Transcript Reading Skills - Lecture 5 File - Australian International School

Mind-Map Homework
 Review the mind-map that you created about your
dream job
 Using the information that you brainstormed, write
one paragraph
 The paragraph should cover one main idea
 It is not necessary to write about the entire map
LECTURE 5 – ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
 In university, you will read lots of journals, articles,
newspapers, textbooks, websites, interviews, etc.
 Not possible to read each and every piece of writing
 Preview, filter, sort and decide what is important and
relevant for you to read through
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
Definition
 Academic Reading: the art of scanning through
papers and articles to capture the essence of it,
without reading each and every sentence in detail.
 Allows us to use our mind to filter, recognize and
sort through chunks of information, and highlight
the information we deem important
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
There are 5 types of Academic Reading Skills
 Scanning
 Skimming
 Extensive Reading
 Intensive Reading
 Speed Reading
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
Skimming
 Reading the text quickly to get the general idea of
what is written
 Z-style skimming
Scanning
 Reading
the
text
quickly
information using key words
 i.e. a fact or explanation
to
find
specific
North Korea, a country that still doesn't have stoplights, now boasts its own ski resort.
The Masik Pass ski area, located in Kangwon province in southeastern North Korea, opened its doors to
the public on Jan. 1, according to CNN. The ski hill has nine runs, and a day-pass costs about $34,
according to Yonhap News.
Leader Kim Jong Un, who is thought to have picked up skiing while attending high school in Switzerland,
had a few hotels built around the ski mountain for tourists, and at least one of them is currently open:
The 120-room Masikrong hotel, a lavish lodge, comes complete with hot tubs, saunas and an 80-foot
swimming pool, according to Koryo Tours' Simon Cockerell, who has photos of the accommodations and
the ski mountain on the group's blog.
But the pretty pictures of the sunny North Korean ski resort belie the grim reality of what even
Switzerland has called "a propaganda project." North Korea can't feed its own citizens; yet, Kim put the
pedal to the metal for this project in the hopes of increasing tourism in the area, the Associated Press
reported in October.
Doing so wasn't easy. The Hermit Kingdom's young dictator went through a good deal of international
wrangling to import Masik's ski lifts, which are considered a "luxury good" by the Western nations that
manufacture them and were, therefore, subject to a United Nations blockade that was imposed in March
as a way to curb the Hermit Kingdom's nuclear program.
However, Kim may consider the opening of Masik a victory. A photo of the young dictator riding one of
the new ski lifts in December was interpreted by some as thumbing his nose at Europe, which Kim
claimed had committed a "human rights abuse" by denying his country the lifts.
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
Extensive Reading
 Reading the text to gain a general understanding of the
content.
Intensive Reading
 Reading the text in detail, with a specific aim. You use
what, when, how or why questions from time to time to
gain a deeper understanding of the content.
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
Speed Reading
 A technique used to improve ability to read quickly
and finish maximum words per minute, with some
retention.
 Speed Reading involves the use of techniques such as:
 Chunking – Reading two or more words at a time
 Silent Reading – Avoid hearing individual words in your
head as you read.
ACADEMIC READING SKILLS
Speed Reading – Tricks & Tips
 Use a pen, pencil or finger to track words as you read
 Chunking – Use peripheral vision to read 2 or more
words
 While reading, ask who, what, when, how questions
 Practice
Silent
Reading,
and
eliminate
vocalization (the little voice inside your head)
sub-
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT
To master the skill of reading, we also need to
understand the different types of texts available to
us. There are 5 broad kinds.
 Descriptive
 Narrative
 Argumentative
 Informative
 Instructive
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT
 Descriptive Text
 Used in writing novels, to set the mood, develop characters
 Narrative Text
 The narration of a story, which may be factual or fictional.
The purpose is to entertain and hold the readers attention.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT
 Argumentative Text
 This text consists of a series of arguments or viewpoints
supporting or defending a statement.
 Informative Text
 This type of text provides readers with factual
information about a topic. Typically, it consists of dates
of events, names of places and people.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT
 Instructive Text
 This text serves to instruct; it lists out a series of
instructions. For instance, the user’s manual that came
with the television.
CRITICAL READING
 It is not what you read, or how much you read, but
how you read that will affect your university life!
 Read critically! Instead of consuming information,
learn to process the information.
 You need to assess what you read, while
constantly asking yourself if the information is
relevant to your requirements.
CRITICAL READING
 Ask yourself the following questions:
 What is this article about?
 Is it accurate? Is the source credible?
 Which source or website did you get the data from?
 How much information do you require?
 Do you need factual information (dates, times, etc.)?
 Is this sufficient or do you need to read other text?
READING EXERCISE
DISCUSSION QUESTION
How does someone know the
difference between right and wrong?
Does everyone have this knowledge?
Explain, giving examples.
That’s it for Today!
• Questions/Comments/Concerns?
• Next Week: Credibility of Sources