Chapter 01 - Academic Literacy

Question 1

Objective

Answer 1

1. Demonstrate of demanding of the demand of academic
2. Know what skill, knowledge, value, attitude are required to succeed in higher education
3. Understand the requirement of academic task and assignment
4. Understandn the requirement of academic reading and writing
5. Understand what links reading, thinking, and writing in academic study

Question 2

Demanding of demand academic?

Answer 2

1. To provide training and produce a skilled workforce
2. Higher educations institution must provide educational opportunities and an environtment that is conducive to learning
3. as students must engage with their own slearning, proactive and take personal responsibility for the following issues.

Question 3

How students are actively engaged in the learning process?

Answer 3

1. Exploring their needs, personal growth, vocational and career development and academic development
2. Seeking out and engaging in activities that provide the learning you need to satisfy the above needs
3. monitoring the progress by reflecting on the result
4. Reviewing the effectiveness of their studying
5. Demonstrate their knowledge and skills by applying what they have learned
6. planning the next stageof your continuing learning and developments

Question 4

What knowledge, skill, value, attitude, are required to succeed in higher education?

Answer 4

1. knowledge of the subject field
2. thingking and learning style
3. intelectual (cognitive skills)
4. reflections (meta-cognitive skill)
5. Study skills

Question 5

What are 3 main elements in thingking and learning strategy?

Answer 5

1. the way perceive information
2. the way you process information
3. the way you organize and present information

Question 6

Any way that can be used to perceive the information?

Answer 6

1. Visual presentation (e.g mind map, pictures, charts, visualitation)
2. listening (listening the video/audio, reading aloud, and talking things through woth others)
3. Reading text and writing notes and essay.

Question 7

Any way that can be used to process information?

Answer 7

1. left side of the brain : to be structured and logical in their thingking. (scientist, mathematicians, accountants)
2. the right side of the brain : artistic and can concentrate on images and picture (copywriter, graphic designer, communication specialist)

Question 8

Any way can be used to organize and present information?

Answer 8

a. the way we organise information : with holistic, big picture view, or focus more on the detailed logical analysis.

b. the way we present information : verbally, pictures, or statistic.

Question 9

What are include in intelectual skill? explain!

Answer 9

1. Creative Thingking. (brainstorming, mind mapping, visualitation.) applicable to the following :
   a. problem solving : generates several solution
   b. study skills : generate a list of ideas
   c. creative writing
2. Critical Thingking. needed to break down complicated issues and matters into smaller steps. Applicable to the following
   a. problem solving - systematic analysis of the problem (causes, operations, etc)
   b. academic reading and writing
3. Logical Thinking : systematic thingking where use logical reasoning and think step by step. Applicable to the following :
   a. problem solving :
   b. study skills
   c. research

Question 10

What are include in Study skill? explain!

Answer 10

1. Possitive Attitude to maintain motivation
2. Goal Setting to remain focused
3. Management personal, social and study time
4. Study habbit to ensure you allow sufficient time to study
5. Study methods, so that you approach study material systematically
6. Study technique
7. Examination preparation

Question 11

explain the links between reading, thinking, writing in academic study

Answer 11

1. Reading and writing develope cognitive skill
2. academic rading and writing are based on effective thingking
3. reading strategies such skimming , scanning
4. every type of writing follows a specific process which include writing strategiy and planning the writing