Didactic activities for developing reading comprehension skill in a technological environment

Abstract

The reading comprehension of English as a foreign language in the training of English language teachers, and the integration of this skill with the rest of the language skills is of high value due to the need to train teachers capable of communicating competently and at the same time developing an adequate teaching-learning process in the English language in any teaching context in which they practice their profession. Through the diagnostic process carried out in reading comprehension in English as a foreign language with 4th year pedagogical students at Vladislav Volkov school, there were found some potentialities like those related to the introduction of different educative software, interest to finish their English studies and manage the English language. However, there were still deficiencies in reading comprehension found in the decoding of the messages, lack of motivation to this skill and teaching aids and the implication that it has in the rest of the linguistic skills. It was decided then to propose didactic activities for the development of reading comprehension skill in the English language in fourth year students characterized by being creative, place the students close to real life situations, vary in complexity, use at different moments of the learning process taking into account the levels of assimilation and the communicative approach as well as The Common European Framework of Reference. (CEFR). The activities might be used in other schools of the territory for their adaptability, flexibility, efficiency and enjoyability.