Self-Access Reading Resources for L2 readers
Purpose: to facilitate good self-accessible reading materials (more than 30 readings) to present (future) students for the purpose of
- providing the supplement materials of a textbook (for more intensive and extensive reading)
- adding or activating the schemata of the readers (for extensive reading)
- having the students choose what they like to read on their own interest, proficiency and other needs
- having them exposed to authentic texts with authentic audiences and authentic purposes
Procedure:
-Choose the target students and curriculum (Eg. middle school 3rd Didimdol)
-Consider the purpose of providing web reading resources (eg. inclass? out-of class? or supplement for all students? or for a certain group of students? for what reasons?)
-Create your collection plot (e.g. five categories with 5 for each)
-Define your reading categories (topic-based? chapter-based purpose-based, or genre-based or
skills/strategy-based?
-Collect the web resources carefully considering your purposes, target students, and etc.
-Post your collection to your blog
Target Students and curriculum | High school 3rd grade, Joong-Ang English 2 Lesson 2. A Fork in the Road of Life Lesson 3. Balancing Needs and Wants Lesson 5. Tracing Korea's Traditions Lesson 6. Explore the Hidden World of Maps Lesson 7. Disappearing Islands Lesson 9. Inventive Thinking and Patents |
Purpose of web reading resources | Lesson 2. A Fork in the Road of Life Lesson 3. Balancing Needs and Wants └Topic-based Lesson 5. Tracing Korea's Traditions Lesson 6. Explore the Hidden World of Maps Lesson 7. Disappearing Islands Lesson 9. Inventive Thinking and Patents |
Collection plot | 5 categories with 5 for each |
Reading categories | Topic-based Chapter-based Purpose-based Genre-based skill/strategy-based |
