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Title: Developing critical reading skills : a coursebook evaluation study
Authors: Kusiak-Pisowacka, Monika
Keywords: Reading comprehension
Reading (Higher education)
Textbooks -- Evaluation
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: University of Malta. Junior College
Citation: Kusiak-Pisowacka, M. (2020). Developing critical reading skills : a coursebook evaluation study. Symposia Melitensia, 16, 195-204.
Abstract: The aim of the paper is to discuss the importance of teaching critical reading skills, particularly in a foreign language context. The paper consists of two parts: theoretical and empirical. In the first part, the theoretical considerations underpinning this aspect of reading are discussed. Two theoretical perspectives are focused on: a psycholinguistic-cognitive orientation, which views reading as a mental process during which the reader constructs their own representation of the text and a socio- cultural orientation, which emphasizes the importance of varied social and historical contexts in text production and text reception. Within each theory, practical possibilities on how to develop critical reading skills are explored. The practical part of the article presents the results of a small-scale coursebook evaluation study, whose main aim was to examine to what extent the Pioneer Plus coursebooks can help learners develop critical reading skills. The results of the study point to didactic materials and teaching activities that have the potential to facilitate this important component of language proficiency.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/53747
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