Abstract

With the increasing economic and technological communication between China and foreign countries, English is becoming more and more important in daily life. In English learning, reading is one of the main approaches and one of the main aims. At the same time, reading becomes the main source of language input. Krashen’s Input Hypothesis is an important theory in second language acquisition. It emphasizes that comprehensible language input plays a vital role in language acquisition. High-quality language output depends on the high-quality language input. On the basis of Krashen Input Hypothesis, this paper will focus on the effective approaches in the teaching of English reading, with the hope of improving the reading of English teaching.

Keywords: input theory; the teaching of English reading; effective approaches

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-2

2.1 Researches of Input Hypothesis-2

2.1.1 The Input Hypothesis-2

2.1.2 The research of Input Hypothesis abroad -3

2.1.3 The research of Input Hypothesis in China-3

2.2 The Researches of reading-4

2.2.1 Definition-4

2.2.2 The research of reading abroad -4

2.2.3 The research of reading in China-5

3. The Effective Approaches in the Teaching of English Reading-6

3.1 Setting clear objectives-6

3.2 Valuing emotional attitude-7

3.3 The creative use of reading materials-7

3.3.1 Extensive reading materials-8

3.3.2 Intensive reading materials-8

3.4 The use of mutimedia-9

3.5 Effective feedback-10

4. Application of Effective Approaches -11

4.1 In pre- reading stage-11

4.2 In while-reading stage-12

4.3 In post-reading stage-13

4.3.1 Retelling the story-14

4.3.2 Writting reports or reading notes-14

4.3.3 Class discussion and role play-14

4. Conclusion-15

Works Cited-16