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UNIT 1:

FOUNDATIONS OF
READING
Lesson 1:
Fundamentals of
Reading Academic
Text
Lesson Objectives

By the end of the lesson, you will have been able


to :

✘ Determine the purpose of reading


✘ Identify the features of academic texts
✘ Differentiate academic texts from non –
academic texts
✘ Identify critical reading strategies

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Self-Audit
Score - Level of
Proficiency
28 – 30 - Advanced
25 – 27 - Proficient
23 – 24 -
Approaching
Proficiency
21 – 22 -
Developing
Proficiency
20 and below-
Beginning
Proficiency

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Let’s define reading!

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Communic
Meaning
ation

Cognitive Process

Skill

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Reading as a process

Communi
Reading process skill cognitive meaning
cation

READING is a PROCESS of enhancing our innate SKILL and


establishes a COGNITIVE COMMUNICATION to form a new
MEANING.

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Goals of Reading

Before you read an academic text, ask


yourself the following questions:

1. Why am I reading this text?


2. What pieces of information do I need?
3. What do I want to learn?

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Goals of Reading Academic Texts

• to better understand an existing idea


• to get ideas that can support a particular writing
assignment
• to gain more information
• to identify gaps in existing studies
• to connect new ideas to existing ones

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Academic Text vs. Non-academic Text

ACADEMIC TEXTS NON-ACADEMIC TEXTS

Are objective Are subjective


Written by professionals Written for the mass public
Often take years to publish Published quickly and can be
Use formal words and jargon written by anyone.
Include a list of references Use casual , informal language
Main purpose is to inform and Main purpose is to entertain
persuade

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Examples of Academic Texts

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Examples of Non-academic Texts

News Articles Composed of different sections such as classified ads,


politics, entertainment, obituary, etc.

Magazines Presents trending topics, lifestyle, events, and featured


content. Opinionated in some parts.

Fictional Works Presents non-existing characters and situations created


by the author.

Memorandum Present a few information such as agenda of meetings,


announcements, and the like.

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Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts
STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS

Structure

Formal in language.
Consist of Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.
Cite credible sources.
Include list of references.

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STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS

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STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS

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Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts
STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND STYLE OF ACADEMIC
TEXTS
Content and Style

Include concepts and theories related to the topics.


Organized, unified, coherent, and cohesive.
Provide facts and evidence from credible sources.
Precise and accurate words while avoiding expressions
and jargons.
Avoid using colloquial expressions
Observe objective point-of-view.
Use hedging or cautious language.
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Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts
Examples of Hedging Expressions

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Fundamentals of Reading Academic Texts
Examples of Hedging Expressions

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Critical Reading
Strategies

During Reading

After Reading
Before Reading

Preparation Annotation Reflection


Phase
Reaction
Discussion

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Before Reading

• Determine which type of academic text (article, review, thesis, etc.) you
are reading.
• Determine and establish your purpose for reading.
• Identify the author’s purpose for writing.
• Predict or infer the main idea or argument of the text based on its
title.
• Identify your attitude towards the author and the text.

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Before Reading

• State what you already know and what you want to learn about the
topic.
• Determine the target audience.
• Check the publication date for relevance. It should have been published
at most five years earlier than the current year.
• Check the reference list while making sure to consider the correctness
of the formatting style.
• Use a concept map or any appropriate graphic organizer to note your
existing ideas and knowledge on the topic

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Before Reading

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During Reading
• Write key words or phrases on the margins in bullet form.
• Write a symbol on the page margin where important information
is found.
• Write brief notes on the margin.
• Write questions on information that you find confusing.
• Write what you already know about the idea.
• Write the limitations of the author’s arguments.
• Write notes on the reliability of the text.
• Comment on the author’s biases

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During Reading

• Use a concept map or any appropriate graphic organizer to note


down the ideas being explained.
• React on the arguments presented in the text.
• Underline important words, phrases, or sentences.
• Underline or circle meanings or definitions.
• Mark or highlight relevant/essential parts of the text.
• Use the headings and transition words to identify relationships in the
text.

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During Reading

• Create a bank of unfamiliar or technical words to be defined later.


• Use context clues to define unfamiliar or technical words.
• Synthesize the author’s arguments at the end of a chapter or section.
• Determine the main idea of the text.
• Identify the evidence or supporting arguments presented by the
author and check their validity and relevance.
• Identify the findings and note the appropriateness of the research method
used.

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After Reading

• Reflect on what you have read.


• React on some parts of the text through writing.
• Discuss some parts with your teacher or classmates.
• Link the main idea of the text to what you already know.

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Other Reading Strategies (SQ3R Method)

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Other Reading Strategies (SQ3R Method)

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Other Reading Strategies (KWL Method)

• Guides you in reading and understanding a text.


• To apply the KWL method, simply make a table with three
columns.
• In the first column, write what you know about the topic
(K);
• in the second column, list down what you want to learn
(W);
• and in the last column, write down what you learned (L).

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Other Reading Strategies (KWL Method)

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Thank you for listening!
Prepared by:
Ms. Shaira Mae M. Ocat,
[email protected]
LPT 32

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