Subject discipline specific reading

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Subject / discipline specific reading

• Reading leads to one becoming more expert in a
  particular domain.
• Subjects often have different perspectives and
  vocabularies.
• Subjects have differences in terms of the
  legitimacy of sources, e.g conferences over
  journal articles, books over journals.

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Week 2 ACADEMIC READINGManaging, engaging
with and recording what you read

• LING 402 - ACADEMIC DISCOURSE PRACTICES A
  critical approach

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Different ways of reading
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Different ways of reading
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Different ways of reading
Intensive
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Different ways of reading
Extensive
Intensive
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Different ways of reading
NOT ALL LIKE THIS!
Extensive
Intensive
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Reading Strategies
All academic reading has a focus and a purpose
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Reading depth

• Scan read
• Main purpose is to gain overall impression.
  Reading for relevance, key words and to determine
  quality/legitimacy.
• Skim read
• Main purpose is exploratory. Reading for key
  words, vocabulary, key arguments (schools of
  thought)
• In-Depth read
• Main purpose is reflexive or critical reading

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Active reading

• Reading is an active process in which the reader
  continually anticipates the meaning of the text
• Speed reading as a form of active reading
• Reading is an active process in which the reader
  continually anticipates the meaning of the text
  (7 out of 16 words)

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Scan read the periphery
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Academic Reading Exercise 3

• Scan read a number of academic journal papers and
  a number of academic books (from one of your
  course reading lists)
• Make some notes
• What was difficult about it?
• What did you learn from the experience?
• If possible discuss it in a group

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Skim read the extensions
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Read the core in-depth
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INDIVIDUAL WORK

• Look at your reading list. Mark items as core,
  extension or peripheral
• Scan read all three items you brought with you,
  using the notes on slide 10.
• Choose one of the items to skim read, and a
  different one to read in depth,
• Use these to practice skim-reading and reading
  in-depth using the notes on slides 12 and 14
  (just a page or two, there isnt time to read the
  whole paper)
• Discuss
• What was difficult about it?
• What did you learn from the experience?
• How can this help you to manage and engage with
  your course reading?

SMALL GROUP WORK
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Concluding comments

• Important to
• Identify and reflect upon existing experience
• Practice those aspects of academic reading
  literacy that you are not familiar with
• This is an ongoing process as you become more
  expert in a subject area.
• Practice, practice, practice.