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The four pillars of NLP as an operationalized framework for reading-task design

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Description

The study adopts "the 4 pillars of NLP" theory from Revell and Norman (1997) as its organizing framework, categorizing four key elements: outcome, rapport (maximizing similarities and minimizing differences among learners), sensory awareness (observing peers' reading techniques), and flexibility (moving between reading strategies until the desired outcome is achieved). The researcher operationalized these pillars in ten sessions of ESP reading tasks, making the task objective clear, conducting reading cooperatively, and briefing learners to switch strategies when a strategy proved ineffective.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Reading tasks must state the main objective (outcome) clearly
  • Tasks are conducted cooperatively to maximize similarities between learners
  • Learners observe peers' reading techniques as possible approaches
  • Learners are briefed to be flexible and move between strategies until the desired outcome is achieved

Constraints

  • Operationalized here only for ESP reading comprehension with Iranian undergraduate medical-science learners

Target Learners

  • Iranian undergraduate EFL learners in ESP courses

Learning Goals

  • ESP reading comprehension
  • strategy flexibility in reading

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Fahimeh Farahani. (2018). The Effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) on Reading Comprehension in English for Specific Purposes Courses. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 6(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.6n.1p.79
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title The four pillars of NLP as an operationalized framework for reading-task design
description The study adopts "the 4 pillars of NLP" theory from Revell and Norman (1997) as its organizing framework, categorizing four key elements: outcome, rapport (maximizing similarities and minimizing differences among lear...
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