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In developing our students' reading skills we can use either authentic materials or materials specifically designed for English purposes.
As teachers, we can either approach reading "in real life," or reading "in the classroom."
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- What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
- Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
- Realia
- Printed text
- Images
- Multimedia
- Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
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1. Reading for our real life.
ResponderBorrarWhen we read in real life we usually have some expectations about what we are going to read. Perhaps we know quite a lot about a topic and we want to check on a few details, or Perhaps we have just heard about something and we are curious to know more about.
Reading for the classroom.
Reading in the classroom is to enrich the knowledge of the students also, is for develop the mind and language skill of students and reading in the classroom is to looking for information That students do not know.
2. Definition and examples.
Realia: refers to any real object we use in the classroom to bring the class to life.
Examples: toys, fruits, items.
Printed text: text or other marks produced in ink from type as by a printing press or from digital fonts by an electronic printed.
Examples: newspapers, magazines, books.
Images: refers to a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
Examples: posters, maps, charts.
Multimedia: refers as the integration of text,graphics, animation, sound, and/or video.
Examples: PowerPoint presentation, movies, videos.
3. It is important because this helps to students to improve their vocabulary and the use of language in both speaking and writing also, reading is the unique form of being able to learn and absorb useful information from anything at all that they read and if students read a lot they are going to be able to understand the text and they are going to improve their fluency.
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ResponderBorrar1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrar-Reading for real life implies a kind of reading the students are likely to bump into in real life, reading that are not made for teaching purposes, as the word itself says, “real life”. In addition, approaching this reading means bringing to the classroom a lot out authentic materials such as realia, magazines, articles and so forth. On the other hand, approaching reading for the classroom means a set of reading tasks that involves previous preparation upon the materials to use in the classroom, in other words, tasks specially designed for teaching purposes.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
1. Realia: Realia is all the material that can be utilized in the classroom, like: real objects such as cloth, fruits, books; real people: students, teachers, parents, special guests and real situations like buying things, writing to a friend, requesting letters and so on.
2. Printed text: It´s all the printed texts that we can find so as to amuse ourselves, or implicitly learn from the printed text the new language. Texts such as: magazines, brochures, newspapers and vocabulary posters.
3. Images: it´s all the visual material we can find in and out of the classroom, such as: photographs, charts, drawings, posters, boards, and comics.
4. Multimedia: It refers to different media found in real or virtual/digital life, for instance computers, radio programs, audiotapes, movies, documentaries and so on.
3. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
-It is important because working on reading skills and literacy stress the raising of phonemic awareness in the students since the target language may not follow the same phonemic system as the mother tongue of the students and there may be problems to interpret and understand certain symbols in the target language. Moreover, it is important for it gives the opportunity to the teacher and students to set differences and similarities between their L1 and L2 in terms of writing and grammar features as well as linguistic.
1. To approach reading ¨for our life¨ implies students reading a text as people in the real world are most likely to do it, it includes the purpose, and the techniques, for example: quick reading for getting a date, a price, or specific details. ¨Reading for the classroom¨ is usually using a text for gaining knowledge about the language, the techniques and purposes one can find in this type of reading can be: understanding the complete text for future questions, reading aloud or in pairs, looking for unknown vocabulary, etc.
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-Realia: objects from real life used in classroom instruction. For instance: fruits, kitchen utensils, clothing.
-Printed text: any kind of material that presents the language in its written form; e.g. brochures, flyers, menus.
-Images: authentic material that shows a scene or a static action that creates a starting point for a task, e.g. photo albums, maps, billboards.
-Multimedia: the type of material that integrates the use of text, sound, images and/or video to convey information. For example: documentaries, slideshow softwares, TV news.
3. To develop reading skills as well as literacy in the target language is important because students will eventually need to be able to code and decode language in its written form. Many of the language is kept in pages and letters, hence students will need such skills in order to interact with the language. In addition, being bilingual not only implies the ability to speak in the second language, but also, being able to read and write it.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading in the real life deals a lot with intrinsic motivation, which will be promoted by our own interest on a specific text, as opposed to reading in the classroom, which will become extrinsic motivation, as it is the teacher who encourages students to read. Reading in the real life will also imply, sometimes, the lack of understanding, which may occur when reading a label on the streets which may contain unknown vocabulary; reading in the classroom, on the other hand, may not result the same, as learners trust the teacher will facilitate the process of understanding by giving explanations about complex or unknown word.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
1. Realia
Realia are objects from real life used in classroom instruction by educators to improve students' understanding of other cultures and real life situations.
Examples: Toys, Personal Objects, Objects from the Real World
2. Printed text
These are texts that can be brought into the class in order to get students interacting with actual target language from the real world.
Examples: Books, Nespapers, Brochures
3. Images
Visuals students can use to create a representation of something. They can be part of a story, notification, or an event.
Examples: Comics, Bulletin boards, Maps
4. Multimedia
The multimedia is a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content. They can be valuable for the teacher to practice with integrated skills, and for enriching the curriculum.
Examples: Radio programs, Movies, Programs
3. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
Reading is a fundamental part of a language, as it is a receptive skill that help us receive an idea or information (In written form). As teachers, it is our duty to give a lot of importance to teaching reading, or improving reading skills, as being able to decode written language will help our students survive in in the real world.
1.- What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarAproaching reading for our real life refers to the kind of reading in which students get involve with real life communication. In addition, real life reading helps learners to develop similarly flexible reading skills, and also with its use they are going to be able to read quicly to understand the main ideas of a text, or finding some specific information. On the other hand, reading for the classroom has its focus on a reason to read by giving them meaninful tasks, in this kind of reading students need to have a chance to think about what they already know about the subject in order to decoding it.
2.- Give a brief definition and three examples of each one og the following types of authentic materials:
-REALIA:The use of real life objects that students can touch, feel, and even smell, e.g. food, classroom objects, clothing.
-PRINTED TEXT: It is a written work material in which the language is presented, e.g. magazines, newspapers, albums.
-IMAGES: a visual tool or material that be can use in the classroom helping learners to reinforce the understanding of a subject, e.g. bulletin boards, charts, posters.
-MULTIMEDIA: It is the material that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content, e.g. radio tapes, video programs, movies.
3.- Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
Because learners need to become aware of range of sounds that letters and combination of letters can represent. In this way as teachers we allow our students to interact with the written form of the target language, where they can learn a lot of common phrases or words that they can start to use in their real life as part of their learning process.
1. The difference between these two is focused on the purpose which is determined first of all by the facilitator and second by the reader. Approaching a text with a particular goal in which it involves learning or entertainment.
ResponderBorrarReading for our real life is a nonacademic reading and it’s performed outside of the classroom for any different reasons.(Pleasure and informative reading). Different from the reading for the classroom which has an academic approach. Since it could be developed inside or outside the classroom but with the intention to a pedagogical practice.
2. Authentic materials are those sources of materials used in an educational context but not originally designed for teaching purposes.
Types of authentic materials:
• Realia: the use of real objects for effectively teaching in the class. (Student’s favorite toy, a pet, fruits and vegetables)
• Printed text: written or printed material. (magazines, brochures, email, a publication)
• Images: visual material resource that represents a person, animal or an object (maps, pictionaries, photographs)
• Multimedia: low and high-tech resources (videos, video calls, on line educational games, emails)
3. Reading plays a significant role, not just only in the oral but the written production of the target language, as well. Reading is one of the receptive skills in which the learner receive and decode the given information in order to produce the language. With this intention, as facilitators we have to take into account the importance of providing our learners the correct tools for them to acquire their L2 in a succesful way. Such as developing literacy as early stages and the reading skills in higher stages, as a guide to well communicate in the target language
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading in the real world is as reading outside the classroom, or nonacademic reading, in this case the reader read for any number of reasons, and the nature of reading varies according to the reader's purpose and situation according their needs in the real world. Reading in the classroom the learners read for information may range from the scanning of documents and the reading of letters to in-depth reading of articles or books for academic purposes.
1. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
Realia: Are objects and materials the teachers use in the classroom to bring the class to life. For example: vegetables, fruit and clothes.
Printed texts: Are all the texts that was written in the foreign language and the teacher print it to help the students to interact with the real life: magazines, books and newspaper.
Images: it's all the visual material the teacher use as tools in order to the students understand a subject: posters, comics and photograph.
Multimedia: it's a viable tool like radio program, audio tape and CD the teacher founds in the internet and the real world.
1. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
It's important because the students have to become aware of the range of sounds that letter and combinations of letters can represent. We can also help learners to remember whole words from their shapes as this can speed up the reading process and is a particularly useful way of dealing with frequent words.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarTo approach reading for real life implies that the teacher uses texts with learners which were not specifically designed for teaching purposes, such as, Articles from the newspaper, magazines, recording from the radio or television, and so on. Moreover this kind of texts are “authentic” because it involves the students in real life communication. On the other hand, reading for the classroom implies the use of academic material in order to students gain the knowledge about the language. It approching meaningful task which the students have the chance to think and reflect about the task and the teacher supports the students with difficult words.
2-Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
1. Realia
Are objects from real life used in classroom instruction by educators to improve students' understanding of other cultures and real life situations.
Example: Real fruits, Classroom objects, clothes.
2. Printed text
It involves any kind of material in its written form, for example: magazines, articles, newspaper, etc.
3. Images
Is the visual material that assimilates real life and is used in the classroom in order to have a deeper understanding about a topic.
Example: pictues, posters, drawings.
4. Multimedia
It is content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, video and interactive content.
3-Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
To develop Reading and literacy skills in the target language is so important because learners have to become aware of the range of the letter sounds. Moreover, is necessary that the students know the grammar, phonetic phonology, syntax, and morphology of the target language because this linguistics features are different from the native language.
1.—Differences between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom:
ResponderBorrarReal life: it is to gain factual information, for practical use, it rarely needs to analyze or interpret, people read in different ways for different reasons, do scanning.
Reading for the classroom: it use to interpret and analyze, to gather information to answer an assignment question or to a test, understanding of meaning of details, to give ideas and opinions, practicing of intensive reading, it is setting a meaningful task and practice of skimming.
2.- Definitions and examples: a)Realia: objects and material from every day life used as teaching aids.(oxford living Dictionary) examples; the clothing, dolls, toys or idem, thing that are in the classroom. B) Printed text: a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary for of a particular work. (Oxford life dictionary). Examples; books, magazines, newspapers, albums, project made by students. C) Images: a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, microscope, or other device, or displayed on a computer or video screen.(Wikipedia). Examples; photographs, maps, charts, posters. D) Multimedia: is content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, videos, and interactive content. Examples; radio programs, audio tapes, CD’s.
3.- Important to develop reading skills and literacy in target language. It is important because learners have to become aware of the range of sounds that letter can represent. Also the learners have to be aware about combination of letters. Useful of dealing with frequent words. It is important the prosody of speech of the target language which it is different from one language to other one.
$. Reading for our life is the one done out of a classroom, most of the time happens for pleasure, other times spontaneously for example when we read comercial adds, etc; reading in the classroom is planned, has an academic purpose and also is assessed by the teacher.
ResponderBorrar$. -REALIA: are all real resources we use in the classroom ( animals, plants, objects and people)
-PRINTED-TEXTS: resources taken from internet most of the time such as: magazines, worksheets, brochures, etc.
-IMAGES: a piece of paper illustrated by animals, plants, objects or people
- MULTIMEDIA: low or high technology which needs a gadget to be done such as: videos, games, video calls, etc.
$. Reading is a receptive skills which helps students to learn new vocabulary, to develop critical thinking and also reading is useful because helps us to learn how to write appropriately besides, encourages students at the time of speaking making them fluent and accurate.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrar- "in real life" we have an idea about what we are going to read, maybe we heard something about a book and want to know more. This is nonacademic, we read just for plesure or entertaiment.
"Reading for the classroom" is when the lecture has an academic purpose, to enrich their knowledge, to prepare our students and so on.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
Realia: are objects from real life used in classroom instruction by educators to improve students' understanding of other cultures and real life situations.
Examples: real persons, food, toys, clothes, animals etc.
Printed text:printed forms of visual communication.
Examples: books, magazines, newspapers etc.
Images: A representation of the form of a person or object, such as a painting or photograph.
Examples: posters, photograph, maps, charts etc.
Multimedia: The combined use of media, such as movies, music, lighting, and the internet, as for education, entertainment, or advertising.
Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
- Reading is the most important skill, because reading develop the other skills speaking, writing, listenig. Is we read we are going to have a good pronunciation and fluency. We as teacher have to motive and induce to our to read without get frustrated.
What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading for our real life is most frequently associated with narrative, and in particular, popular fiction. It is commonly perceived to be the antithesis of academic or serious reading. By contrast, reading to learn in the classroom is pursued to gain insight or information. Reading for information may range from the scanning of documents and the reading of letters to in-depth reading of articles or books.
Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
*Realia
The word realia means using real items found in everyday life as an aid to teaching English. Using realia stimulates the mind, and is one way of encouraging creativity by involving the senses.
e.g. photographs, menus, brochures, receipts, maps, movies, television shows, commercials, etc.
*Printed text
Authors use their words to communicate thoughts, feelings, or ideas by writing them down and sharing them with their audience. This is referred to as print text, writing expressed in the written word.e.g. Poems, Essays, Reports, Letters, Articles, Emails.
*Images
Images can be powerful teaching tools, as illustrations to in-class lectures, or for studying concepts outside of the classroom. e.g. Holding up illustrations from a book, or passing books, prints, maps, or other hard-copy images around a classroom.
*Multimedia
Multimedia classroom provide the students chances for interacting with diverse texts that give them a solid background in the tasks and content of mainstream college courses. e.g. PowerPoint presentation, computers, documentaries, Movies,
Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
This helps them to consolidate what they already know and to extend it. There is no way any learner will meet new language enough times to learn it in the limited number of hours in class. The only reliable way to learn a language is through massive and repeated exposure to it in context. There is a well-established link between reading and writing. Basically, the more we read, the better we write.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading for real life is with a purpose for example when we need information like an address or phone number or a content in a book, general impression of a text, searching for a specific piece of information, detailed understanding of the text. Reading in a classroom we do it because is an assignment from a teacher that has a pedagogical purpose.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
Realia: objects or activities used to relate classroom teaching to the real life especially of peoples studied.
Examples:
Bring dolls students in a kinder garden class to introduce new vocabulary.
Bring the favorite toy and presented to the class.
Present they favorite pet to the class.
Printed text: are printed materials use in the classroom. For example books, magazines, brochures and newspaper.
Examples:
Create book from an ancient culture that illustrate and have information to leave in the library.
Math, science or social studies corners.
Make brochures of a specific topic.
Images: a visual representation of something like photographs, maps, charts, drawings, posters, bulletin boards and comics.
Examples:
Develop a plan of traveling with images of the places to see and visit.
Make a biography of an author so other students can read.
Make bulletin boards of a specific topic like for example what they do on vacations.
Multimedia: using or involving several forms of communication or expression.
Examples:
Use videos in the class.
See movies.
Watch documentaries.
3. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
Because our students need to communicate in real life and part of learning, a second language is to develop reading skills and literacy. A second reason is that to develop vocabulary we need to read, it also help the students to develop the imagination because they can traveled around the world.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarA/ using readings which were not specifically designed for teaching purposes give exposure to real english and can be very motivating for learners. These may provide real reasons for students to read.
On the other hand, using text for classroom ensure that the text is pitched at an appropiate level for a group and therefore allow for easier processing. It provides for the opportunity to be involved in a meaningful task.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
Realia- objects or activities used to relate classroom teaching to the real life. Examples: an apple, a newspaper, clothing
Printed text- texts that expose students to information related to the topic in matter. Examples: books, magazines, brochures
Images- a visual representation of something. Examples: maps, photos, comics
Multimedia-several forms of communication or expression. Examples: radio programs, movies, audios
3. Even though most of our students have learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
A/ because sometimes students will need to practice more and teachers will need to go back to the basics of teaching reading skills. Learning a second language is not an easy task and it becomes even more difficult as we get older. Therefore, we might need to learn it through a phonics approach and learn ir like a child learns its first language. It can speed up the process of reading and is a useful way of dealing with frequent words.
1. Reading for real life is considered as being reading rapidly. The purpose of it is for pleasure and information.
ResponderBorrarReading for the classroom is likely to be more simply for the purpose of developing skills and language, and displaying those skills for example learn new vocabulary, studying grammar.
2. Realia are objects from real life used in classroom by teachers to improve students' understanding
Examples: toys, fruit, classroom object etc.
Printed texts are texts that give information in a written form.
Examples: newspaper, articles, letters, reports etc.
Images are a visual representation of something in a paper.
Examples: flashcards, posters, maps etc.
Multimedia is the combined use of several media as images, information.
Examples: power point, audios, videos etc.
3. To develop reading skill in the target language we are teaching is important because the learners have to become aware of the range of sounds that letter and combination of letters represent because the way we read in the L1 is not the saminas the L2
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading in real life is basically related with reading for pleasure, enjoyment or for real life situation as read a menu, an airport schedule etc. that is something that students use outside the classroom. On the other hand, with reading in the classroom the teacher wants students to achieve academic purposes by reading, some of those purposes could be learn new vocabulary, develop critical and logical thinking.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
• Realia: are objects from real life used in classroom to teach any topic by teachers to improve students' understanding. In other words, teachers make use of real life objects that students can touch, feel, and even smell to effectively teach ESL. For example toys, clothes, animals, food.
• Printed text: is any types of material that is written and teachers bring it to students in order to teach foreign language. For example books, magazines, brochures and newspapers
• Images: are powerful teaching tools, as illustrations to understand meanings, or for studying concepts outside of the classroom. images are very useful tools because the majority of people are visual.. For example photographs, charts, maps, drawings, posters, bulletin boards and comics.
• Multimedia: The integration of text, graphics, animation, sounds and / or video that facilitates the learning-teaching process of a second language. For example radio programs, videos, power point presentations, audios tapes and CDS.
3. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
It is important because literacy might change from culture to culture and language to language for that reason learners have to become aware of the range of sounds that letters (and combination of letters) can represent. Also is important because reading helps students to be more accurate in the use of the language they are learning. Reading is also an excellent way to learn the correct use of grammar and to know how writing works in other languages.
1. Reading for real life is basically focused in the situations that the student might need or use, it is useful to prepare the student to the outside issues.
ResponderBorrarReading for the classroom is about the content that is already desinged for the course, content that the student wil need in order to have a better performance and it is for academic purposes as well.
2. Realia: Objects from real life used in classroom. Eg: Chairs, students, notebooks.
Printed Text: Texts that are made or are exposed to the students to inform about a specific topic. Eg: Newspaper, books, magazines.
Images: A representation of an object, person, animal, etc.. Eg: Photos, posters, flashcards.
Multimedia: The use of variety of artistic or communicative media. Eg: Audios, broadcast, videos.
3. It is so important to develop reading skills in literacy, students will be face real life situations therefore they must be prepared to face those kind of situations, if we teach our students to be aware of the contexts they are exposed to it will be easier for them to respond correctly. Reading also expands vocabulary and help the students to be able to express themselves confidently.
1. What is the difference between approaching reading for our real life and reading for the classroom?
ResponderBorrarReading for real life is a kind of reading that students are going to use in real life which students can be involve with communication in real situations and this kind of reading is not made for academic purposes and reading for the classroom involves all kind of reading tasks that teachers use in their classrooms to teach something.
2. Give a brief definition and three examples of each one of the following types of authentic materials:
1. Realia: objects or activities used to relate classroom teaching to the real life especially of peoples studied (real objects such as: clothes, chairs, fruits, food)
2. Printed text: resources taken from internet and printed. (worksheets, brochures, stories)
3. Images: visuals, illustrations, (pictures of food, objects, animals, places)
4. Multimedia: technology sources ( data show, internet, CD, videos, songs)
3. Even though most of our students have already learned to read in their native language already, why is it of such a great importance that we develop reading skills and literacy in the target language we are teaching?
Reading is an important skill and when the students have the habit of reading they develop at the same time others skills such as speaking because they increase their vocabulary bank trough lectures also writing because they learn spelling of words.