultivate their sense of cooperation in the process of carrying out classroom activities and tasks with their classmates and thus to improve non-English majors’ reading ability. In addition, some suggestions to TBI are also presented for further studies.

scholarly journals A Preliminary Study on the Teaching Model of College English Reading: Fragmented Reading

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ni Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reading Ability ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Proficiency Tests ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
College English ◽  
Teaching Situation ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
Reading Teaching

English reading is of vital significance in English learning. In proficiency tests such as CET-4, CET-6, IELTS and TOFEL, extensive reading accounts for a large proportion in scores. Those who do well in reading tend to get higher scores. However, the current English teaching situation doesn’t show its significance: the in-class time is limited with only two classes each week, and it’s difficult to decide appropriate textbooks for teachers. As a result, students can’t figure out the significance of extensive reading course and think little of it. Since the Internet appears in every aspect of our daily life, we can combine extensive reading course with the Internet. By using our spare time to reading fragmented information in English from the Internet selected and instructed by the teacher in any place, we bring fragmented reading into extensive reading teaching. In this paper, the author aims to assume a new teaching model concerning fragmented reading in details. Through this new teaching model, students can not only read English materials in classroom, but also after class in any place with their spare time. With much more input of English both in and out of class, their reading ability will be improved and they are more ready to deal with proficiency tests of all kinds. Meanwhile, students’ interests will be aroused and their horizons will be broadened, which are also helpful for students to pass all kinds of proficiency tests.

scholarly journals A Brief Analysis of Task-Based English Reading Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Lifang Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Important Input ◽  
Reading Teaching

Reading is an important input way in second language learning, and good reading ability isthe key to language learning. Reading teaching has always been valued, and teachers are constantly exploring new teaching methods, hoping to stimulate students’ interest in reading and improve their English reading ability. In recent years, the task-based teaching method has been more and more recognized. Task-driven learning enables students to solve problems and analyze problems to deepen their learning experience. Therefore, this paper will explore some literature review and teaching process of task-driven English reading teaching, and deeply understand the development and process of task-driven English reading teaching.

The Relationship between Online Information Seeking Anxiety and English Reading Proficiency across Gender

2015 ◽  
pp. 449-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrak Rahimi ◽  
Zahra Bayat
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Information Searching ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Online Information Seeking ◽  
The Relationship

In this chapter the relationship between Iranian EFL learners' online information seeking anxiety and reading ability is investigated. The sample included 177 high-school students of an urban area in Iran. In order to measure their reading ability, the reading section of Primary English Test (PET) was used. To assess their online information searching anxiety, Information Seeking Anxiety scale (ISAS) was used. The results of the correlational analysis showed that there is a negative relationship between ISAS (and all its components) and PET. When male and female participants were considered separately, English reading was not found to be related to anxiety among boys; while it was moderately associated with anxiety among girls. The result of regression showed that EFL reading ability is a significant predictor of online information seeking anxiety and can predict more than 7% of the variance of online information searching anxiety; however the power of reading to reduce searching anxiety was found to be much stronger (more than 18%) among females.

scholarly journals EFL Learners’ Literacy with and Without ER in Reading English

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Henny Rahmawati ◽  
Zobi Mazhabi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Distinct Level ◽  
Intensive Reading ◽  
High Level

This study aimed at exploring the students’ beliefs towards reading between those who have followed ER and those who have not in the distinct level of reading ability—high, intermediate, and low level. This present study was a qualitative study concerning the students’ perception towards a particular issue. The findings show that the students’ beliefs towards reading English, for those who have followed ER with a high level of competency, remains the same as intensive reading principles. While, unexpectedly, those who have not yet followed ER at the same level have some beliefs which refer to ER principles. For the intermediate and low level for either those who have or have not yet followed ER, their principles remained the same reflecting those of intensive reading. This study contributes practically to ER practitioners in implementing ER in order that ER, within classroom activities, can run as it is by minimizing the biases and maximizing its benefits based on the outcomes, the students’ beliefs towards reading in English. Theoretically, the contribution lies at an additional confirmation that the outputs of ER, in the form of students’ beliefs, may result unexpectedly for many factors contributing to its success must really be well-monitored. The conclusion and suggestions are then attached to the end of this paper.

scholarly journals The Application of Discourse Analysis in English Intensive Reading Teaching

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Shousheng Pang
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Discourse Structure ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Intensive Reading ◽  
Specific Implementation ◽  
Reading Teaching

<p>This paper takes the discourse analysis teaching method as the starting point, interprets the necessity of discourse analysis in the teaching of English intensive reading and discusses the specific implementation and application of discourse analysis in the teaching of English intensive reading from the perspective of discourse structure, in order to improve the overall reading level of students, cultivate their comprehensive ability of language use and improve the effect of English intensive reading teaching.</p>

scholarly journals Research on the Application of the San Diego Reading Quick Assessment Form in the Teaching of Diagnostic English Reading

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehao Liang
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
San Diego ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Majors ◽  
Quick Assessment ◽  
Reading Teaching ◽  
Operating Methods

Based on the theory of diagnostic reading teaching, this article introduces the San Diego quick assessment form and operating methods, and conducts classroom practice for domestic English majors to explore whether the assessment form can improve the reading ability of students under the diagnostic English reading teaching mode Help and influence.

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