Abstract
The authors conducted an investigation, using questionnaires, on: a.. doing oral reading during lessons b.. model reading c.. how to read orally. Results show that about 90% of teachers make learners read orally: Beginners' class: learners read orally, either together, or one by one, with a natural voice model, at the end of the lesson. Intermediate class: learners read orally at every stage of the lesson, with natural voice, and a taped model, or sometimes no model. Advanced class: learners read orally, one by one, without any model, at the beginning of the lesson. Teachers with more than 10 years' experience do oral reading at every point of the lesson, for every class. Moreover, in comparison with teachers who have had little experience, they often use a natural voice model, and make learners read orally together. It is clear that some of the differences in the use of oral reading in the classroom depend on, firstly, the learners' level, and secondly, the teachers' experience.
