Why to implement reading strategies in the CELE classroom

Rosalba Olgun Daz

CELE STUDENTS
FENIX : a foreign language is mandatory and it is

included in the program curriculum.

MINERVA: requires a foreign language but it is not

included in the curriculum and therefore it doesnt affect their final GPA.
BUAP approves a range of international tests where students can get this language certification; being the two most popular: TOEFL and ELASH.

CERTIFICATIONS
Statistics show that students fail to get the score

required.
The three areas (LISTENING, GRAMMAR,

READING) happen to be problematic at different rates.

READING is the focus today.

WHY READING?
Lack of the
Poor reading ability in

L1

adequate tools to succeed in any certification test (particularly in the reading section)

Learning L2

WHAT IS READING?
Interact with a text Any reading must

have an objective

Reading is a process
Stages
Objective

To inform, to make, to operate

TEACHER
Presentation Test Vocabulary Summary Questionnaire

Comprehensio

n
Construct meaning Theme Main idea Paraphrasing Extract Predict

Decoding

To identify the symbols e.g. OPERATE Semantics Contextualize Phonemes Language code, Lexicon
Vocab. in context

AWARENESS

INPUT OUTPUT

DATA

PROCESS

STRATEGY (link) ABILITY = HOW