A study of the use of communicative activities in teaching toeic reading skills

Tóm tắt

With the aim of enhancing students’ English proficiency, many universities in Vietnam are adopting TOEIC as a component of tertiary-level exit requirements. However, the process of preparing students for international standardized tests such as TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS have raised concerns over the issues of narrowing the curriculum, overemphasizing test-strategy instruction and mechanical practice putting enormous pressure on both students and instructors (Haladyna et al, 1991; Hamp-Lyons, 1998; Miller, 2003; Noble & Smithbb , 19. The aims of the study are to offer teachers a variety of activities dealing with how to teach the TOEIC® reading test interactively and to clarify whether these activities contribute to the improvement of learners’ achievements. The results suggest that the activities not only help TOEIC learners somewhat improve their reading score but also opens ways for teachers to better their lesson plan.