Study on Strategies in College English Reading Teaching

Abstract

A certain amount of improvement and innovation have been achieved in college English teaching since the reform of higher education system, but there are still numerous problems to be solved in English reading teaching. Based on in-depth analysis and exploration of the current situation of college English reading teaching, several problems in the process of reading teaching are pointed out in this paper, such as outdated teaching materials, rigid and single teaching mode, students passive learning, etc. Then, to solve the present problems for the improvement of college students’ English reading application ability, several effective ways are proposed here, including selecting pragmatic teaching texts, constructing "scaffolding" and "problem solving evaluation" teaching mode and organize cooperative learning, etc. Introduction Nowadays, reading is a key ability to acquire knowledge and information, improve thinking ability and adapt to the social trend. Likewise, reading is an important way to ensure the effective input of foreign language in English learning. English reading not only contributes to improve humanistic quality and enrich humanistic connotation, but also help to improve comprehensive English application ability. Moreover, in the actual colleges teaching process, English reading teaching has always been in the commanding height, the key and difficult point in teaching and the important but hard point in students' study and examination. Based on the analysis and study of numerous problems existing in college English reading teaching in the new era, practical strategies to improve English reading teaching are proposed in this paper, so as to lay a solid foundation for contemporary college students to better and faster adapt to the current education system reform in China. Current Situation and Existing Problems in College English Reading Teaching Outdated Textbooks for English Reading Teaching English reading textbooks serve as the constructor in college students' English proficiency, which directly affect their learning effect and grade. But in the actual English reading teaching, teaching textbooks are usually outdated and not closely related to students' real life and social, political and economic aspects, which makes it hard to stimulate students’ resonance and makes the actual value of English reading knowledge learning reduced. At the same time, reading articles in testbooks are selected partly from some whole passage and the content are selected just for college English exam outline requirements, resulting in that students can't perceive the complete semantic environment in the actual reading process and they have little sensitivity in general understanding of articles, which limits students' English reading ability development. Rigid and Single Teaching Mode Translation reading is the main method used in traditional English reading teaching [1], resulting in the one-way infusion reading teaching mode with teachers being in leading position and students learning passively. In actual teaching, the teaching content is still mainly aimed for language knowledge input and language skills training [2], emphasizing on knowledge points explanation and vocabulary learning and accumulation, without enough importance being attached to develop students' ability to improve interpersonal communication and solve practical problems with English. 4th International Conference on Social Science and Contemporary Humanity Development (SSCHD 2018) Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 281