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General description:
- Learner is able to read one page of authentic text, mostly of factual nature, within a
familiar, mostly predictable, practical and relevant context of daily life and experience.
- Often requires re-reading and clarification, mainly because of "journalese"
style vocabulary, unknown idioms or cultural references.
- Unfamiliar words in unpredictable contexts are hard to guess - the learner uses a
bilingual dictionary from time to time, although can use a concise unilingual one.
- Learner reads in English for information, to learn the language and to develop reading
skills but begins to read simple articles and stories for pleasure.
- Language is mostly concrete, factual and literal but vocabulary items on abstract ideas
become frequent. The difficulty level of text is such that the learner recognizes many
words as her/his active or passive oral repertoire, but many words are unknown to the
learner from the context of oral discourse.
- Can find specific, more detailed information by scanning the text, simple charts or
tables, in maps and directories.
- Can read silently for meaning but reads slowly
- Can recall two-thirds of the information without looking at the text.
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6 - Developing Competence at Reading Texts of Medium Complexity