Seameo regional language centre
The teaching of language skills
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| 2.3. The teaching of language skills
2.3.1. Reading skills Table 5 indicates that on average, there are 1.3 texts per unit, which seems to be an appropriate amount of workload for both teachers and students. A comparison of the textbooks and workbooks shows that the former contains fewer texts than the latter. For example, the number of texts per unit is 1.1 for English 10 textbook and 1.0 for English 11 and English 12. In contrast, this figure is 1.6 for English 10 workbook and 1.7 for English 11 and English 12. This is justifiable because the limited class time does not allow for too much reading to be covered but at home students may have more time for this. Looking at the text length, the workbooks also seem to present longer texts. English 10 workbook, for example, contains texts of 200-300 words whereas the word limit for a text in English 10 textbook is only between 180 and 220. English 11 workbook presents texts of 250-350 words and English 11 textbook 240-270 words. Similarly, the word limit ranges between 250-350 for English 12 workbook and over 300 words for English 12 textbook. These lengths suggest that the type of reading required for students is more of intensive rather than extensive nature. A close investigation of the Reading sections indicates that the reading texts are not necessarily stylistically various (see Table 5). The texts are claimed to be adapted from different sources: stories, essays, small talks, letters, TV programs, and leaflet information. However, essays tend to predominate (113 out of 148 texts) and the 24 other types tend to be under-represented. This is especially the case of English 11 and English 12. The lack of variety of text types may cause boredom to students, especially if they are not highly motivated readers. Apparently, while we certainly do not want to overload students with too much stylistic variety at too early a stage, some degree of diversity may help to both increase students’ enjoyment and familiarize them with a wider range of genres, thus better preparing them for real world reading. Table 5: Distribution of text types per unit tải về 421.94 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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