
ERIC Number: EJ561216
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Teaching Reading.
Bamford, Julian; Day, Richard R.
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v18 p124-41 1998
Four approaches to the teaching of second language (L2) reading are described (grammar-translation, comprehension questions/exercises, skills and strategies, and extensive reading) and their status in the reading classroom is examined, and important issues in L2 reading are then discussed, including word recognition, affective and sociocultural factors influencing reading, vocabulary development, general language learning, and reading outside the classroom. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Grammar Translation Method, Language Processing, Language Research, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Reading Strategies, Recreational Reading, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sociocultural Patterns, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Word Recognition
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Foundations of Second Language Teaching.