TEACHING READING SKILLS AND VOCABULARY IN PRIMARY ESL CLASSROOM TUTORIAL WEEK 1

SUMMARISE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE READING

MYRA BELLA ZAH AINEE SCHA

EXTENSIVE READING

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Extensive reading covers large area Extensive reading involves students reading long texts or large quantities for general understanding It means that students are given freedom to choose their own topic .

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES IN CLASS.

The students, in Extensive Reading class, usually are asked to write a summary after reading an article or passage about the story that they have read. It is not easy to do as students need to take a full control on the vocabulary use, grammar and also factual data through the story.

THE USE OF DICTIONARY IN EXTENSIVE READING

Extensive reading will discourage of overuse of dictionary. (Bell, 1998) It is because the students will be focusing more on the language if they always consult the dictionary every time they find an unfamiliar word. Graham Stanley from British Council, Barcelona said that by avoiding dictionary, the students are expected to be encouraged to jot down the words they come across in a vocabulary notebook and they can look them up after they have finished reading.

INTENSIVE READING

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Intensive Reading covers narrower area. Students are not allowed to find a topic they like. The topic is given by the teacher. The students also do not necessary to look for supported articles because the topic which is chosen by the teacher is usually short and easy to understand.

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES IN CLASS.

Intensive reading, however, the activity is done usually by answering questions related to the passage read. The answers for questions given are usually from the passage they have read.

THE USE OF DICTIONARY IN INTENSIVE READING

Dictionary must be used in intensive reading. Students have to find difficult words while they are reading. The dictionary is often used in Intensive Reading e.g. A text will be used to answer some questions, so the students have to know the meaning of all words in the text in order to make them easy to answer the questions.

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE READING

INTENSIVE READING Very narrow or limited areas are covered Comprehension : Answering questions Often/ Maximized CRITERIA EXTENSIVE READING Wide or large areas are covered Summary writing

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ACTIVITIES IN CLASS THE USE OF DICTIONARY

Seldom/ Minimized