[etni] Fw: extensive reading
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From: "Hedy" <hedykib@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: extensive reading
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 10:57:00 +0200
Hello Colleagues!
I am not one to write very often, but have been following all the comments
about extensive reading and wanted to share with you my way of dealing with
this very important aspect of learning English.
Being an avid reader myself, I have tried to pass this on to my students
(highschool-10th/11th & 12th -5 pts.). I have never understood the idea of
having to write a different ending or composing a letter to the author as a
way of showing me that they have read the book. Instead, I let them do what
I do when I finish reading a book, talk about it!! My students get dates for
their oral book tasks. On the given day, they complete a form with all the
necessary info and then get into groups of 4-5 students. Each student in
turn talks about his/her book( I notice that they hold it up and point to it
while speaking) and the others listen and complete a short form where they
rate their peers on organization, being creative during the talk, knowing
details and making the others want to read it. The form is really secondary,
what is more important and what I see that I goes on in the classroom is the
talking!! They do talk about their books and it is all done in English.
I believe that two important goals are being reached during this lesson. One
they are reading a book in English and two, they are talking in English.
Isn't that what we want our students to be doing?
Hedy
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