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This presentation addresses the ongoing challenges in high school English language teaching (ELT), particularly in reading instruction. It explores the dichotomy between form and meaning, the balance between routine and flexibility, and the interplay of science and art in teaching. Further, it investigates the reading instruction process, including teaching, learning, and assessment issues. The session emphasizes the importance of deconstructing reading materials and adapting instruction to meet students' needs while showcasing current provincial programs and research initiatives in critical reading and vocabulary instruction.
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Current issues in high school ELT 葛炳芳 201007
In today’s session … Dichotomy in Reading instruction Locating issues in the reading instruction process Options in Reading instruction What we are doing in this regard
I. Dichotomy in Reading instruction Form—Meaning / Language —Thinking Routine work—Flexibility/ Science—Art Theme—Style Generality—Specialty
II. Locating issues in the reading instruction process Instruction: Teaching & Learning … & Testing/examination … & Researching Your voices The issue Investigations Theories Issues to be explored
III. Options in Reading instruction Everything concerned starts with a full deconstruction of the material(s) to be possibly incorporated Focus on the learning materialsand your students Preparing (for) testing means more than the questions (types) to appear in the test paper Act as far as you might think
IV. What we are doing in this regard Related provincial programs:issues, development & ongoing programs Research on mini-project-based CPD with focuses on Interpretation of the reading materials Vocabulary instruction Critical reading Designing and evaluation post-reading activities