Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language
Published on 16. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-0-521-01651-3 (ISBN)
Description
This lively collection of more than 100 classroom activities provides teachers with engaging ways to incorporate extensive reading into their classrooms. The creative and fun speaking, listening, role-play, reading, writing, and vocabulary activities, all linking reading to the rest of the curriculum, are suitable for students of all ages and levels. Teachers will find this handbook a valuable resource not just for reading courses, but for all types of language courses.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is an excellent resource for activities and ideas for anyone who is interested in implementing extensive reading or would appreciate efficient help in adding a reading component to a language course."Francois Pichette, The Canadian Modern Language Review
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
ELT/ESL
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-01651-3 (9780521016513)
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Content
Part I . Activities for all classes: 1. Getting started; 2. Introducing reading material; 3. Motivating and supporting reading; 4. Monitoring and evaluating; Part II. Activities for developing oral fluency: 5. Reporting reading; 6. Drama and role play; 7. Having fun; Part III. Activities for writing: 8. Reporting reading; 9. Writing creatively; Part IV. Activities for reading: 10. Developing awareness; 11. Increasing reading rate; Part V. Activities for vocabulary development: Part VI. Activities for looking at culture and society