Reading – Unit 5

It is a receptive skill, then to read it is necessary to make sense of the text.

Some times to understand what we are reading additionally to understand the text at word level, sentence level, or whole text level, is necessary  link the main idea of the text to our knowledge of the world. This procedure is called discourse.  Reading involves understanding these connections.

I leave a video with a practical way to master this skill:

Some times when reading, we need to know the context where the dialog takes place to get extra information about the subject. Additionally, readings need to be coherent and cohesive for a clear understanding.  What is coherence? Coherence is how we link the meaning of sentences in written or spoken language. On the other hand, cohesion is the way we link ideas linguistically. As teachers is really necessary to teach learners to be aware of those characteristics, to get the real idea of the text.

Reference

Mary Spratt, A. P. (2011). The TKT Course. United Kingdom: Cambridge.

Gower, R., Philips, D., & Walters, S. (2008). Teaching Practice: A handbook for teachers in training. Macmillan Publishers Ltd.