Reading as a language skill and methods of vocabulary development in Czech as a foreign language Cover Image

Čtení jako dovednost a metody rozvoje slovní zásoby při výuce ČCJ
Reading as a language skill and methods of vocabulary development in Czech as a foreign language

Author(s): Ilona Starý Kořánová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Reading in Czech; Czech as a foreign language; vocabulary development; inferential strategies; chunks (PSS)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with some general issues of reading as a language skill and its role inacquiring Czech as a foreign language. While doing so, it focuses on following questions:Is reading a passively receptive skill only?, Why is reading important in the learning/teachingprocess?, What is the relevance of grammar and lexicon in this process? What are the inference strategies in acquiring new lexical items?, and finally, What are the phases inworking with the text from the learners’ Czech vocabulary development point of view?

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 138-181
  • Page Count: 44
  • Language: Czech