Reading Final 270310

8/7/2019 Reading Final 270310

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Reading in the Second LanguageA Theoretical Framework


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What is Reading???

Getting meaning from certain com binationof letters.

Reading is an act of communication inwhich information is transferred from the

transmitter to a receiver.


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Reasons for Reading:Reading for Academic Purpose.

As an input for comprehension.

As a tool to comprehend content areas.

Reading in Real life Situation.Fiction.Newspaper Prescription etc.


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Aims of Reading ProgrammeTo ena ble studentsTo read without helpUnfamiliar authentic texts,At appropriate speed,SilentlyW ith adequate understanding.


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Pro blems in Understanding Text

Concepts.Voca bulary and sentence structure.

Cohesive devices. (W hat a pronoun refersto)

Discourse Markers. (Although, furthermore)

Pro blems beyond the plain sense.(Schemata).Reading process is different in two readers.


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Faulty Reading Ha bitsSub-vocalizing.

Finger Pointing

Regressions

Inflexi bility

Passivity

Use of L1 for Comprehension


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E nabling Skills for E ffective

ReadingSkimming.Scanning.Understanding reference words.Guessing meaning of words.Predicting what will follow.Identifying the topic sentence.Predicting the writer's intention.


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Reading Levels

Literal level.

Inferential or Comprehension level.

Evaluative level

Creative Level


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Effective Reading

TechniquesSQ3R

SQ4R

RSQC&C

P - R - R


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SQ3R S=SURVEYDetermine the structure or organization of the chapter.Get familiar with the material you are preparing tostudyThink about the title. Guess what will be included inthe chapter.

Read the introduction.Read the main-headings (boldface type). Here are themain ideas.If there are illustrations or charts, scan them carefully

as they give clues to the overall emphasis of thereading material.Read the summary. Here is the relationship among themain ideas.

Read the questions at the end of the chapter.


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SQ3R Q=QUESTIONAsk yourself, " W hat do I already know a bout thissubject?"Turn the title, headings, and/or su bheadings intoquestions;

Read questions at the end of the chapters or after eachsubheading;Turn the summary statements and any italicized phraseinto questions. Ask yourself questions a bout charts andgraphs and then seek answers to all your questions

Note: If it is helpful to you, write out these questions for

consideration. This variation is called SQW3

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SQ3R Read , Recite, Review

R1=READR ead for main ideas and important details.Use your own system of marking, but whatever you use, use

it consistently.You can choose to underline, highlight, write key words in

the margin, bracket significant paragraphs, etc.Indicate the relationships among main ideas by joining a

word or two in the margin, or by using arrows to connect the

ideas.Make your marks simple and have a good reason for every

mark you make.

Caution: Highlighting everything is no better than highlighting

nothing .


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SQ3R Read, Recite , Review

R2=Recite orally or Recall mentallyAnswer the question in your own words [ Make amind map/graphic organizer, Create 3x5 cards, Outline ]

Look away from the Book/Assignment and ask yourself the questions you have developed.

If you can answer the questions without referring backto the text, you know the material at the present time.

This recitation or recall step fixes the material in your mind.

Note:Simply understanding while you read is not


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SQ3R Read, Recite, Review

R3=REVIEWQuestions that were raised earlier.Plan review sessions for future.

Briefly review each headed sections as you complete it.This review reinforces your memory of the materialReview the entire lesson by skimming over the

headings and looking over your markings and notes,

reciting what you have previously learned.Review should always occur immediately after you

have studied.


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SQ4R Read, Recite,Relate or

Record, Review

Relate: Building application of what youhave read.

Record: Highlight or Note taking.


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SQ5R : R ead, R espond, R ecord, R ecite& R eview

RESPOND After each section, think about thematerial you have just read and answer thequestions you have asked.

This can be done at the same time as thereading step, since often response is automatic.

The main point of this step is to think a bout thematerial, and take notice of what is important.


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RSQC&CRecall

Summarize

Questions

Comment

Connect


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P - R - RPreview

Read

Recall


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W hat is a critical reading?

One that goes beyond mere description by offeringopinions, and making a personal response, to whathas been written.

One that relates different writings to each other,indicating their differences and contradictions, andhighlighting what they are lacking.One that does not take what is written at face

value.One that strives to be explicit a bout the values andtheories which inform and color reading andwriting.


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What is a critical reading?

One that shows an awareness of the power relations involved in research, and of where

writers are coming from.One that uses a particular language (authorsassert, argue, state, conclude or contend),

may be carefully qualified and may use animpersonal voice.


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A nnotating

underlining key words, phrases, or sentences;writing comments or questions in themargins;


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Previewing

Learning a bout a text before really readingit.

Previewing ena bles readers to get a sense of what the text is a bout


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ontextualizing

To read critically, you need to

contextualize, to recognize the differencesbetween your contemporary values andattitudes and those represented in the text


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Q uestioning

Questions are designed to help you

understand a reading and respond to it morefully, and often this technique works.

Each question should focus on a main idea,


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R eflecting

R eflecting on challenges to your beliefs andvalues: E xamining your personal responses.

Make a brief note in the margin a bout whatyou feel or a bout what in the text created

the challenge.


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Outlining and summarizing

Identifying the main ideas and restatingthem in your own words.

W hereas outlining reveals the basicstructure of the text, summarizingsynopsizes a selection's main argument inbrief.


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E valuating an A rgument

means testing the logic of a text as well asits credi bility and emotional impact.

As a critical reader, you should not acceptanything on face value but to recognizeevery assertion as an argument that must becarefully evaluated.


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Compare & Contrast Readingomparing and contrasting related

readings : E xploring likenesses and

differences between texts to understandthem better.


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Areas in Critical Reading

The Structure

The ContentsThe argumentsThe styleThe approach etc.etc.


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Group Task

Choose a text from the hand book andcritically analyze the same.


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Conclusion

Most Neglected, Most Important SkillNeed to train our students

Promoting right orientationUse the same and revise


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Try this

Recall

Summarize

Questions.


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Reading Final 270310