Thinking Matters: Inferencing in ESL Reading Lessons
This article discusses the significance of inferencing in reading comprehension and addresses theoretical and practical issues related to teaching inferencing in English classrooms. The author explains the nature of inferencing in reading and, drawing on previous research findings and his own reflections on teaching reading to English as a second language (ESL) students, proposes a framework in which inferencing is taught via an explicit instruction approach. A sample lesson is included. Although the focus is on inferencing in an ESL context, the discussion has implications for the general English learning domain.
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Teaching Formulaic Sequences in the ESL ClassroomIn both second language (L2) research and pedagogy, individual words have been considered the basic lexical unit because individual words are convenient to identify, teach, and work with. However, there is a growing awareness that language users do not always process language word by word, but also make use of formulaic sequences. In fact, it has been estimated that formulaic sequences constitute more than 50% of spoken and written English discourse and that these sequences are strongly associated with fluent, communicative, native-like language production. This means that in order to appear proficient, English as a second language (ESL) learners also need to gain mastery of these sequences.
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