LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:9 September 2018
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Teaching and Testing of Reading Skill

Dr. S. Parthiban

Abstract

Reading skill has to be developed in the students to fulfill the demand of the higher education. Conscious efforts should be taken till the learner is confident of self-learning in reading. They have to be trained both all the sub skills of reading and the three phases of reading, viz., pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading. Students have to understand the characteristics of reading. They have to be trained primarily in mechanics of reading and then proceed to develop the cognitive skills of reading. Any skill can be acquired mainly by practice. A teacher has to design the activities to develop reading skills in his students. Task-Based Language Teaching is getting momentum as it involves the students to complete the activities.

Keywords: Reading Sub skills, Reading skill, good reader

Introduction

The skill of reading has to be inculcated in the learner, especially to benefit them in their higher studies. Conscious efforts should be taken till the learner is confident of self-learning in reading. (Cordula Artelt, 2003) Reading involves many sub skills like, grasping the meaning of a sentence, comprehending the main facts and details in the text, should justify when to read rapidly and when to read slowly, deducing the meaning of new words and so on. (Jack C. Richards1983)

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Dr. S. Parthiban
Associate Professor and Head
PG and Research Department of English
Arignar Anna Government Arts College
Cheyyar-604 407
Tamilnadu
India
sparthibanvlr@gmail.com

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