鲁子问《英语教学论》课后习题(Chapter11 TeachingEnglishReading

Chapter 11 Teaching English Reading and Writing in Schools

Section 1

1. What are the differences between literal and inferred comprehension?

Key: In literal comprehension, readers use their language knowledge to identify and understand the information explicitly stated in the text, while in inferred comprehension, it requires the combination of readers’ language competence, background knowledge and inference skills. Evaluative comprehension allows readers to analyse and evaluate a passage with the help of their own knowledge and values.

2. Which teaching approach for reading, in your opinion, is most efficient for integrated reading competence? Why?

Key: The interactive-compensatory approach is most efficient for integrated competence. This approach not only includes background information and prediction from th e context, but also the student’s ability to decode words and phrases. It also focuses on both the visual and non-visual information in the reading process. Visual information is gained directly from the printed page, while non-visual information comes from the reader's entire knowledge system. These can practise students’ holistic reading ability.

Section 2

1. Which writing approach do you often adopt in your teaching? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Key: I often adopt the process-oriented approach. With this approach, students analyse the topic and collect relevant information and materials. While students start drafting, the teacher will observe students’problems and provide help. After the drafting, the teacher will correct students’ drafts.

The advantages are obvious in that it promotes students’autonomous learning and it’s student-centered. The disadvantages may be that it is too difficult for some students since they are mostly required to complete the writing task on their own.

2. Which writing approach do you think fits your present teaching the most? Why? Key: The three-stage approach fits my present teaching the most because it is organized and systematic. In the pre-writing stage, students gets a clear idea of what they are going to write and gets fully prepared for the writing, as a result of which, the writing process will not be such a challenge. In the post-writing stage, suggestions and feedback are given by the teacher for further improvement.