Aula 01

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Leitura e Redação em Língua Inglesa 
Sarah Barbieri
Vieira
Aula 1
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In this class...
Introduction to the Course
The Reading Skill
Reading in English (FL)
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Reading Skill – Compreensão Escrita
Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills, but often develops along with them, especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build 
vocabulary that helps 
listening comprehension 
at the later stages,
particularly. 
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Assumptions about Reading
We perceive and decode letters to read words.
We need to underdstand all the words to understand a text.
The more symbols (letters or words) there are in a text, the longer it will take to read it.
We gather meaning from what we read.
Our understanding of a text comes from understanding the words of which it is composed.
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Why is Reading important?
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The Reading Skill
Many EFL students consider good reading skills one of the most important goals they need to achieve since they have to be able to read:
to improve in their careers, 
to gather information, 
to get a degree or post-graduation degree, 
to improve their English understanding skills. 
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The Reading Skill
 Out of the four skills, reading is considered by students the easiest one due to its nature:
it is permanent, 
you can read at your own pace,
you can read when or where it is convenient, 
it is a solitary activity. 
Besides, there are many cognitive similarities between L1 and L2/FL reading processes.
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L1 and FL Reading Differences
knowledge of vocabulary, syntax, discourse markers and text organization awareness is much more limited.
much less reading exposure in the target language, which means much less reading practice in the target language. 
the cognitive processing involves two language systems.
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L1 and FL Reading Differences
transfer effects, such as cognitive skills, strategies, goals and expectations, which will also involve both L1 interference and facilitation.
different combination of general background knowledge due to the fact that drawing on information about the world, that is, cultural differences.
different social and cultural assumptions in the target language texts that they might not be familiar with or find difficulties to cope with.
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L1 vs. FL Reading Abilities
Beginning and intermediate FL reading skills, more L1 distinct abilities are brought into play. 
FL advanced reading skills are more similar to L1 reading abilities. 
As FL readers become fluent and highly skilled in reading comprehension, the reading processes involved become more similar, though perhaps never the same.
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Bibliography
BROWN, H. D. Teaching by Principles: an interactive approach to language learning. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 1994.
NUNAN, D. Second Language Teaching and Learning. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1998.
SCARCELLA, R. C.; OXFORD, R. L. The Tapestry of Language Learning: the individual in the communicative classroom. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1992.
UR, P. A Course in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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Leitura e Redação em Língua Inglesa 
Sarah Barbieri
Vieira
Atividade 1
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What is the difference
Between spoken and
 written language?
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