lecture 1 week 2 reading strategies

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ENGLISH for ACADEMIC

COMMUNICATION I

UBI 3012

Lecture 1 (Week 2)

Reading

Strategies


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very rapid reading

methods easier to grasplarge amount of

materials very useful whereyou dont need to

know every word

Skimming

&Scanning


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SKIMMING

Read only the main ideas ofa passage

To get an overall impression


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Example:When we read the title of a newspaper to

know what happens everyday


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HOW TO SKIM?

Read the title

Read the introduction or the first paragraph

Read the first sentence of every other

paragraph

Read any headings or sub-headings

Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs

Notice any italicized or boldfaces

words/phrases

Read the summary or last paragraph


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SCANNING

To find specific informationquickly

You have a question in mind


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HOW TO SCAN?

State the specific information that yourelooking for

Try to anticipate how the answer will appear

Use headings and any other aids that will helpyou identify which sections might contain the

information

Selectively read and skip through sections ofthe passage


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Exercise - Part I: Skimming

1. Answer the following questions usingyour own words but taking into account

the information in the text.

a.According to the text, is jogging alone

beneficial for our health? Why?

b. Has this piece of research been tested

on humans?


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2. Choose A, B, or C in each question below.

Only one choice is correct.

I. Some Harvard researchers claim that

jogging aloneA-is not healthy.

B-is as healthy as it was thought.

C-is not as healthy as it was thought.


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II. Jogging alone

A-increases the production of brain cells.

B-increases the size of the brain.

C-reduces the production of the brain

cells.

III. The report suggests that if you decide to

go jogging

A-you should do it on your own.B-you should do it with someone else.

C-you should do it when your brain tells

you.


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Part 2: Scanning

1. Are the following statements TRUE or

FALSE? Identify the part of the text that

supports your answer.

a.

Jogging with rats stimulates the braincell production: _____

Evidence:__________________________

b. Jogging rats produce more brain cells ifthey do it in groups: _____

Evidence: _________________________


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Answer the following questions.

c. What does Professor Gould say about

the results of the experiment?

d. What were her conclusions?


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SURVEYING the TEXT

Have a quick look to get the

idea of the layout of the

text

S

kim through the tex

t


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Look especially at the following

parts:

1. Title (plus maybe a sub-title).

2. Details about the author.

3. Date of publication and edition.

4. Abstract.

An abstract is usually a single paragraph at

the beginning of the text.It normally

summarises the different sections of the text

and draws attention to the main conclusions.


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5. Preface, Foreword or Introduction.

In the preface, the author explains the

purpose, organisation, method of

presentation, and whatever particular

features of the book you should especially

notice. Read it carefully. The author isexplaining how to get the most out of the

book.

6. Table of Contents7. Text

Text books are organised into chapter and

chapters have titles and section headings.


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8. References list or Bibliography

9. Index

This is a fairly detailed alphabetical listing of

all the major people, places, ideas, facts, or

topics that the book contains, with page

references. The index can give youinformation about the topics covered in the

book and the amount of attention paid to

them.


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10.Blurb

The blurb is the publisher's description ofwhat the book is about, usually on the back

cover. But remember that the main purpose is

to sell the book.

11.Reviewers' comments.

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