Lampiran C BORANG SINOPSIS BUKU Nama Sekolah: SMK Bandar Baru Ampang 1. Nama Guru 2. Kod Sekolah: bea4622 Judul Nur Asyikin Binti Mohd Zaki Teaching ESL / EFL Reading and Writing 3. Bidang: TESL 4. Tarikh Pembentangan - 5. Masa: - 6. Tempat Pembentangan 7. 8. Sinopsis Teaching ESL / EFL Reading and Writing by I.S.P. Nation provides principles based framework that are exceptionally helpful to ESL teachers. The 184 pages book details ways to develop pupils’ reading and writing fluency, in a language that is simple and easy to understand by removing ESL jargon and technical terms. The book itself is divided into two sections which offer variety and selection for its target reader. The major features of the book are the strong emphasis on the one hundreds teaching techniques and the “four strands” framework of developing the skills of reading and writing skills. The organisation of the book reflects the four strands of meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning and fluency development. To simplify its content, the first six chapters discuss reading whereas the last four chapters focus is on writing. There were a number of gained knowledge that cannot be condensed into major points. Hence, it is a must read for ESL teachers, whom look forward to designing an enriching and balanced reading and writing activities. Nilai Pengetahuan / Pengajaran One of the most fascinating new knowledge is diagnosing problems related to reading. Reading, undoubtedly is a complex skills, thus if a pupil performs badly on a proficiency test (comprehension test or cloze test) it is useful to have a procedure which can be followed to identify the reasons for pupil’s poor performance. To simplify the procedure, there are four general principles that should be followed, first, diagnosing must be done on an individual basis, second, it should begin with the smallest units (identification, vocabulary and later comprehension), third, the pupils must be relaxed during the diagnosing and fourth, must not rely on a particular test. Although the where the problem lies is obvious, teacher musts prepare test at a different level to double check. 9. Aplikasi Ilmu Dalam Organisasi / P&P The book gives ESL teachers ideas on how to design a well-balanced reading and writing lessons that suit pupils’ diverse English proficiency levels. The information within the book enables teachers to understand why specific type of reading and writing activities are used and how they fit into larger programme. Disediakan oleh, ........................................................ ( ) Disahkan oleh, ........................................................ ( )
