Teaching reading to students of philological departments in Ukraine: reconsidering western experience
Journal Title: Наукові записки Національного університету "Острозька академія" Серія "Філологія" - Year 2016, Vol 62, Issue 62
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the study of the process of teaching reading at philological faculties of higher educational establishments, its levels, types, stages and strategies. The article examines classifications of levels of reading. Such levels as literal, inferential, critical, creative; evaluation, synthesis, interpretation; elementary (rudimentary, basic or initial), inspectional, analytical (thorough, complete), syntopical (comparative) are described. In the article such types of reading as survey reading, skimming, and superficial reading (extensive reading), content study reading and linguistic study reading (intensive reading) are studied. Stages of reading – pre-reading, while/during reading, after-reading are characterized. Factors that predetermine a reader`s understanding of the text are mentioned. The article presents the analysis and description of the strategies of teaching reading to students of philological departments in Ukraine that from the author`s point of view are seldom used and could be of immense educational value if used consistently, among them are graphic organizers, picking up a scene, thinking aloud, K-W-L or K-W-W-L charts, probable passage, draw a text. The article also examines strategies for reading non-fiction as an important part of the process of teaching reading to students of philological departments, namely: establish purpose, survey, revise purpose, study in depth, evaluation. In the article the advantages of the listed strategies have been enumerated, their benefits for the students have been mentioned.
Authors and Affiliations
O. V. Marina
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