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- 1. ABERDEEN 2040 Effective Academic Reading strategies Making Connections PSE 10
- 2. How much reading do you do? 1. I don’t really enjoy reading in my own language & I hate reading in English! 2. I enjoy reading in my first language 3. I read one to two hours a week 4. I read three to five hours a week 5. I read more than 5 hours a week Which answers describe you? Put your answers in chat
- 3. Which of these describe your reading style? I like to understand every word I like to read quickly to get an overview of the text I try to find the most useful information quickly I like to change my style according to what and why I am reading What do you find most difficult when reading academic texts?
- 4. Look at pages 2-16 What are the different tasks involved in Reading 1? Pages 2-6 _____________________________ Page 7 _____________________________ Pages 8-11 _____________________________ Page 12 _____________________________ Page 13 _____________________________ Page 15 _____________________________ Page 16 ______________________________ Making Connections Book Aspects of the book
- 5. The different tasks involved in Reading 1 Pages 2-6 Skills and Strategies - skills practice Page 7 Connecting to the topic + Previewing and predicting + While You Read Pages 8-11 Reading text + While You Read Page 12 Main Idea Check + A Closer Look Page 13 Skills Review Page 15 Vocabulary Development – Definitions + Words in Context Page 16 Critical Thinking + Research + Writing
- 6. Making Connections 1. Skills and strategies Introduces grammar, language or vocabulary phrases that will be used in the text 2. Connecting to the topic / Previewing /Predicting Helps you think about and understand more of the text 3. Identifying Main idea and understanding the text Helps you identify relevant information quickly & develops your critical thinking skills 4. Skills review Practices the skills & strategies sections these are important academic / study skills Understanding the book
- 7. Making Connections 4. Vocabulary Development – Definitions + Words in Context Focuses on the academic word list. This is important for your academic reading/writing/listening/speaking 5. Critical Thinking, Research & Writing In an academic study we always read to inform our writing so being able to engage & research ideas is important Understanding the book
- 8. Understanding texts : Identifying Main Ideas Companies often invite users to participate in focus groups – small groups of people who represent a particular demographic of the population- but there are advantages and disadvantages to beta testing and collecting individual feedback from individual users. Because of the lack of anonymity in a focus group - everyone in the group sees and hears what each participant has to say - people are not always willing to voice honest opinions . Though a focus group is generally the most reliable method, the results may be unpredictable. In addition, if people do not have an incentive, they are not always willing to participate in in a focus group or survey. Making Connections p11
- 9. Understanding texts : Identifying Main Ideas Companies often invite users to participate in focus groups – small groups of people who represent a particular demographic of the population- but there are advantages and disadvantages to beta testing and collecting individual feedback from individual users (Main Idea). Because of the lack of anonymity in a focus group- everyone in the group sees and hears what each participant has to say- people are not always willing to voice honest opinions . Though a focus group is generally the most reliable method, the results may be unpredictable. In addition, if people do not have an incentive, they are not always willing to participate in in a focus group or survey. (Supporting detail) Making Connections p11
- 10. Distinguishing between factual information and opinion It can be said that Marconi’s research continues to inspire and support advancements in the field of communication and information technology. In 2014, the Marconi society ( founded by Marconi’s daughter) gave its highest prize to Indian born Arogyaswwami Joseph Paulraj, of Stanford University for his invention of a transmission system. This revolutionary system is at the core of high-speed Wi-Fi and broadband networks. Making Connections p8 paragraph 2
- 11. Distinguishing between factual information and Opinion It can be said that Marconi’s research continues to inspire and support advancements in the field of communication and information technology. In 2014, the Marconi society (founded by Marconi’s daughter) gave its highest prize to Indian born Arogyaswwami Joseph Paulraj, of Stanford University for his invention of a transmission system. This revolutionary system is at the core of high-speed Wi-Fi and broadband networks. Making Connections p8 paragraph 2
- 12. Noticing signalling words Johnson asserts that ideas must collide, or run into one another, which cannot happen alone. He refers to the collision of great minds as combinatorial creativity. This term was first defined by Margaret Boden a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence , cognitive and computer science, and psychology. She expressed combinatorial creativity as ‘’the unusual combination of, or association between familiar ideas …" Boden, however, does not deny that working alone is significant to the creative process. Her method somehow bridges that gap between the autonomous inventor, Steve Wozniak, and team player, Steven Johnson Making Connections p9 paragraph 6
- 13. Noticing signalling words Johnson asserts that ideas must collide, or run into one another, which cannot happen alone. He refers to the collision of great minds as combinatorial creativity. This term was first defined by Margaret Boden a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence , cognitive and computer science and psychology. She expressed combinatorial creativity as ‘’the unusual combination of, or associated between familiar ideas ..’ Boden, however, does not deny that working alone is significant to the creative process. Her method somehow bridges that gap between the autonomous inventor, Steve Wozniak, and team player, Steven Johnson Making Connections p9 paragraph 6