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a multifaceted process involving
word recognition, comprehension, fluency,
and motivation.
Reading
WHY DO WE READ?
- Improve language acquisition
- Improve Spelling, Grammar, and Writing
- Improve Reading Comprehension
Reading longer text for pleasure and
developing a general understanding.
This is commonly done outside class
hours.
Extensive reading
Reading short text with specific details
for the sake of learning and tasks. This
is the approach used in class.
Intensive reading
is a medium of human
communication that represents language
with signs and symbols
Writing
the ability to use language and express your
opinions well, especially when you are
speaking in public.
Eloquence
connotes the expression
and representation of ideas either in spoken
or written form
Text
A formal, orderly and usually extended
expression of thought on a subject;
connected speech or writing; a linguistic unit
Connected Discourse
Purposes Of Connecteed discourse
To Inform To Persuade
To Entertain
THE QUALITIES OF
A TEXT
Cohesion
Coherence
Intentionality
Acceptability
Informativity
Situationality
Intertextuality
The elements of the text
are linked together.
Cohesion
The organization and
connection of ideas in a
text
Coherence
A text must be written
with a purpose whether
that is to inform,
persuade, or entertain.
Intentionality
A group or a number of
people shall accept the
text.
Acceptability
This quality of the text
focuses on the amount of
new information
embedded on it.
Informativity
This refers to the socio-
cultural appropriateness
of the text.
Situationality
A text exists because of
another text or an event.
Intertextuality