Trivial Pursuit in the Foreign Language Class: The Task of Scanning.

Bofman, Theodore Helene

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Publication Date: 1992

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Trivial Pursuit in the Foreign Language Class: The Task of Scanning.

Bofman, Theodore Helene

Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, v1 n1-2 p38-43 Dec 1992

This paper shows how scanning can be practiced in a class reading Southeast Asian texts, focusing on methods used to teach scanning techniques to advanced learners of Thai-as-a-Foreign-Language. Instructors can present students with questions or items to search for in a lengthy text, such as the Thai epic poem "Ramakian." (MDM)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thai, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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