Publication Date
3-1-2005
Abstract
Teaching reading in lower-level language courses does not mean teaching classical literary texts to students who are just beginning to learn the intricacies of another language. We must separate the pragmatic realities of introducing students to a new language, of delving into a text written in that language, and of understanding the essence of the author’s message from the cognitive performance of analyzing a text and of being able to read between the lines. Students will begin to reach the level of reading abilities that we anticipate and expect in upper-level courses only when they have been taught how to read –how to approach a text written in another language.
Recommended Citation
Terry, Robert M.
(2005)
"The Reading Process: Realistic Expectations for Reading in Lower-Level Language Courses,"
Dimensions: Vol. 40, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dimensions/vol40/iss1/4