Effective Academic Reading Skills

The video tutorial by Mostafa Nazari focuses on effective academic reading. It covers the differences between active and passive reading, the stages of academic reading, and practical strategies for annotating texts. The tutorial also explains how to connect reading to writing assignments, emphasizing the importance of integrating reading strategies into academic work.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Effective academic speaking

• Effective academic listening

• Effective academic reading

• Effective academic writing

What is the first step in the academic assignment process?

• Citing sources

• Preparing the topic

• Researching sources

• Writing the essay

According to Lestrade, what do reading skills help a person do?

• Speak fluently

• Interact and gain meaning from written language

• Listen actively

• Write effectively

What is a key feature of academic reading?

• It is done without any purpose

• It involves making connections with other readings

• It is a passive process

• It does not require note-taking

What should you focus on during the pre-reading stage?

• Writing the conclusion

• Evaluating the article

• Understanding the source and making predictions

• Highlighting key points

What is the most important part of the reading stage?

• Creating a bibliography

• Writing a summary

• Reading without questions

• Making annotations

What is the purpose of active reading?

• To read quickly

• To create a dialogue with the text

• To memorize the text

• To read without understanding

What should you do in the post-reading stage?

• Forget the content

• Ignore the article

• Write an outline

• Read another article

What is the purpose of the checklist provided?

• To confuse the reader

• To ensure effective academic reading

• To make reading more difficult

• To discourage reading