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Discourse Analysis & the teaching of reading

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What are the implications of discourse analysis in the teaching of certain skills? Let's find out what discourse analysis has to do with the teaching of reading. There is a lot you can do for your Ss with this information.

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DA And The Teaching Of Reading Prof.: Sergio Meza Padilla, M.Ed. October of 2013
Class Agenda  Key concepts  Approaches to reading  Contributions of DA in Teaching Reading  The reading process  Teacher roles in Reading  Advantages of teaching reading strategies  Reading strategies  Sample Reading
Key Concepts Discourse Reading “Text and context together, interacting in a way which is perceived as meaningful and unified by the participants.” “Process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form by relating to the context in which the text arises.” Cook (1992) Sergej Ivanov (2009)
Approaches To Reading Interactive approach • Integration of bottom-up and topdown processes. Psycholinguistic approach • Top - down Traditional approach • Bottom - up
Contributions Of DA In Teaching Reading McCarthy and Carter (1991, 1994) • Intertextuality • Language awareness CelceMurcia and Olshtain (2000) Wallace Catherine (1992, 2003) • Metacognitive awareness • Critical reading
• Dependence on the immediate context Intertextuality Language awareness • Form and function of language Critical reading • Being conscious of how we learn Metacognitive awareness • Reasoning, analyzing, evaluating viewpoints, interpreting facts, and recognizing relationships
• Read with a purpose • Create some personal connection After • Set a purpose • Preview the reading • Plan a reading strategy During Before The Reading Process • Pause and reflect • Reread to find out things you might have missed the first time • Remember what you learned
Teacher Roles In Reading Raise Ss awareness of reading strategies Demonstrate strategies Assist Ss to use these strategies when/where relevant Have Ss gradually take on more responsibilities for using the appropriate strategies independently
Discourse Analysis & the teaching of reading
Reading Strategies 1. Close reading 2. Looking for Cause and Effect 3. Note-taking 4. Paraphrasing 5. Questioning the author 6. Reading critically 7. Skimming 8. Summarizing
Select and read A Reader’s Reaction To Part Of A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe Analyze React Double-entry Journal – Close Reading
Read A Reader’s Reaction To Story About Muhammad Ali Create an organizer Revise the organizer Cause-Effect Organizer: one cause and several effects Looking for cause and effect
Read Hiring Someone For A Job Create an organizer Revise the organizer Cause-effect organizer: several causes and one effect Looking for cause and effect
Read Analyzing The Character Create an organizer Revise the organizer Chain reaction of causes and effects Looking for cause and effect
Choose the tool “The Mighty Erie Canal” Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Summary Notes Note-taking
Choose the tool “The Mighty Erie Canal” Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Key Word Notes Note-taking
Choose the tool Bill Of Rights Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Class and Text Notes Note-taking
Preview “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Write a line Put the line in your own words Write your thoughts Paraphrase Chart Paraphrasing
Read and ask questions Infer answers and Draw conclusions Evaluate •What is the author trying to teach me? •Why did the author begin the way he said? •What is the reason for including that event, that detail, or that character? •How does this fit with my previous knowledge or experience? •How does what the author say at the end go with what’s said earlier? •Why did the author use that word or phase? •What am I supposed to think of this? •What point is the author trying to make? •Where did the author get his or her ideas from? Questioning the author
List Be an active reader Evaluate Critical Reading Chart Reading Critically
General ideas Specific information Paragraphs Skimming Tests
Select what you are going to look for Read the selection Read Fiction organizer Summarizing
Select what you are going to look for Read the selection Read Non-fiction organizer Summarizing
Sample Reading A Short Story Charles by Shirley Jackson
Set a purpose Who is Charles, and what is he like? Biographical material Before reading Title and author Preview Names of characters or places Any repeated or set off in larger of bolder type Any questions printed at the end
During Reading
During Reading
During Reading
During Reading
After Reading • Do I understand what happened? • Can I describe what the main characters are like? • Did the ending come as a surprise? Why or why not? • Does anything in the story confuse me? • What is the story of them?
After Reading
After Reading
REFERENCES Dong, Y. (2004) The Application of The Interactive Approach to The Teaching of English Reading in College. Journal of North China Institute of Technology (Social Science), 1, 023. Retrieved from http://www.celea.org.cn/pastversion/lw/pdf/DongYan.pdf Ivanov, S. (2009) Discourse Analysis in EFL Reading. Malmo University. Retrieved from http://muep.mah.se/handle/2043/8453 Richards, J. & Renandya, W.(2002) Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Cambridge University Press: New York Robb, L., Klemp, R., & Schwartz, W. (2002) Reader’s Handbook. A student Guide for Reading and Learning. Great Source: Massachusetts Learning strategies data base. Reading Comprehension. Retrieved from http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/reading.html
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Discourse Analysis & the teaching of reading

  • 1. DA And The Teaching Of Reading Prof.: Sergio Meza Padilla, M.Ed. October of 2013
  • 2. Class Agenda  Key concepts  Approaches to reading  Contributions of DA in Teaching Reading  The reading process  Teacher roles in Reading  Advantages of teaching reading strategies  Reading strategies  Sample Reading
  • 3. Key Concepts Discourse Reading “Text and context together, interacting in a way which is perceived as meaningful and unified by the participants.” “Process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form by relating to the context in which the text arises.” Cook (1992) Sergej Ivanov (2009)
  • 4. Approaches To Reading Interactive approach • Integration of bottom-up and topdown processes. Psycholinguistic approach • Top - down Traditional approach • Bottom - up
  • 5. Contributions Of DA In Teaching Reading McCarthy and Carter (1991, 1994) • Intertextuality • Language awareness CelceMurcia and Olshtain (2000) Wallace Catherine (1992, 2003) • Metacognitive awareness • Critical reading
  • 6. • Dependence on the immediate context Intertextuality Language awareness • Form and function of language Critical reading • Being conscious of how we learn Metacognitive awareness • Reasoning, analyzing, evaluating viewpoints, interpreting facts, and recognizing relationships
  • 7. • Read with a purpose • Create some personal connection After • Set a purpose • Preview the reading • Plan a reading strategy During Before The Reading Process • Pause and reflect • Reread to find out things you might have missed the first time • Remember what you learned
  • 8. Teacher Roles In Reading Raise Ss awareness of reading strategies Demonstrate strategies Assist Ss to use these strategies when/where relevant Have Ss gradually take on more responsibilities for using the appropriate strategies independently
  • 10. Reading Strategies 1. Close reading 2. Looking for Cause and Effect 3. Note-taking 4. Paraphrasing 5. Questioning the author 6. Reading critically 7. Skimming 8. Summarizing
  • 11. Select and read A Reader’s Reaction To Part Of A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe Analyze React Double-entry Journal – Close Reading
  • 12. Read A Reader’s Reaction To Story About Muhammad Ali Create an organizer Revise the organizer Cause-Effect Organizer: one cause and several effects Looking for cause and effect
  • 13. Read Hiring Someone For A Job Create an organizer Revise the organizer Cause-effect organizer: several causes and one effect Looking for cause and effect
  • 14. Read Analyzing The Character Create an organizer Revise the organizer Chain reaction of causes and effects Looking for cause and effect
  • 15. Choose the tool “The Mighty Erie Canal” Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Summary Notes Note-taking
  • 16. Choose the tool “The Mighty Erie Canal” Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Key Word Notes Note-taking
  • 17. Choose the tool Bill Of Rights Jot down a question or comment Review the notes later Class and Text Notes Note-taking
  • 18. Preview “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Write a line Put the line in your own words Write your thoughts Paraphrase Chart Paraphrasing
  • 19. Read and ask questions Infer answers and Draw conclusions Evaluate •What is the author trying to teach me? •Why did the author begin the way he said? •What is the reason for including that event, that detail, or that character? •How does this fit with my previous knowledge or experience? •How does what the author say at the end go with what’s said earlier? •Why did the author use that word or phase? •What am I supposed to think of this? •What point is the author trying to make? •Where did the author get his or her ideas from? Questioning the author
  • 22. Select what you are going to look for Read the selection Read Fiction organizer Summarizing
  • 23. Select what you are going to look for Read the selection Read Non-fiction organizer Summarizing
  • 24. Sample Reading A Short Story Charles by Shirley Jackson
  • 25. Set a purpose Who is Charles, and what is he like? Biographical material Before reading Title and author Preview Names of characters or places Any repeated or set off in larger of bolder type Any questions printed at the end
  • 30. After Reading • Do I understand what happened? • Can I describe what the main characters are like? • Did the ending come as a surprise? Why or why not? • Does anything in the story confuse me? • What is the story of them?
  • 33. REFERENCES Dong, Y. (2004) The Application of The Interactive Approach to The Teaching of English Reading in College. Journal of North China Institute of Technology (Social Science), 1, 023. Retrieved from http://www.celea.org.cn/pastversion/lw/pdf/DongYan.pdf Ivanov, S. (2009) Discourse Analysis in EFL Reading. Malmo University. Retrieved from http://muep.mah.se/handle/2043/8453 Richards, J. & Renandya, W.(2002) Methodology in Language Teaching: An Anthology of Current Practice. Cambridge University Press: New York Robb, L., Klemp, R., & Schwartz, W. (2002) Reader’s Handbook. A student Guide for Reading and Learning. Great Source: Massachusetts Learning strategies data base. Reading Comprehension. Retrieved from http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/reading.html
  • 35. DA And The Teaching Of Reading Prof.: Sergio Meza Padilla, M.Ed. October of 2013