MODULE 1 PART 1: Reading Techniques

Question 1

what is READING?

Answer 1

• defined as a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct and derive meaning. It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing of information and ideas.

Question 2

keywords for READING

Answer 2

• cognitive process
• decoding symbols
• sharing of information and ideas

Question 3

what is TECHNIQUE?

Answer 3

• way of doing something by using special knowledge or skill. (Merriam-Webster An Encyclopedia Britannica Company, 2016)

Question 4

keywords for TECHNIQUE

Answer 4

• special knowledge
• skill

Question 5

what are READING TECHNIQUES?

Answer 5

• styles, systems or practices in decoding symbols for better comprehension for communication, sharing of information and ideas.

Question 6

what is COGNITIVE PROCESS?

Answer 6

• operation that affects mental content;
• process of thinking and remembering
• obtaining and storing of knowledge

Question 7

what is DECODING?

Answer 7

• to find and understand the meaning of something;
• to recognize and interpret something;
• the process of translating a printed word into a sound
• (Moyer, 2016)

Question 8

example of DECODING

Answer 8

• Rhea read the short story

Question 9

what is DERIVE?

Answer 9

• to take, receive or obtain something especially in a specified source

Question 10

example of DERIVE

Answer 10

• The story “The Last Leaf” is from her English textbook, the textbook is the source

Question 11

what is LANGUAGE ACQUISITION?

Answer 11

• process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language
• to produce and use words and sentences to communicate

Question 12

keywords for LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Answer 12

• comprehension
• to produce and use words and sentences to communicate

Question 13

example of LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Answer 13

• She understood the story enough and retold it to her partner and her partner came up with a summary