Efficient Methods of Increasing the Ability to Read Texts of Different Styles in English

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Language and Intercultural Communication, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

2 Department of General Linguistics and Turkology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

Abstract

Reading continues to be the most popular activity when learning a foreign language, which makes the study relevant. Reading is given special attention in educational institutions because, as a child grows and develops, he starts to receive a good deal of information on his own from a variety of information sources, most of which differ in terms of text volume, content, and style. Reading has a much greater impact on him now. His knowledge base is increased by his capacity to read and evaluate material written in a foreign language, such as English. Reading is not only beneficial for education; it can also be used in daily life. Examples of this include reading instructions on imported goods, the subtitles of movies and TV shows, news on social media, correspondence with friends abroad, books, and newspapers. Finding efficient methods for training non-native speakers of the target language to read texts in a variety of styles is therefore essential. This study's research hypothesis states that: methodological aspects of teaching reading texts of different styles in English should be identified; effective strategies for teaching reading texts of different styles in English should be defined and put into practice in the educational process; and skills in reading texts of different styles in a foreign language—English—should be developed more quickly and efficiently. A pedagogical experiment was carried out to provide empirical support for the hypothesis. The study employed a variety of research methods, including content analysis of methodical and scientific literature, analysis of individual teaching and learning experiences, pedagogical experiments, and statistical data processing techniques. Foreign language instructors will be motivated to implement the suggested reading strategies for the benefit of both themselves and their students by the empirical and scientific evidence provided in this paper.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 204-208

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