Module 1 - Reading Process and the Text Flashcards
S&T texts are characterized by the ff conventions in formatting:
Title page, list of figures, introduction, discussion, bibliography, appendices
Sections
He said “Reading is the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding”.
Bill Gates
For pleasure
Setting a Reading Purpose
Scientific Text Format that answers the question why?
Introduction
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Setting Reading Purpose
Pre-Reading
What writing style is used for this sentence structures in S&T Texts:
when a subject does an action to an object.
Passive voice
3 Formatting Features
- Scientific Writing Conventions
- Scientific Writing Format
- Technical Text Format
Understanding
what the author is
saying in the text
Reading for Comprehension
what type of vocabulary is this:
inertial navigation system (INS)
Field-Specific Terminologies
what type of vocabulary is this:
radio frequency identification (RFID)
Field-Specific Terminologies
What type of content is this:
Includes numerous complex illustrations, graphs, tables, diagrams
Visual
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Responding to the Author
Post-Reading
Expressing reader’s
feelings and thoughts
about what the author
said in the text
Responding to the Author
what type of vocabulary is this:
Android-based application
Field-Specific Terminologies
“Read 500 pages…every
day. That’s how knowledge
works. It builds up, like
compound interest. All of
you can do it, but I
guarantee not many of you
will do it.”
Warren Buffett
3 Language Features
- Vocabulary
- Content
- Writing Style
Understanding
what the author
does or intends
to do with what
is said in the text
Reading Critically
What type of content is this:
Definition
Text
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Evaluating the text
Post-Reading
Scientific Text Format that answers the question so what?
Discussion
For specific Information
Setting a Reading Purpose
“Books allow you to fully
explore a topic and
immerse yourself in a
deeper way than most
media today.”
Mark Zuckerberg
what type of vocabulary is this:
Android-based application
Field-Specific Terminologies
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Activating Prior Knowledge
Pre-Reading
Which ideas and
information are
obtained through
observation and
experiment
Scientific Text
what type of vocabulary is this:
dedicated short-range communication protocol DSRC
Field-Specific Terminologies
a type of writing that conveys
practical ideas and information
such as how something is done or
how it works
Technical Texts
The world’s most successful CEOs say reading is the key to their _____
success
S&T texts are characterized by the ff conventions in formatting:
200-250 words for a research abstract
Number of words
Scientific Text Format that answers the question what?
Results
what type of vocabulary is this:
Internet-of-Things technology (IoT)
Field-Specific Terminologies
includes all types of written
workplace communication
Technical Texts
An informative text that
discusses a scientific
issue
Scientific Text
What type of content is this:
Definitions and abbreviations
Text
What type of content is this:
Reference to visuals and to other parts of the text
Text
What type of content is this:
Loaded with facts
Text
What type of content is this:
Reference to other works
Text
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Critical Reading
Reading
S&T texts are characterized by the ff conventions in formatting:
Single-space for abstract, double-space for the rest of the research paper
Spacing
What type of content is this:
Reference to other works
Text
For general idea
Setting a Reading Purpose
What writing style is used for this sentence structures in S&T Texts:
Present, Past, Future
Use of particular tense for a specific section of text
Identify what stage of the reading process is mentioned:
Reading for Comprehension
Reading
Making judgments
about validity of the
author’s ideas, details
found in the text or the
effectiveness of how
the text is written
Evaluating the text
What type of content is this:
Examples and sample problems
Text
Uses noun instead of a verb
converting a verb or an adjective into a noun
Nominalization
What writing style is used for this sentence structures in S&T Texts:
if an interjection (a phrase that “interrupts” the sentence) is between the subject and the verb, the verb will match the subject.
Subject-verb interruption
For Evaluation
Setting a Reading Purpose
“You know, whenever anybody
asks Elon how he learned to
build rockets, he says, ‘I read
books.’ Well, it’s true. He
devoured those books. He
knew everything. He’s the
smartest guy I’ve ever met,
and he’d been planning to
build a rocket all along.”
Jim Cantrell
VOCABULARY – S&T texts are characterized by:
- Field-specific terminologies
- Hedging
- Nominalizations
- Accurate/Concise words
9 Technical Text Formats
Post title
Links
Headings
Summary
Background
Solutions & Approach
Financials
Additional Documents
Contents
Thinking about what you
already know about the
topic and getting ready to
connect it with new information
in the text
Activating Prior Knowledge
Scientific Text Format that answers the question how?
Method
What type of content is this:
Examples
Text
What type of content is this:
Abbreviation
Text
what type of vocabulary is this:
Digital image correlation (DIC)
Field-Specific Terminologies
S&T texts are characterized by the ff conventions in formatting:
IEE,APA
Specific citation style
These are the cautious language wherein it provides uncertainty
examples: might, seem, may, assumed
Hedging
4 types of text structures
- Sequential
- Part-to-whole
- General to specific
- Spatial
what type of vocabulary is this:
Cloud-based application
Field-Specific Terminologies
What type of content is this:
Reference to other works
Text
What writing style is used for this sentence structures in S&T Texts:
is made up of a main clause and then one or more dependent clauses.
Multiple-clause sentences
