On Teaching English Reading to Junior Middle School Students

1、on teaching english reading to junior middle school studentsabstractenglish is more and more popular and important as an international language. people begin to pay more attention to it. therefore, it is very necessary for everyone to grasp it. however, most of learners will meet the same problem in

2、 english study: although they spend a lot of time and energy in learning english, they do not get a great progress. as a matter of fact,，if they pay more attention to english reading and mater some methods and have the ability of reading. they will make a great progress in a quite short time. so thi

3、s paper will focus on the importance of english reading for english learners and make a discussion.key wordsenglish reading english learners importance摘要英语作为一门国际语言，越来越受到人们的重视，也起着越来越重要的作用。所以，掌握英语是必须的，但是，在英语学习中，很多人都会遇到同样的问题，学习者投入了大量的时间和精力但未取得很大的进步！实际上，只要学习者重视了英语阅读，并对阅读的一些方法和技巧加以重视，就会在很短的时间内取得很大的进步。在本文

4、中，将聚集于阅读对英语学习者的重要性来展开讨论。关键词英语阅读 英语学习者 重要性 outline 1 introduction 611 whats english reading? 812 the importance and status of english reading 92 the importance of reading 921 there is a great relationship with other aspects of english learning for english learners 10211 enlarging vocabulary by readin

5、g 10212 enhancing the language sense by reading 10213 reading can broaden english learners range of knowledge 11214 enriching learners lives and cultivating their positive attitudes towards their lives 1122 helping english learners improve their english levels by reading 12 23 the status of reading

6、english reading takes up a great part in different exams 123 the effective ways to improve students reading 1331 skimming 1432 scanning 143.3 set aside a regular time to read to students every day 153. 4 surround students with reading material 153.5 have a school reading time 153.6 encourage a wide

7、variety of reading activities163. 7 develop the library habit 163.8 be knowledgeable about students progress 163.9 look for reading problems 163.10 get help promptly for reading problems 173.11 use a variety of aids to help students 173.12 show enthusiasm for the students reading. 174 conclusion 175

8、. notes 186. reference 201 introductionas everyone knows, english study process includes reading、speaking、listening and writing at the same time, but also has the stress process. and the most important thing is to breakthrough one by one, but taking reading as a sally point then breaking it one by o

9、ne is the effective method. reading is very important for an english learners life, work and study. reading is a complex process; meanwhile, the comprehension is the same. with the appearance of writing, reading comes into being. what is more, reading begins with the acquisition of visual symbols th

10、rough eyes activity; next, with the understanding of writing symbols, readers resonate with writers, or doubt what they read, or get quite a little information; and even, reading ends with the pure acquisition of the psychological process of mental happiness. at first, it is believed that reading is

11、 the process: the identification of phones, the pronunciation of words, phrases, sentences and last, the whole text. actually, the above is the superficial phenomenon, and what readers read is the first stage of reading, that is, the physiological course through the coordinated action of eyes, mouth

12、 and tongue. later, some psychologists find that reading is decoding and identifying. a famous linguist, christine nuttall (2002), thought that writers encode what is in their heads; form texts and then readers decode the texts to gain information. in other words, it is decoding. according to durkin

13、(1993), he defines reading comprehension as: “international thinking during which meaning is constructed through interactions between texts and readers.” in light of harris and hodge(1995), reading comprehension is the construction of the meaning of a written text through a reciprocal interchange of

14、 ideas between the readers and the message in a particular text.from all the above , the essence of reading is comprehension, which resides in the intentional, problem-solving, thinking processes of the reader which occur during an interchange with a text. the content of comprehension is influenced

15、by the text and by the readers prior knowledge and an experience. without comprehension, no matter how fluently students read aloud with natural pronunciation and intonation, it is not reading; without comprehension, we cannot say this reading.english teaching divides into two aspects: spoken englis

16、h and written english. however, written english plays a greater role in secondary english teaching. in light of the recent college entrance examinations, reading comprehension accounts for 40 points of the full mark of 150 points. secondly, according to the quantity, it increases from four pieces to

17、 five. what is more, what is most time-consuming and quite flexible is the part of reading comprehension. fourthly, questions are so complicated that readers cannot find the answers just from texts, but from the spiritual essence. next, for the purpose of gaining kinds of knowledge, reading is an im

18、portant linguistic communicative activity. due to english course standard, reading, as an indispensable ability, is paid attention to, to make studies of students reading approaches or strategies, to develop their independence in obtaining information, to enlarge linguistic input, to strengthen an i

19、nstinctive feel for the language and at last, in order to understand the english-speaking culture. with these backgrounds, reading gives us a hand to analyze and solve problems. above all, care should be taken to emphasize reading. here is some evidence from following several points:11 whats english

20、 reading? generally speaking, “reading is an active process during which the reader tries to understand the meaning of a given text for learning and getting information, which means that english reading can help you extend your general knowledge of the world.” but what is english reading? “english r

21、eading has always been considered one of the most important parts of foreign language learning. without reading, nothing can be done in the development of the competence in listening、speaking 、writing and translating. which success in every other academic area is based.” english reading is not just

22、the ability to recognize words、articulate words and pronounce words. english reading is a communication with different authors. its a benefit weapon to rich your brain. also english reading is the key to strive for success in english learning.12 the importance and status of english reading 2 the imp

23、ortance of reading einstein has stated “reading is the most complex task that man has never devised for himself.” no longer can reading be considered the mere pronunciation of words, nor even the simple understanding of the meaning of the words. to function effectively in our complex society,the rea

24、d must be able to appreciate to implications of the meanings gained from the printed word. with the tremendous variety of knowledge that is being discovered and accumulated, we are literally “burning up” reading skills faster than we can develop them . each body of knowledge has its own kind of voca

25、bulary, its different organizational thought patterns, and its specialized reading devices, such as maps, graphs, and chats. it would appear preposterous to assume that an eleven-year-old child could develop all the reading skills necessary to assimilate the vast amount of knowledge taught at the hi

26、gh school. “reading in english, as the most frequently used way for non-native speaker to get access to original english material, plays a crucial role in learners english study. it facilitates learners expansion of lexical items, enhancement of grammar, accumulation of the knowledge about english s

27、peaking, countries society and culture and therefore help the development of other three language skills.” english reading is the foundation of english learning. its a preparation for speaking 、listening and writing. please check the following points:1. 1. there is a great relationship with other as

28、pects of english learning for english learners.211 enlarging vocabulary by reading there is no any impression by seeing once for a new word. however, if it comes up twice or three times or even more and then with combining the meaning of sentence, we might remember it very quickly .of course .when w

29、e meet this word in fifth or sixth times, we can know its meaning, pronunciation without thinking. for example, when we meet a new word in reading, we dont know its meaning, but we have a little impression when next time it reappears in listening course. after doing the listening homework, we see th

30、e word in reading、listening、writing again and again. thus we have a stronger impression of the meaning each time. soon, the new word will be familiar and its meaning becomes clear. thereby english learners can enlarge their vocabulary by reading.212 enhancing the language sense by reading the langua

31、ge sense is extremely important to study a foreign language, especially non-native speaker. because the “language sense is deciding the language what you said it takes the form or is an excellent likeness”. so english learners should take more time to read. while reading, learners will meet the diff

32、erent language situation. hence, they can get more practice and study from different reading materials. just reading makes english learners find a real “atmosphere of language”.213 reading can broaden english learners range of knowledge learners can get different gains by reading various essays. for

33、 example, english learners will get to know the system of society、cultural features and different customs and so on in different countries by reading. these help them get more knowledge and make their lives more colorful .in addition to learners will understand something about astronomy geography an

34、d horoscope (aspect astrology) through reading the science articles. thus, not only does reading extend learners fields of knowledge but also makes their knowledge useful, which relates to the short passage of examinations.214 enriching learners lives and cultivating their positive attitudes towards

35、 their lives learners will understand many scientists stories of growing-up and the funny lives by reading some humorous and funny stories. thereby, learners have good rules of their habits and study way for them. for example, when we are reading this text-book that “an appreciation of english and a

36、merican literature”, we know something about character life and study way or the attitude of life from mark twain and franklins writing.22 helping english learners improve their english levels by reading most of the domestic and external experts have the same idea that reading can help learners impr

37、ove their english level “famous linguist krasken pointed out (1989): the gain of vocabulary and spelling main comes from reading. also harmer pointed out (2000): good articles supply an example for english learners, and improve their writing ability, also offers an opportunity to study grammar、 word

38、s and sentences structure. wuguhua (professor of qinghua university) said: reading is the basic way to improve the learners spoken english. because plenty of reading influenced on an english learners english level more or less.” from their opinions, it can be easily proved that reading has an extrem

39、ely important role in improving the learners english level.2.3 the status of reading english reading takes up a great part in different exams the percentage of english reading is increasing gradually in different exams. for most of learners, the main purpose in learning english is to read-to get inf

40、ormation. in the past, reading was though to be the main or even the only purpose for learning english. now this is not necessary the case, it should be more. so reading still takes the greater part of in different examinations.for example: “reading comprehension has taken a percentage up to 40% in

41、some of national level exams, such as cet4, cet6, postgraduate entrance exam, mpa、mba etc. another show is: reading takes up 1/3 in some overseas exam like toeft and gre.” “according to the purpose and requirement of the english teaching rules by the middle schools teaching outline. we can see it cl

42、early that the goal of teaching focuses on reading. from the common exam and college entrance examination, the most difficult part is reading, and the part which has the highest point and quantity is the reading, too”.thereby, english reading reflects learners english level and the ability of using

43、language. it has an important position in exams.3the effective ways to improve students reading extensive reading is different from intensive reading. intensive reading is to understand the content completely and make notes of the new words and phrases and good sentences. but extensive reading is to

44、 train the ability of scanning, skipping and reading fast, namely, the ability to catch the key words, the topic sentences and the drift of the articles. there are two ways of english extensive reading for english learners. it can help learners read more quickly and decide if the english text is int

45、eresting and whether the reader should read it in more details.3.1 skimming skimming is reading a text quickly to get a general idea of meaning. it requires that readers selectively omit some parts of the reading materials. skimming often is confused with scanning “remember that skimming is in order

46、 to find specific information.” e. g: figures or names.for example: “a learner taking a reading exam decides to approach text by looking at the title, introductions and any diagrams and sub-headings, then skin reading to get a clear general idea of what the text is about. skimming is very important

47、that learners understand that there is no need to read word for word when reading.”3.2 scanning scanning is used to obtain specific information from a piece of english text. through scanning, learners can get a good idea about the material by taking a few moments right off to read the title, chapter

48、 headings, section titles and headlines. the purpose of scanning is to get a quick understanding of what to expect from the reading, so that learners will know what they are reading as they go along.for example: “maps, charts and pictures are clues that will help the learner cue in on the content an

49、d organization of the material. this simple technique of scanning can help the learners read for ideas because they will know where they are going to when they begin to read.” this is only the individual opinion. of course, most of learners may use both of them. they can skim a piece of english text

50、 to find out something interesting and may wish to use scanning techniques to locate specific information. maybe the best way is to learn english. however, the purpose is to learn english well. wish every learner enjoyed reading. 3.3 set aside a regular time to read to students every day.studies sho

51、w that regularly reading out loud to the students will produce significant gains in reading comprehension, vocabulary, and the decoding of words. whether the students are preschoolers or preteens, it will increase their desire to read independently.3. 4 surround students with reading material.the st

52、udents with a large array of reading materials in school score higher on standardized tests. tempt the students to read by having a large supply of appealing books and magazines at their reading level. put the reading materials in every place that they often get to, and even ask them watch english p

53、rogram on the tv. 3.5 have a school reading time.establish a daily 15 to 30 minute time when the students in the school reads together silently. seeing teachers read will inspire the students to read. just 15 minutes of daily practice is sufficient to increase their reading fluency. 3.6 encourage a

54、wide variety of reading activities.make reading an integral part of the students lives. have them to read menus, roadside signs, game directions, weather reports, movie time listings, and other practical everyday information. also, make sure they always have something to read in their spare time whe

55、n they could be waiting for appointments or riding in a car. 3. 7 develop the library habit.entice the students to read more by taking them to the library every few weeks to get new reading materials. the library also offers reading programs for the students of all ages that may appeal to the studen

56、ts and further increase their interest in reading. 3.8 be knowledgeable about students progress.find out what reading skills they are expected to have at each grade level. the schools curriculum will give them this information. track their progress in acquiring basic reading skills on report cards a

57、nd standardized tests. 3.9 look for reading problems.teachers do not always detect the students reading problems until theyve become serious. so try to find out if they can sound out words, know sight words, use context to identify unknown words, and clearly understand what they read. 3.10 get help promptly for reading problems.reading problems do not