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4 basic skills for language: Receptive: Reading & Listening (for purpose or entertainment) Productive: Writing and Speaking Skills for understanding: - Predictive (from headline or intro) - Scanning for specific info - Skimming for general idea - Detailed Info - Deduction for Context Ways to approach language difficulty: - Pre-teaching vocab (essential words) - Careful selection of texts (non-authentic & authentic?) - Vary the type of material; use it to practice different skills - Use realistic comprehension tasks that aid understanding - Incorporate activate phases that lead naturally from the text Pick topics that interest students (get to know them?) Create interest (esp in Engage phase) ? - Discuss topic, show pictures, predict what text will be about? Tasks for comprehension (achievable) - Pair students to read together, piece together ?jumbled? text or paragraphs, fill-in, etc
