DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE CALCULATION EXERCISES TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN ENGLISH AT HIGH SCHOOLS

Cao Cu Giac; Pham Ngoc Tuan

Cao Cu Giac	caocugiacvinhuni@gmail.com	Vinh University 182 Le Duan, Vinh city, Nghe An province, Vietnam
Pham Ngoc Tuan	ncsphamngoctuan1987@gmail.com	Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School 275 Dien Bien Phu, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Summary:

Reading comprehension skills are very important in teaching and learning foreign languages, especially in academic subjects, including chemistry. Practicing reading comprehension skills in English is one of the key learning goals to help students find the lessons which are appropriate for their age level and their interests, as well as improve their English level by understanding foreign books, newspapers, magazines, and other documents, etc. Thereby, developing in students the habit of being active in learning, in lifelong learning and approaching the integration of international education in the near future. It is the aim of this article to design quantitative calculation exercises for practicing the reading comprehension skills in teaching chemistry in English at high schools. The paper also focuses on analyzing the criteria, expression, and evaluation of students’ English reading comprehension skills in chemistry subject through some specific examples of this exercise type for improving students’ reading comprehension skills in English.

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Keywords:

skills

reading comprehension skills

English reading comprehension skill in chemistry subject

chemical exercises

quantitative calculation exercises

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Journal:

No. 31, July 2020

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

THE VIETNAM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

DESIGNING QUANTITATIVE CALCULATION EXERCISES TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN ENGLISH AT HIGH SCHOOLS