Text as Connected Discourse

Question 1

Text

Answer 1

A group of ideas put together to make a point or one central idea

Question 2

Discourse

Answer 2

An extended expression of thoughts and Ideas

Question 3

Cohesion

Answer 3

The connection of ideas at the sentence level

Question 4

Coherence

Answer 4

The connection of ideas at the paragraph level

Question 5

Intentionality

Answer 5

Dwells into the purpose of the author/writer

Question 6

Informativity

Answer 6

The quantity of new information in the text

Question 7

Acceptability

Answer 7

How factual the pieces of information are

Question 8

Situationally

Answer 8

The socio-cultural appropriateness of the text

Question 9

Intertextuality

Answer 9

Existence of the succeeding text because of the previous one

Question 10

Reading

Answer 10

It is the ability to successfully generate meaning from text.

Question 11

Reading as a Complex Process: Pre-Reading

Answer 11

Activating your schema

Question 12

Reading as a Complex Process: Thorough Reading

Answer 12

Rereading the text until you finally understand its meaning

Question 13

Reading as a Complex Process: Post Reading

Answer 13

Checking your understanding of the text

Question 14

Reading as a Complex Process: Rapid Reading

Answer 14

Aims to locate specific information or main ideas in a very short span of time

Question 15

Skimming

Answer 15

method of rapidly moving the eyes over text with the purpose of getting only the main idea and the general overview of the text.