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English Tools and Resources. Support seminar Sergio AbdusSalam Scatolini. Pre-reading. Setting the purpose (what am I going to read this text for?) Establishing the research question (what must I be able to answer after finishing the reading?)

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  1. English Tools and Resources Support seminar Sergio AbdusSalamScatolini

  2. Pre-reading • Setting the purpose (what am I going to read this text for?) • Establishing the research question (what must I be able to answer after finishing the reading?) • Checking anticipations (what might my biases be?)

  3. During the reading • Learning logs • Annotating, underlining, highlighting texts • Taking notes • Mapping • Learning vocabulary • Etc.

  4. Post-reading • Writing coherent and consistent summaries • Double-checking concept maps • Reporting and presenting • Comparing texts (similarities and differences, avoiding anachronistic assumptions!) • Writing the assignment (with due references to the sources used)

  5. Strategies for reading

  6. Skimming • To skim a text is to become aware of its overall topic and structure. To do that, you can ask yourself: • What is this text all about? • What are its main parts?

  7. Previewing • Previewing: to preview a text is to discover the overall perspective of standpoint of the writer on the topic in question and whether this text is useful to you. To do that, you can ask yourself: • What is the point of view of the writer? • Can I use this text in my own research or to do my assignment?

  8. Scanning • To scan a text is to read it through, not in detail but seeking to distinguish foreground information from background information and to underline the steps taken by the writer in order to unfold his or her thoughts.

  9. Learning new and relevant vocabulary • To learn new and relevant vocabulary is to acquire a discipline’s jargon and concepts that are required to join the conversation between its experts.

  10. Summarizing • to summarize a text means to extract from it the main points made in said text. Sometimes it will also mean that you take note of the central elements used in proving the argument (e.g. mapping)

  11. Comparing • to compare texts is to be able to join the ongoing academic conversation.

  12. Critiquing / criticizing • To critique texts in a systematic and defensible fashion is the ultimate sign of having entered into a dialogue with the text in question and other relevant texts.

  13. Examples • For examples, see: http://www.academic-reading.nl/demo/module03_scanning_p02.php

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