Of College English Reading Skills.docVIP

Of College English Reading Skills [Abstract] Reading is one of the four important skills in English as a second or foreign language. It is also a skill that the students need to possess to support independent and self-directed learning. With the Information Age’s arrival, the English materials gradually change from paper materials to electronic ones. So, it becomes more and more important for English majors to speed up their reading in order to acquire as much information as possible. Thus, fostering a good English reading habit is essential for students. And being able to adopt different reading skills for different reading materials and purposes will also help the students read more effectively. The paper mainly concerns some English reading skills and discusses how to foster good English reading habits for college students. [Key Words] characteristics; English reading; make notes; foster the English reading habits Abstract Reading is to learn a second foreign language must be mastered by one of the four basic skills, but also university students must master for the self-learning strategies and skills. With the advent of the information age, English language reading material is gradually moving from traditional paper-based to electronic reading material change to improve the reading speed of English majors as much access to information become increasingly important. Therefore, students need to develop good English reading habits. Students with different English reading materials and a different reading of reading the purpose of using different methods, will also help them to be more effective reading. This paper describes some relevant English-language reading skills of university students, and discussed how to develop good reading habits of English. Keywords: characteristics; English reading; take notes; cultivate reading habits of English 1. Introduction As reading is a part of academic literacy, English teachers usually have high expectati