1 Written Text as a Connected Discourse
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The document discusses the concept of connected discourse in relation to reading and writing skills, emphasizing that reading is a cognitive process where meaning is derived through the interaction between text and reader. It outlines effective reading strategies, including previewing, skimming, and scanning, to help readers engage with and understand texts better. These strategies facilitate the identification of key information and main points within the reading material.
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1 Written Text as a Connected Discourse
- 1. TEXT AS CONNECTED DISCOURSE Introduction: Reading and Writing Skills
- 5. WHAT MAKES TEXT A CONNECTED DISCOURSE?
- 6. What is READING? • READING is a cognitive process of decoding • symbols to derive meaning from a text. It is • always an interaction between the text and the • reader. • We read to gain and share information and • ideas, whether for academic, personal, or • professional purposes.
- 8. Reading Strategies Previewing Previewing means looking at the readily visible parts of the text. It helps familiarize you with the contents of the selection and focus on the important information in the text. Skimming Skimming the text means you look for the main point of the reading and identify the ideas that develop it. Scanning Scanning the reading is looking for specific information. This strategy involves physically moving your eyes quickly along the lines of text.