Writing a Close Analysis & Critical Interpretation of Texts

• Reading approach is one way of solving student’s reading problems
• Students are demanded to read more to improve their knowledge and get new ideas
• Inferencing, guessing, and predicting are important skills developed in reading
• Students will know about the different cultures by reading across cultural understanding and they will learn how to pronounce the words correctly
• Students are expected to improve their English skills
• Skimming is used to quickly gather the most important information or gist. Run your eyes over the text, noting the important information
• Use skimming to quickly get up to speed on a current business situatiom
• It’s not essential to understand each word when skimming
• The Newspaper (quickly to get the general news of the day)

  Skimming
• Magazines (quickly to discover which articles you would like to read in more detail)

  Skimming
• Business and Travel Brochures (quickly to get inform)

  Skimming
• Scanning is used to find a particular piece of information
• Run your eyes over the text looking for the specific piece of information you need.

  Scanning
• use scanning on schedules, meeting plans, etc. in order to find specific details you require.  If you see words or phrases that you don’t understand ,don’t worry when scanning.
• The “What’s on TV” section (itinerary) of your newspaper

  Scanning
• A train/ plane schedule

  Scanning
• A conference guide

  Scanning
• It is used to obtain a general understanding of a subject and includes reading longer texts for pleasure, as well as business books. Use extensive reading skills to improve your general knowledge of business procedure.


  EXTENSIVE READING
• The latest marketing strategy book.

  Extensive reading
• A novel you read before going to bed

  Extensive reading
• Magazine articles that interest you.

  Extensive reading
• It is used on shorter texts in order to extract specific information. It includes very close accurate reading for detail.

  Intensife reading
• Use intensive reading skills to grasp the details of a specific situation.
•  In this case, it is important that you understand each word, number or fact.

  Intensive reading
• A bookkeeping report

  Intensive reading
• An insurance claim

  Intensive reading
• A contract

  Intensive reading
• • Skimming – reading rapidly for the main points.
  • Scanning - reading rapidly through text to find specific information require.
  • Extensive – reading longer texts, often for pleasure and for an overall understanding.
  • Intensive - reading shorter texts for detailed information with an emphasis on precise understanding.
• Jose Garcia Villa (1908–1997) was a Filipino poet, writer, and critic.
• He used the pen name “Doveglion,” which was a combination of the words “dove,” “eagle,” and “lion” and was what he believed was his true persona.
• His notable works include The Anchored Angel, The Emperor's New Sonnet, and Footnote to Youth.