Bài giảng Phương pháp giảng dạy Tiếng Anh - Chapter 7: How to teach reading

Chapter 7:
How to teach reading
Harmer, J.(1998). How to teach English. Longman
1. Why teach reading?
 Language acquisition
 Providing good models for writing
 Providing opportunities to study language:
-vocabulary, grammar & pronunciation
-ways to construct sentences, paragraphs
 Introducing speaking interesting topics, 
discussion, imaginative responses, 
fascinating lessons
2. Kinds of reading text
 Texts: authentic or not
 Authentic written material
 the most important thing: texts are 
as much like real English as possible
 Topics & types of reading texts
 Depending on the level & interests 
of learners
3. Reading skills required
 Scanning: particular bits of/ specific 
information 
 Skimming for the main idea
 Reading for detailed comprehension
 Reading for developing critical 
thinking skills
 Reading & making inferences
4.Principles
 Reading: not a passive skill
 Ss engaged with what to read 
 Ss encouraged to respond to the 
content of a text, not the language
 Prediction: major factor in reading
 Matching the task to the topic
 Exploiting reading texts to the full 
5. Stages of a reading lesson
 Pre-reading tasks
 While-reading tasks
 Post- reading tasks 
Pre-reading tasks
 Definition: Arousing Ss’ interest in the topic 
& making them want to read (to check or 
clarify information & have some ideas of what 
they are going to read)
 Techniques: True/False predictions, Open-
predictions, Pre-questions, Ordering, 
Matching & Network 
While-reading tasks
 Aims: checking Ss’ comprehension & 
helping them to read the text
 Techniques: 3 or 4-option multiple choice, 
true/false statements, grids (completing the 
table), ordering (pictures/statements), 
matching, comprehension questions (wh or 
Y/N), given answers, networks or 
completing an outline
Post- reading tasks 
 Aims: encouraging Ss to reflect upon what 
they’ve read & for information staying with 
Ss, they need to go beyond simply reading 
it & using it
 Techniques: discussion, write-it up & role-
play 
Discussion
Eliciting personal responses by asking Ss to:
 match what they read against their own 
experience
 imagine themselves in a situation related 
to the text but beyond their own experience
 Express their feeling & opinion 
Write - it- up
 summarizing the main ideas of the text by 
using their own words
 drawing their own conclusion 
Role-play
 giving further language practice by using 
what Ss have read in the text
 applying what they’ve read in a new 
situation