Course Contents
Core Reading:
1. Ur, P. (1996). A Course in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Recommended Reading:
2. McEwan-Adkins,Elaine (2004). Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers : Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement. Thousand Oaks, Calif : Corwin Publishers
Course Synopsis
This course offers a foundation in approaches, methods, practice, and materials for the teaching reading comprehension and vocabulary development. It is designed to give classroom teachers confidence with a variety of instructional techniques and strategies being practiced globally , so that they are able to employ them according to their respective needs at educational institutions. The emphasis would be on teaching different reading comprehension strategies for enhancing understanding and vocabulary building.
Aims and Objectives:
The course aims to enable students to:
1. Outline fundamental concepts involved in teaching of reading skills and vocabulary development.
2. Use various approaches and methods of language teaching, as deemed necessary for successful language skill development and implementation.
3. Recognize the latest in technology integration practices.
4. Use a variety of assessment strategies to evaluate student learning in second language.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to understand and develop knowledge of:
1. The core reading skills and strategies.
2. How to employ different reading strategies to improve reading comprehension.
3. Main approaches to teaching reading comprehension.
4. Different types of vocabulary and Vocabulary teaching techniques
5. How to make reading comprehension and vocabulary lesson plans.
Reading effectively - a 3-stage lesson guide
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Effective Reading with SQ4R
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Marzanos 6 Step Vocabulary Instruction
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Reading Strategies for Struggling Middle School Readers : Reading Lessons
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How to teach vocabulary (PPP) TESOL / CELTA
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What is Reading?
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Reading types
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Skimming and Scanning | Reading Techniques | Difference
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Higher Order Thinking Skills - A Key to Success at University
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How to Analyse Texts Critically - Critical Thinking - English
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Understanding Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
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Critical Thinking Skills: Bloom's Taxonomy
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7 Comprehension Strategies for Highly Effective Readers!!
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Making inferences in informational texts | Reading | Khan Academy
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Four Reading Styles
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Inspectional Reading
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Elementary Reading
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Analytical Reading
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Analytical Reading
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Syntopical Reading
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Teaching Text Structures for Non-Fiction Reading
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Literature: Informative Texts
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Why choose a graphic texts format to teach comprehension?
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Guided Reading Tips for using Graphic Texts to Teach Comprehension
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Reading Procedural Text
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Reading Strategies and Activities for ESL/ELL Classrooms
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Pre-reading activities
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Summarizing: An After Reading Strategy
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Top Down and Bottom Up Processing
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Reading Approaches
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Multisensory Learning
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Dr. Susan Nolan demonstrates multisensory instruction
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Multisensory Learning
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Assessing Reading
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Literal, Inferential, and Critical Reading--Three Ways of Thinking
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Exam skills: 6 tips to help you with reading exams
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Asking and Answering Questions for Reading Comprehension
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Vocabulary Intsruction
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Active vs Passive English Vocabulary And How You Can Make More Vocabulary Active
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Vocabulary in the Content Areas
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Three Tiers of Vocabulary
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Vocabulary Intsruction
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How to Give RTI Tier 2 & 3 Students the Instruction They Need
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How to teach vocabulary (PPP) TESOL / CELTA
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Intentional Vocabulary Instruction | L2RIC
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Word Consciousness
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Pre-teaching Vocabulary - International TEFL Academy
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TESOL Tutorial - Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary
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Ur, P. (1996). A Course in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Reading Strategies
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BBC Learning English – YouTube
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One Stop English
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Introduction to teaching English online
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Teach thought
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Learn English Teens
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Guided reading and other reading approaches
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Busy Teacher
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Book Title : A Course in Language Teaching
Author : Ur, P.
Edition : 17th
Publisher : Cambridge: Cambridge University
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Title : Higher congnitive skills
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Title : Reading assessment
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Title : Reading booklet
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Title : Reading comprehension strategies
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Title : 3-stages of a reading lesson plan
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Title : Read
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Title : Vocabulary lesson plan
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Title : Vocabulary
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Title : 7-Habits of effective readers
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Title : Bloom's Taxonomy Questions
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Title : Four levels of reading
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Title : A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and theory
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