Teaching Reading and Writing

Course content

The primary EFL classroom focuses on listening and speaking competences. The attitude towards the necessity of learning to read and write in English has changed - more of these two competences is expected from the children. What are proven ways of introducing them? How are so - called Easy Readers structured, how can beginners do first steps in digital literacy (in a narrow sense as being able to decipher content, be aware of the graphic distribution of information on a web page, etc. And how can learners struggling with reading and writing in L1 be supported when embarking on their English-language journey? For the secondary level we will look at international reading skills assessments, look at strategies to make EFL reading effective, we will analyse what makes non-fiction texts easy or difficult, work on creative writing activities and look at contemporary poetry.