English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom (Repost)
English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom
Publisher: Routledge | 2002 | ISBN: 0805838996 | English | PDF | 213 pages | 8.25 Mb
Publisher: Routledge | 2002 | ISBN: 0805838996 | English | PDF | 213 pages | 8.25 Mb
Presents complete, balanced approach to L2 reading theory & methodology, taking the position that what works best is supplementing whole language with bottoms-up focus. Textbook for ESL/EFL reading theory and methods courses, & relevant for practitioners …
English L2 Reading: Getting to the bottom, as suggested by its title, is a book that focuses on lower level reading strategies in L1 and L2 and their impact on reading in English as a second language. It examines research into lower level reading strategies, with the aim of supplementing (rather than replacing) whole language approaches that favour higher level reading strategies. Birch takes an interactive approach to reading, seeing it as an interaction between top and bottom reading processes (i.e. comprehension and decoding), between reader and text, and between reader and writer (p. 4). As the book is intended mainly for teachers of beginning to intermediate ESL/EFL students (as well as for researchers), this review provides a teacher's perspective on its practical value.
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Winner of the David E. Eskey, Ph.D. Annual Memorial Award for Best Practices in Teaching L2 Reading
English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom (Repost)
