Lesson 2 - Part 1 - EAE1508

Lesson 2

Reading as a process –

Part 1 of 3

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Session 1

What to expect...

Lesson 1 Recap

Lesson 2 AIMS

Reading as a process –
Watch preparatory video

What is a text? – Task 1, 2, & 3.

Tricks for accessing difficult
texts: Understanding the
reading process

LESSON 1 RECAP-

Academic reading & writing.

You are now able to:

• Understand the differences between

school reading and writing requirements and
university reading and writing requirements.

• Notice the difference between academic

reading and writing and reading and
writing for other purposes.

• Understand the requirements and

expectations of this course.

LESSON

2

By the end of this lesson, you will be

able to:

• Apply the three stages of reading to
an academic text.

• Practise reading stages to apply to
academic texts.

• Analyse a text to practise critical
thinking skills.

Reading at university can feel

daunting.

Huge volumes of difficult words and sentences
can easily put you off even opening a textbook.

This lesson will help you to

conquer difficult textbooks, texts
and other forms of complicated

writing.

Watch the video about the reading process, You
do not have to make notes of all the information
in the video, but if something stands out, and you
would like to remember it,jot down notes in your
study guide.

Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AYrQEw2qQ0

Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pE-ohVy9e0

Reading as a process
– Watch preparatory

video

What is a text?

A text can be regarded as anything that
conveys a set of meanings to the person

who examines it. In essence, it is something

that has layers of meaning which one can

conclude from. This is not limited to written

materials such as books, magazines, and

newspapers, but also includes movies,

songs, and advertisements.

Task 1

What type of text do you think you will use

during your university studies?

Tick / highlight the ones that apply most to
you. (Look up any words which you may not

know2 ).

Task 1

Reflect on the questions in the table to gauge your level of

interaction with texts.

You will soon notice that as a student, you will be expected to read a

large amount. When you

are reading for this subject and others, you need to make sure you

are actively involved with the

text

➢Why do you think you will use these types of

texts?

➢Are some of these texts better sources than

others in terms of looking for reliable
information? Why?

Task 1

Tick / highlight the boxes

which apply to you.

Task 1

• Do you think you need to improve

on how you are interacting with
texts? Explain

Now answer the following questions:

• Which subject do you battle with the most?
• When you think of this subject’s textbook, how do
you feel about reading it?
• What makes this textbook so difficult to read?

Open Ended

Which subject do you battle with the most?

Open Ended

When you think of this subject’s textbook, how do
you feel about reading it?

Open Ended

What makes this textbook so difficult to read?

Task 2

Read the text below –

page 51-53

10 mins

Task 2

❑ Did you understand the writer’s ideas and

thoughts? Explain.

❑ What is the writer’s message? Explain.

❑ If you did understand this text completely, what

did you do to help you reach this level of
understanding?

❑ Was there something that you did not

understand? If so, explain what you did not
understand and how you would try to improve
this

We will come back to this text later after learning a little more
about the reading process.

Open Ended

Did you understand the writer’s ideas and thoughts?

Explain.

Open Ended

What is the writer’s message?

Explain.

Open Ended

If you did understand this text completely, what did you do to help you reach this level of understanding?

Open Ended

Was there something that you did not understand? If so, explain what you did not understand and how you would try to improve this misunderstanding.

End of Session 1

Session 2

Academic reading skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCWZ4yoFYNI

Reading as a process –

Lets Watch more

videos

Task 3

Page 54 - On your own think about these
questions and write down the answers.

1. What do you think you could do to make

it easier to read the text above (or any
textbook or difficult piece of writing)?

2. Have you ever heard of skimming or

scanning? What do you think these words
mean?

Task 3

What do you think pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading would entail?
(What sorts of activities would you do during these stages?)

Fill in the table below while you think about this.

Tricks for accessing

difficult texts:

Understanding the

reading process

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

You may also have to skim or scan a text to look for

important information.

Skimming means reading quickly to get the general gist or
idea.

Scanning means to look quickly for a specific piece of
information or answers.

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

It is important to understand that reading

(very similar to writing) is a process
consisting of the following stages:

1. Pre-reading: this stage occurs before reading

takes place. In this stage having a purpose in mind
helps you to make sure that the text you are reading
will answer your question. *Continue reading in study guide.

2. While-reading: this stage occurs during reading.

This is when you would read with a purpose or specific
questions in mind. You are looking for answers.

*Continue reading in study guide.

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

It is important to understand that reading

(very similar to writing) is a process
consisting of the following stages:

3. Post-reading: in this stage, the reader takes a moment to
reflect on the content, to possibly read through important notes
and to remember the answers to questions. This is the stage
which occurs after reading, in which questions may be answered.

*Continue reading in study guide.

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

1. Do you think knowing this process will help you to

understand the reading above? Explain.

2. Do you think that when you are required to read,

that skimming and scanning could be useful skills
to know?

3. Why would skimming and scanning be useful

when reading a lot of information (during your
studies and even later on in the workplace)?

Tricks for accessing difficult texts:
Understanding the reading process

Fill in the table below saying whether you would skim or scan.

(Look at the definitions of skim and scan in the grey box in task 2).

Task 4

It is often useful to use text features (such as the title,

headings and subheadings) to predict information.

This helps you to interact on a deeper level with the text in

Task 2.

• On your own, use the text features listed in the
first column to predict what you will learn.

• After you have read the text, see how many of
your predictions were correct.

• Lastly, which text features helped you the
most?

Task 4

• On your own, use the text features listed in the first column to predict what you will
learn.

• After you have read the text, see how many of your predictions were correct.

• Lastly, which text features helped you the most?

Task 4

Now that you have some understanding of the reading
process, as well as how to begin to navigate texts, answer
these questions:

• Do you understand the writer’s ideas and
thoughts? Write these down.

• What is the writer’s message/opinion?

Task 6: Reflection

After reading the article about

sustainability, what do you

understand about the circular

economy?

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