The Strategies of Reading Comprehension for English Major论文

【Abstract】Students tend to learn English in different ways. Some need to gather more examples and imitate them， while others require less. In a classroom， we， English teachers， cannot tailor the approach to each individual student， so we should make them involved personally in order to discover what works best. Teachers can introduce some strategies of learning English to the students. What are strategies？ A strategy is the art of planning. After planning carefully， we can succeed in guiding our studies. In the following passage， we will discuss the strategies of reading comprehension for English majors in college.
　　【Key words】 Strategies；reading
　　I.Introduction： The Role of Reading Comprehension in English Learning
　　Nowadays， reading comprehension plays an important role in English learning for all college students. Reading comprehension is one of the most important abilities in English language learning. The main purpose of English reading in the university is to develop the students to he the stronger reading ability. As a result， in reading training， students could pay attention to some reading strategies.
　　II.The Strategies That Can Be Adopted
　　1.Activating Prior Knowledge
　　1.1.The Role of Background Knowledge
　　Background knowledge includes all experiences that a reader brings to a text： life experiences， educational experiences， knowledge of how texts can be organized logically， knowledge of how one’s first language works， knowledge of how the second language works， and cultural background and knowledge， to name a few areas.
　　

1.2.Suggestions

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　　2.Cultivating Vocabulary
　　2.1. The Role of Vocabulary
　　It becomes very clear that vocabulary plays an important role in reading. When I watch my clasates reading narrative stories and see many of them meticulously looking up every word they do not understand in a bilingual dictionary， while others， trying to get meaning out of the text by using pictures and guessing what the author is attempting to communicate.
　　

2. Dictionary Use

　　Students who meet a word they cannot interpret are likely first to ask what it means which is fine as long as an informant is ailable， but not practical as the basis for independent study， so most students turn to the dictionary.