Zahiriddin muhammad bobur nomidagi andijon davlat universiteti ingliz tili grammatikasi kafedrasi

Reading professional articles
Handout 1, Activity 1

Your notes	Group notes
Title of article: Author: Source of the article: Key points from the article:	Title of article: Author: Source of the article: Key points from the article:

Handout 2, Activity 2, Reporting words
Classify the words under appropriate category.

Strong argument	Neutral	Counterargument	Suggestion	Criticism

Illustrate, argue, state, report, claim, refute the claim, insist, suggest, criticize, report, argue against, recommend, explain, discuss

Handout 3, Activity 3, Types of ELT professional articles
It is useful to identify articles by types as you read them.
Read the following definitions and write articles titles relevant to their types in the spaces provided:

Case study - a report on teaching or learning practice
Proposal - an article which offers practical ideas to the reader, either with or without a basis in experience or principles
Survey - an overview of various ideas and practices in a particular area
Research report - usually theoretical, based on the work of a researcher or research project
Opinion based - arguing the case for or against a particular idea or practice

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Handout 4
Reading Professional Articles
It is useful to identify articles by type as you read them. To help you keep notes on your reading, select a framework for your notes to match each of the types listed above. There is no right or wrong choice here – you can use whichever frameworks suit your thinking style best, but you may see some as particularly suited to one or other of the article types.

Framework 1				Framework 2