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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.