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The Development of a Reading Laboratory for Second Language Learners
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Detailed presentation of the Pacific Horizons Reading Scheme, an innovative graded reading program based upon the SRA laboratory concept and designed for second-language learners in the Pacific region. The multilevel Scheme contains reading selections accompanied by supplementary materials such as dictionary and cloze-procedure comprehension cards. (RS)
... The contact should not contrast with studentsòwn cultural values.(Jonathan Anderson, 1972:50-51) In reading, the teachers should emphasize on the meaning, whatever, we know that the study of vocabulary is the most neglected area of all in language teaching, yet there is increasing evidence which show that in second language class semantic relationship is more important than the syntactic and grammatical relationship for receiving messages but unfortunately some of Iranian teachers pay more attention to teach syntax and grammar in state of semantic relationship. ...
Teaching English as a foreign is one of the most important subjects in education. The main purpose of the present study was to provide some guides that can be useful for language teachers who teach English as foreign language in pre-university in Iran. Using these guides helps them to create the useful methods for teaching that are different from traditional methods. Today most Iranian teachers who teach English in pre-university level don't pay attention to the correct pronunciation, in some cases, they only focus on teaching grammar without paying attention to the purpose of learning language in this level. So some students, after coming to the university have problems with English as a foreign language. In this study, we are going to solve these problems. Our statistical society was 200 students who studied in pre-university in Kermanshah. They were selected through Simple Random sampling. After using our new guides for teaching, ANOVA (direct analyze variance) test was used to compare these200 students` scores with another students that their teacher used traditional methods. As a result of this research the scores of students using the new guides were higher than another group who were taught through traditional method. It is recommended that teacher specially teachers who teach in high school and pre-university should update their methods of teaching.
... L2 readers of English?' is the question with which we are left. Earlier studies in the ESL/EFL context include two investigating the program's general applicability to their own teaching situation 1) in Kuwait (Boey, 1975Boey, , 1976) and 2) in Malaysia (Karma, 1981). Neither of these, unfortunately, looked at the degree of difficulty for students. Anderson (1972), reporting on the development of a local alternative reading program, modelled on the SRA approach but intended to be culturally attuned to New Guinean students, noted instances of readings that proved to be surprisingly difficult for the targeted group, despite having been written according to readability formula guidelines. Among poss ...
This paper focuses on the degree of difficulty of Science Research Associates (SRA) reading texts for ESL/EFL students in Japan. The SRA reading kits contain graded reading passages used extensively in teaching 'English as a first language' reading skills. These are sometimes used with ESL/EFL students as they present a systematic (graded) approach, inclusive of testing and self-access materials. The SRA reading kits have enjoyed a fair amount of success in 'English as a first language' classrooms, but seem problematic with ESL/EFL students. This study investigates the degree of difficulty for non-native speakers in Japan of the SRA materials tested and finds there to be great variation among the colour-coded SRA levels for them. It also evaluates the gain in reading ability for students in a combined extensive reading and SRA structured program over a six-month period.
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