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OutlineintroductionWhat is Critical Reading?What are the charecteristics of critical readers?Why Critical Reading?How to enhance Crtitical Reading?
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How is Critical Reading applied in CPGE Classes?
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Critical Readers Non-Critical Readers
ActiveInquisitive: what, how, why…
Skeptical
purposeful
Passive
Look for facts only
Gullible
reactive
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Why Critical Reading?achieve deeper understanding of the topic
develop ability to think clearly and rationally.
enhance your writing.
engage in reflective and independent thinking
increase Higher Order Thinking
distinguish accurate from inaccurate information
figure out solutions to complex problems 7
How to enhance Crtitical Reading?learners
Skim text
Look for author’s point of viewWrite down key ideas
Pay attention to reasoningLook for connections
Ask questions
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•Encourage brainstorming
•Go from basic to sophisticated
•value understanding over memorizing
•Use interesting/rich materials: e.g picture
•Teach concept mapping and graphic organizers
•Encourage questioning
•Reward creative thinking 9
•Teachers’ freedom
•purposful teaching.
•authentic materials
•Reflective& questions/tasks
•regular interviewing« Colles »10
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Thank you
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Main References
Koz. M. 2012. prezi.com
Kurland's. D. 2000. How the Language Really Works: The
Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing.
The Official Guidelines First & second Year’s Guidelines to English
Language Teaching in thePreparatory Classes
Wall & Wall. 2005. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Critical Reading.
Penguin Group , New York , U.S.A.
Wallace. M & Poulson. L. 2003. Edited. Learning to read critically in
educational leadership and management. SAGE Publications. London13