Q2 - Reading strategies Flashcards
____ is a piece of written material, such as a book or poem, that has the purpose of telling a story or entertaining, as in a fictional novel.
Literary text
Two types of reading approach?
Textual and Contextual Approach
It involves looking at the text as it is and what literary strategies it entails. Also, it is used to dig deep into the literal text and better understand what is being said and what the speaker is trying to defend or present to the reader.
Textual approach
It focuses on better understanding the reasons behind why a particular piece is written, looking at it as part of a bigger picture, not just words on a paper, but something that has a role in a particular time or event.
Contextual approach
What are the reading strategies?
Skimming and Scanning
It is when you read quickly to get the general idea of the passage
Skimming
It is also a fast reading technique where you look for a specific information in a text (key words)
Scanning
It can be used to read through the ads in a newspaper, or for browsing TV schedules, timetables, lists, catalogues or web pages for information.
Scanning
It is also useful when studying or looking to find specific information from a book or article quickly as there is not always time to read every word.
Scanning
It is used, for example, to get the gist of a page of a textbook to decide whether it is useful and should therefore be read more slowly and in more detail.
Skimming
It is used to obtain specific information from a piece of text and can be used, for example, to find a particular number in a telephone directory.
Scanning
It is an approach to language learning, including foreign language learning, by means of a large amount of reading.
Extensive reading
Chechnya by ___
Anthony Marra
Equality by __
Maya Angelou
Chehcnya is a place in ?
Russia
