Reading Comprehension And Communicative Approach Through The Use Of A Technology Themed Text As An Esp Material

Résumé: This article presents the results of a study conducted among a group of 1st year BAC scientific stream students (1BAC2) at Lalla Khadija High school in Lalla Mimouna, Kenitra Morocco to analyse the importance of using reading through English for specific purposes (ESP) materials under the criteria of the communicative approach. The aim of this study is to present the usefulness of the communicative approach in teaching comprehension texts for intermediate students and to promote their use of English for specific purposes to discuss and debate Technology themed topics. It also provides them with a set of vocabulary items that are targeted for their field of study which will help them increase their foreign language acquisition. This paper will answer the following 2 research questions: to what extent does the communicative approach help in teaching reading comprehension? How does reading about topics of technology contribute to students’ ability to debate and discuss such topics? Results were collected through implementing a lesson plan and seeing how well students reacted to it.

Publié dans la revue: قراءات