Contents: Introduction reading as an interactive process

CONTENTS:


Introduction …………………………………………..……..…….2

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   Reading as an interactive process
   

1.1. Nature of reading and teaching it……………...……………….4
1.2. Types of reading and reading skills…………………………....13
1.3. Approaches in teaching reading as an interactive process.........20
Conclusion ………………………………………………….……..30
Bibliography……………………………………………….....…....31

Introduction
The actuality of the course paper
The educational development today cannot be separated from the development of science and technology. The education demanded always move along with global technological development. In relation to education, teaching and learning in the class was demanded to be innovative and creative. In this case in English lessons especially reading skills are very low mastered by the students today. No doubt that today's technology advances rapidly, but it is still lacking in improving students' reading skills.
Reading is one of the four skills which needs to be learned besides listening, speaking, and writing. Reading has the considerable role in the language teaching to strengthen the skills which are acquired by the students in listening, speaking, and writing. Reading skill affects the other skills learning process. Besides, the students have to be able to achieve reading competencies as urged by the national curriculum.
The aim of the course paper
The objective of this study is to find out whether using the interactive reading approach is more effective to improve the students’ reading ability than using the bottom-up approach. Because the factors related to the students’ reading ability are so numerous, it is not possible to take care of all of them in the same time. The researcher only limits the problem to the way the teacher gives approach in teaching which can influence the improvement of the students’ reading ability. Selecting approach is chosen because it is an important factor that can decide whether the lesson is attracting and suitable to the students’ level or not.