Nowadays, with the emphasis on cultivating the core literacy of the subject, the traditional English reading teaching has been unable to meet the needs of students’ reading ability. The reform of teaching methods has gradually brought the “reading circle” mode into the vision of English teachers in China. As a new reading teaching mode, “reading circle” effectively stimulates students’ interest in reading, cultivates their cooperative inquiry ability, and improves their English reading literacy through roles division, independent reading, in-class communication, and post-reading extension. The author takes the English textbook for the second volume of Grade 7 in the PEP edition as an example, and discusses the application of the “reading circle” teaching mode in English reading class in junior high school. It is an effective way to improve students’ English reading literacy and enrich the teaching strategies of English reading in junior middle school.

Jing Zhang. Study on the Strategies of “Reading Circle” Teaching Mode Used in English Reading Class of Junior Middle School. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 19: 125-132. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.061922.

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