Reading in foreign language teaching and learning

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Anglistik – Sonstiges, Note: 2, Universität Kassel (Anglistik), Veranstaltung: The Interaction of Interest and Strategies in EFL Reading, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: When learning a language, reading is one of the most important skills students need to acquire. In order to screen this importance, this research paper focuses on reading comprehension dealing with it as a process, with the relation of motivation as well as interest and reading comprehension, and lastly, with learning techniques and strategies concerning reading comprehension. After having given an overview of the theory of reading comprehension, this paper wants to transfer the essential key thoughts into language teaching and learning in school.