The Skill of Reading in English. A Handbook for the ESL Learners and Teachers

      Аннотация: This book focuses on the importance of Reading Skill in English by the ESL Learners at their tertiary level. As the author deals with the students of adolescent stage, she is induced to know about the students and their interest in reading. She has made an exploration from her students about their attitude towards reading. The exploration becomes helpful to know about the interest of the present generation. It can’t be completely assumed as the present generation is devoid of reading. Most of them are aware of the importance of Reading in the Second Language (English). Some of them practice it continuously. Some of them regularly read in their mother tongue. The others get diverted from reading by the advanced sources of entertainment like smart phone, television and so on. The author feels that the curriculum as practiced in the institutions does not give much importance for self-reading. Self-reading must be given importance and to be practiced in curriculum. That’s what induces the author to publish the study as a book and to throw light on it.

Ключевые слова: Reading in English, Tertiary level, Secondary Language, ESL Learners, Reading Behaviour, Non-Lingual factors, influence in Reading, Personal Interest in Reading, Facilitating Reading Skill, Voluntary Involvement, Individual/ Self Learning, Spending Leisure Time, Peer Group Influence in Reading, Social Media, Source of Entertainment, Gender difference, Difference in Preference, Favourite Activities, competitions, Celebrations, Role of Mother Tongue, newspapers, Physical Comfortablity, Frequent Visits to Library, Negative Attitude, Positive attitude, Loud Reading, Reading Text Books, Text Books at Home, Text Books at College, Choice on Compulsion, Habit of Collecting Books, Discussing the Reading with Friends, Discipline by Reading, Type of Books Interested with, Purchasing Books, Impact of Parents’ Literacy in Reading, Adequate Physical Atmosphere, Adequate Facilities for Reading, Interesting Informations, Special Genres, Peer Group Entertainment, Unfamiliar Sentence Structure, Exposure to Books, Vocabulary Practice, Contextual Guess, Passion in the Second Language, Peer Group Encouragement, Gender Difference in Reading, Awareness of the Parents towards Reading, Historical Background of the Country in Reading, Writer’s Style, Sentence Pattern, Comprehending the Print, Theme of Books, Mental Readiness, Teacher’s Influence in Reading, Influence from the Family, Proper Use of Social Media, Gender Factors Steps to Facilitate Reading, Newspaper Reading, Curriculum to Practice Reading