1. Summarize the main theme of the article/chapter
In her article in TESOL Quarterly, 1992; Suzanne M. Griffin attempts to prove that even though reading aloud is considered by some scholars somehow “an old fashion” that does not fit in the modern methods used nowadays for English language learning and acquisition, it has a lot of benefits and merits, especially for elementary levels, that many teachers are still using it in their classrooms. She argues that some specialists in applied linguistics – such as Bright, Koch, Ruttenberg, and Terdy (1982) – had strongly stressed that reading aloud can be beneficial for elementary levels in ESL since it helps learners develop “an awareness of sound-symbol relationships” (Griffin, 1992). She stressed that reading a loud also can help enlarge learners’ auditory understanding and familiarity with the target language, especially with unfamiliar or new lexical items. Thus, reading aloud …show more content…
First of all, learners will be able to learn the proper pronunciation and mime it a lot easier and faster than drilling since they will be more comfortable hearing their counterparts or the teacher himself reading for them. Secondly, comprehension skills will be developed faster because learners will use more than one sense in reading: reading with their eyes and hearing their peers or teacher reading for them, especially elementary levels. Third, reading aloud would help learners improve their sense of chunks and use them in meaningful sentences. Fourth, reading aloud helps learners increase phonological awareness which is considered “one of the major obstacles for ELL children in English reading development” (Liu, 2013). Finally, reading aloud helps learners develop self-confidence when they get to realize that they are improving.
5. Identify a point/topic in the article that you disagree with, and explain
In her article in TESOL Quarterly, 1992; Suzanne M. Griffin attempts to prove that even though reading aloud is considered by some scholars somehow “an old fashion” that does not fit in the modern methods used nowadays for English language learning and acquisition, it has a lot of benefits and merits, especially for elementary levels, that many teachers are still using it in their classrooms. She argues that some specialists in applied linguistics – such as Bright, Koch, Ruttenberg, and Terdy (1982) – had strongly stressed that reading aloud can be beneficial for elementary levels in ESL since it helps learners develop “an awareness of sound-symbol relationships” (Griffin, 1992). She stressed that reading a loud also can help enlarge learners’ auditory understanding and familiarity with the target language, especially with unfamiliar or new lexical items. Thus, reading aloud …show more content…
First of all, learners will be able to learn the proper pronunciation and mime it a lot easier and faster than drilling since they will be more comfortable hearing their counterparts or the teacher himself reading for them. Secondly, comprehension skills will be developed faster because learners will use more than one sense in reading: reading with their eyes and hearing their peers or teacher reading for them, especially elementary levels. Third, reading aloud would help learners improve their sense of chunks and use them in meaningful sentences. Fourth, reading aloud helps learners increase phonological awareness which is considered “one of the major obstacles for ELL children in English reading development” (Liu, 2013). Finally, reading aloud helps learners develop self-confidence when they get to realize that they are improving.
5. Identify a point/topic in the article that you disagree with, and explain