Resumen de Some applied and theoretical perspectives on a jigsaw reading exercise
This paper might have benn subtitled : "prolegomenon to an exploration of meaning interpretation in the textually-mediated, activity-oriented, L2 jigsaw paradigm".
An original jigsaw reading activity for foreign language learners is described; the exercise is made up from young people's L1 books. This form a basis for a discussion on a wide range of issues which may be raised concerning two interdependant aspects : the practical considerations of its use in the classroom and the more theoretical implications of the jigsaw reading technique for foreign language learning.
The issues include: the rationale and nature of jigsaw reading; ethnomethodological and applied linguistics perspectives on reading and on jigsaw reading; the pedagogic use of the text; the type of language used in the exercise described and its congruence with theories of language acquisition and of reading activity in a foreign language.
