Functional Grammar and Teaching of Reading—A Pedagogy Based on Graded Teaching of College English in China


  •  Tuo Xu    
  •  Beili Zhang    

Abstract

This article discusses the importance of functional grammar and demonstrates its application to the teaching of reading among graded college students. Functional grammar holds that a discourse is composed of two levels: the interior level and the exterior level. Therefore, reading activities involve both linguistic elements and contexts. Implications of functional-grammatical view of reading are discussed, with techniques suggested for teaching of reading to English learners in the beginning and advanced proficiency levels.



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