| Title: | TEACHING READING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: THE READING BADGE AS A LITERACY TOOL |
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| Authors: | ID Marolt, Simona (Author)
ID Gadpaille, Michelle (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  UNI_Marolt_Simona_2012.pdf (729,83 KB)
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PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/8e79f8e9-db13-4564-a0c4-608eccacbdf7
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Undergraduate thesis |
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| Typology: | 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | Reading is a part of communication. Reading is important and the aim of reading is to understand the information given in the text. There is much information that we have to read in our everyday lives. We have to read timetables, newspapers, e-mails, text messages and information on the web; children read when they do exercises or learn. We read because we are interested in something, for fun, or to relax.
Reading is a part of the learning process, as well. Reading develops knowledge of and interest in a foreign language. The Reading Badge is a movement that has successfully promoted reading quality literature in Slovenia for over 50 years; The English Reading Badge is an activity that promotes reading a foreign language. Books that are carefully chosen by the teacher provide a rich environment for both language and culture. Apart from choosing materials, the role of the teacher is to train students to use methods and techniques that contribute to better comprehension. The practical examples in the thesis are ideas that I apply with my own students. By reading various books and doing activities in connection with them, we can see how their motivation to read grows and reading improves. Wallace’s statement “We want to give learner-readers a reason for turning the page” (Wallace 151) is more than appropriate here, since it encourages good work on the area of reading. |
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| Keywords: | Reading, reading comprehension, reading motivation, reading in a foreign language, The Reading Badge. |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [S. Marolt] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2012 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-36836 |
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| UDC: | 821ANG(73)(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 19279880 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:R5SOSRAR |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 25.07.2012 |
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| Categories: | FF
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