Language and Information Literacy

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What is Language Literacy?

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Language Literacy is the ability to comprehend and produce information based on understanding a language.

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What does decoding a written text involve?

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Decoding involves discerning letters and their sounds, recognizing words, identifying sentence structure, and understanding punctuation and its function.

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What are the four techniques of reading strategies?

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Skimming, Scanning, Exploratory reading, and Analytical reading.

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What is Skimming in reading?

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Skimming is speed reading to look for signposts like titles, headings, topic sentences, and keywords to get the general idea of the text.

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What is Scanning in reading?

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Scanning focuses on finding specific information within a text.

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What is Exploratory reading?

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Exploratory reading aims to identify the main idea of the text.

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What is Analytical reading?

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Analytical reading involves close reading, critical reading, or reading for study purposes.

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What does Active listening mean?

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Active listening means focusing on the content of the message and giving the speaker full attention.

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What are demographic influences in listening?

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Demographic influences include age, gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, political associations, and status.

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What factors affect levels of comprehension?

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Factors include age, language proficiency, level of education, and prior knowledge of the subject.