Learning by Doing — A Method of Teaching Careful Reading in English at the Primary Level

Abstract

There is nothing new about this whole idea of Learning by Doing. As a method of teaching English it was used in the days when English was taught as a first language. In a typical lesson on Learning by Doing students are asked to follow a set of written instructions in order to make a certain object or carry out a specific task. It was easy in such a case for the teacher to check whether a student had fully understood the written instructions he was given just by looking at the finished product or the completed task. This kind of lesson leaves the student with a strong sense of achievement. Without the help of a teacher he has been able to study the given instructions and come up with a product he has made following that set of instructions. Such a method used is more meaningful as an exercise for teaching reading than the traditional exercise for reading comprehension.