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Integrating ICT in the teaching of reading and writing (Reading Materials)…
Integrating ICT in the teaching of reading and writing (Reading Materials)
Major areas of concern in the selection of texts:
Concepts in the text
Level of reasoning required
Suitability of language
Content
Balance
Pedagogic suitability
Types of Reading Materials
Transcripts of Famous Movie Monologues/Dialogues
A movie script can spark students to visualize what they’re reading, therefore engaging them with the text, even if they’re unfamiliar with the movie.
Pop Song Lyrics
Pop songs’ repetition and rhyming provide anchors for students as they read, making them less likely to end up lost, frustrated and wanting to abandon the assignment.
Channel Conversion
Information expressed in one medium is converted into another medium.
Newspaper Articles
With direct, straightforward writing, predictable structures and essential vocabulary, news articles are an efficient way to teach language basics and help students gauge exactly where their comprehension levels stand.
Authentic Texts
written to fulfill a social purpose for native
speakers speakers within a language community.
Print Advertisements
Reading authentic foreign language ads will help students feel connected to the everyday life and culture of the language they’re learning.
Simplified Texts
Texts are simplified for learners for easy comprehension and to help prepare them for more advanced, authentic text.
Texts Adventure Games
text adventure games are dynamic puzzles that give students information and choices via text lines, one after another, as they proceed through the game world.
Role of text in the classroom
Text as a vehicle for teaching language structure
& vocabulary
Reading solely to learn a language, not for
information or interest.
Text-focused activities, focus on sentence patterns text & to highlight cohesive features.
Texts which teach la each language through reading
Select t Select texts to promote reading - learners
develop language awareness through reading.
Select t Select texts that can develop reading strategies.
Texts which offer high-interest content
Text must be interesting for the learner to read.
15 Reading materials that are not books
Magazines, Comics, Manuals, Newspapers, Poetry, Travel Brochures, Encyclopedias, Sports Programs, Catalogs, Recipes, Dictionaries, Play Scripts, Atlases, Road Signs, Books They Write.