ERIC Number: EJ1119613
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 26
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Designing an EFL Reading Program to Promote Literacy Skills, Critical Thinking, and Creativity
Ferrer, Erica; Staley, Kendra
CATESOL Journal, v28 n2 p79-104 2016
This article details the design and implementation of a reading program in a university EFL setting as a strategy to encourage creativity, critical thinking, collaborative learning, and reading for enjoyment (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001; Richards & Renandya, 2002). This student-centered project challenged ELLs to address issues such as bullying, racism, relationships, culture, and human rights through reading texts and activities, spanning a range of language levels from beginners to high-intermediate. The program includes a combination of intensive and extensive reading, lower- and higher-order thinking skills, and creative language production in the form of reading group discussions, poster sessions, and character role-plays. Included are sample lesson plans, reading materials, and activities, which can easily be modified for other language-learning contexts.
Descriptors: Program Design, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Programs, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cooperative Learning, Bullying, Racial Bias, Student Centered Learning, Thinking Skills, Literature Appreciation, Role Playing, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods, Civil Rights, Interpersonal Relationship, College Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Program Descriptions, Reading Material Selection, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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