Schema theory to the field of rading in a foreign language teaching
Abstract
Reading has been investigated from numerous perspectives – by Linguists, Psycholinguists, Educators and Second Language Researchers. Reading also plays a critical role in Applied Linguistics research and in the day-to-day professional life of language teacher. Similarly, Reading is one of the most required skills which needs developing in EFL context. In the last two decades,the schema theory has inspired many researchers in the area of discourse analysis and reading theory and it has continued to exert a strong influence in both areas ever since. The intention of this article is to highlight some definitions of the schema theory with particular reference to Reading. Secondly, to contrast the weaknesses and strengths of such theory and finally present some contributions to the field of Reading in a foreign language context.
Key words: schema theory, reading, foreign language.Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
I grant the journal Calidoscópio the first publication of my article, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (which allows sharing of work, recognition of authorship and initial publication in this journal).
I confirm that my article is not being submitted to another publication and has not been published in its entirely on another journal. I take full responsibility for its originality and I will also claim responsibility for charges from claims by third parties concerning the authorship of the article.
I also agree that the manuscript will be submitted according to the journal’s publication rules described above.
