A Tentative Study on THIEVES Reading Method in Comprehensive English  Reading Course from the Perspective of OBE - Taking Text A Virtue Called Devotion as an Example

Hong-bo CHENG

doi:10.30564/jiep.v7i2.5566

A Tentative Study on THIEVES Reading Method in Comprehensive English Reading Course from the Perspective of OBE - Taking Text A Virtue Called Devotion as an Example

Hong-bo CHENG (Zhaoqing University)

Article ID: 5566

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jiep.v7i2.5566

Abstract

The outcome-based education or OBE educational philosophy aims to achieve results and puts students first. It is an educational philosophy that adopts a reverse thinking approach to the curriculum system. The THIEVES reading method breaks the traditional thinking of English reading, and students shift from passive knowledge acquisition to active knowledge acquisition. By "stealing" relevant knowledge from the text in advance, students build a solid groundwork in preparations for formal text reading. Through literature review and teaching practice, this study takes Reading I text titled A Virtue Called Devotion in Unit 6 of the comprehensive English course as an example, and explores the feasibility of the THIEVES reading method in comprehensive English reading classes from the perspective of OBE.

Keywords

OBE; THIEVES reading method; Comprehensive English

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