Teaching Reading in EFL Classes. Part- II

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Professional skills of the English teacher,
technology and innovations
Theme:
Teaching Reading in EFL Classes
Part- II
Prepared by: Sodiqov Tolqinjon Sobirovich
EFL teacher
Session-6

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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit you will be able to:
understand and apply various reading strategies
such as Intensive and Extensive reading
understand aspects of reading.
analyze the content of a given passage.

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Introduction
Reading is an active process that engages the brain. It keeps
human brain focused and gives an opportunity to explore the
world. Through reading we get information and learn different
things. Based on the purpose of the reading, we use different
strategies. Therefore this presentation into reading will begin with
a foray into reading methods such as Intensive and Extensive
reading.

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Scanning
Skimming
The four main
types of reading
techniques are
the following:
Extensive
Intensive

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What is Intensive reading?
Intensive reading is used on shorter texts in order to
extract specific information. It includes very close
accurate reading for detail. Use intensive reading
skills to grasp the details of a specific situation.
In this case, it is important that you understand each
word, number or fact.

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Features of Intensive Reading
detailed understanding, specific information
focuses on vocabulary and grammar to understand
word- for- word reading
very slow and careful reading
100% understanding
use dictionaries
Which ask you analyze or evaluate some information

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Intensive Reading
A
contract
A book
keeping
report
Examples
of
intensive
reading
An
insurance
claim

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The learners
read a short
text and events
put from it into
chronological
order.
Filling gaps in
a summary,
Examples
of
Intensive
Reading
Skimming a
text for
specific
information to
answer true or
false
statements
reading
jumbled
paragraphs
carefully to
put them into
the correct
order.

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Intensive Reading
Intensive reading materials need to be short, because the goal
with this type of reading is to understand all the language and
details of what you’re reading. Intensive reading should be more
difficult for you, because you want to learn new grammar and
vocabulary. You need to concentrate when you’re doing intensive
reading. Unlike extensive reading, intensive reading is not
relaxing. You probably shouldn’t do intensive reading more than
30 minutes at one time.

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Extensive Reading
Reading a long text (e.g. a book) or a lot of text on a variety of
topics to obtain an overall understanding of it.
In everyday life, we tend to do much more extensive reading,
i.e. fluent, faster reading, often of longer texts, for pleasure,
entertainment and general understanding, but without such careful
attention to the details. When we don’t understand words or small
sections, we usually keep going, may be only coming back when
there has been a major breakdown in our understanding.

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Features of Extensive Reading
Reading for pleasure
Fluent reading
Overall understanding
Reading a lot
Ignore or guess unknown words

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In the Classroom …
Free voluntary reading refers to using extensive reading in
language education. Students are free to choose a book that they
like and are allowed to read it at their own pace. The aim of a
free voluntary reading program is to help students to enjoy
reading, so assessment is usually minimized or eliminated
entirely.

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However …
Extensive reading is often overlooked, especially as a classroom
activity. Teachers often feel it is not an effective use of class time
or are just uncomfortable with the extended silence. Learners can
be encouraged to read extensively by setting up a class library,
encouraging review writing, and incorporating reading of books
into the syllabus, and dedicating some class time to quiet reading.

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A conference
guide who
orients to the
goal
Explains the
idea
and
methodology
The role of
the teacher
in
Extensive
reading
Keeps
records of
students’
reading

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Difference between Intensive and Extensive Reading
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1
2
Extensive Reading
Intensive Reading
“Extensive reading” is
considered as being reading
rapidly. The readers read books
after books. Its attention is paid to
the meaning of the text itself
not the language.
“Intensive reading” means that the
readers take a text, study it line by line,
and refer at very moment to the
dictionary about the grammar of the
text itself.
The purpose of extensive reading
is for pleasure and information.
The purpose of intensive reading is
getting literal meaning of the text.

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Difference between Intensive and Extensive Reading
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3
4
Extensive Reading
Intensive Reading
Readers are more concerned with
the meaning of the text than the
meaning of individual words or
sentences.
Readers are also concerned with the
meaning of individual words or
sentences.
Reading of novels, magazines,
newspapers etc. are the examples
of extensive reading
Reading of textbooks is the example of
intensive reading.

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Difference between Intensive and Extensive Reading
#
Extensive Reading
Intensive Reading
5
Generally silent reading becomes
the example of extensive reading.
Generally oral reading becomes the
example of intensive reading.
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Extensive reading means to read a Intensive reading means that to read
lot of matter.
some matter very thoroughly and
deeply.

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THE END OF THE LESSON
Thanks for your
attention and
participation