The Transition from an Aural/Oral Stage to the Teaching of Reading in a Foreign Language

Described are exercises for making the transition from the aural /oral to the reading stage. The basic technique consists of combining familiar items & structures in as many new ways as possible. Drill-type exercises are presented & it is shown that they contain implicit remarks on contrasti...

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Published in:ELT journal 1978-04, Vol.32 (3), p.181-187
Main Author: De Oliveira, Solange Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Described are exercises for making the transition from the aural /oral to the reading stage. The basic technique consists of combining familiar items & structures in as many new ways as possible. Drill-type exercises are presented & it is shown that they contain implicit remarks on contrastive Portuguese/Eng phonology & morphology. It is argued that the techniques used are virtually the same as those used for reading acquisition in the mother tongue. A. Orianne
ISSN:0951-0893