Teaching of reading and writing skills: Process syllabus and global issues

Authors

  • Sezgi Sarac Baskent University

Keywords:

Process syllabus, critical reading, student centered teaching, teaching reading.

Abstract

This study aims to present a suggested syllabus that can set an example for process and task based syllabus applications for the teaching of reading and writing skills in a foreign language. It proposes a teaching model and the related evaluative data analysis. In the spring term of 2006-2007 academic year, 50 first year pre-service teachers at Hacettepe University, Division of English Language Teaching attended the course ‘Reading and Writing Skills II’. The course was designed in line with process and task based syllabus. While desinging the course syllabus, the aim was to develop an alternative teaching model. Therefore, the main goals were identified as improving critical reading skills, achieving student autonomy and focusing on global issues. To achieve these goals, the participants identified 5 global issues to do research and reading/writing activities on. Hence, these issues composed the syllabus and its sequence. The course work and materials were collected in personal portfolios which took the place of the coursebook and encouraged library and the Internet search and written personal reflections. Those subjects identified by the participants were terorism, great middle east project, freedom of expression, multi-lingualism/culturalism and sexism. The qualitative data gathered during and after the application and also the quantitative data and feedback collected at the end of the application provided sound findings on both the syllabus and its evaluation. In these findings, it is observable that the syllabus/teaching model encouraging the students to choose the reading texts on their own, to compose portfolios and to manage the teaching/learning process appreciated by the participants and achieved student participation and motivation.  

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Author Biography

Sezgi Sarac, Baskent University

Sezgi Saraç Süzer graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of FLE in 1998. She worked for Başkent University, Department of Basic English as an English Instructor for three years, received her MA and PhD from Hacettepe University, Department of ELT where she worked as a Research Assistant for six years. Currently, she has been working as a lecturer for Başkent University, Department of ELT.

 

Published

2008-09-24

How to Cite

Sarac, S. (2008). Teaching of reading and writing skills: Process syllabus and global issues. Journal of Human Sciences, 5(2). Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/414

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Linguistic