Writing a Close Analysis & Critical Interpretation of Texts

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  • 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.