Exploiting reading texts using Auditing
Issued Date
2006
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Language
eng
Rights
Mahidol University
Suggested Citation
Ferriman, Nicholas. (2006). Exploiting reading texts using Auditing. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/32871
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Exploiting reading texts using Auditing
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Abstract
Reading is recognized as a powerful tool for second language
acquisition. However, in many countries a reading culture is confined
to an educated minority, and most people do not read for pleasure.
Extensive reading in these circumstances is not a good use of
classroom time. Bottom-up processes which focus more on the
language of a text, rather than just the meaning, do offer a constructive
approach to dealing with reading texts in class. “Auditing” is one such
approach.
Students need practice in matching sounds to the printed word. If they
are unable to do this, they will not see the written words on the page.
Their “search patterns” will very likely miss those words they cannot
pronounce: how can a memory of a word be stored and retrieved if its
pronunciation is not known? Auditing involves simply matching the
sounds of words with their written form. It is as easy as that. Auditing
is concerned with developing the “inner voice”. All the activities in
this workshop will demonstrate how this can be done.
Description
Lao TESOL, March 17, 2006. Vientienne, Laos.