AUTHORS: M. A. Gonzalo Romero Martínez
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ABSTRACT: This paper shares a qualitative study that aims at proposing an implementation of a new strategical model for improving reading comprehension skills in an English Specific Purposes process in Bachelor Degree program in a Colombian university, which has shown low results in the standardized national tests. After a literature review about the current models to develop communicative competence in major students, the models Theme Based Learning and Task-Based Language Learning were put into consideration since they share some important principles and complement each other. Findings showed that the reading comprehension skills are related to the main core of the content based instruction model by developing High Order Thinking Skills. The Task Based Language Learning relates a core of active methodologies to be considered as the backbone in the classes planning that let students be involved in meaningful communicative activities
KEYWORDS: English for Specific Purposes, Theme Based Learning, Task-Based Language Learning, reading comprehension skills, Content Based Instruction, High Order Thinking Skills.
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