2009年.度考研英语辅导.ppt

Purposes for reading To search for simple information To skim quickly To learn from texts To integrate information To write To critique texts For general comprehension * Reading process rapid efficient interactive strategic flexible evaluating purposeful comprehending learning linguistic * Reading strategies Specifying a purpose for reading Planning what to do/what steps to take Previewing the text Predicting the content of the text (sections) Checking predictions Posing questions about the text Finding answers to posed questions Connecting text to background knowledge * Reading strategies Summarising information Making inferences Connecting one part of the text to another Paying attention to the text structure Rereading Guessing the meaning of new words from context Using discourse markers to see relationships * Reading strategies Checking comprehension Identifying difficulties Taking steps to repair faulty comprehension Critiquing the author Critiquing the text Judging how well objectives were met Reflecting on what has been learned from the text * Reading ability Lower-level Lexical access Syntactic parsing Semantic proposition formation Working memory activation * Reading ability Higher-level Text model of comprehension Situation model of reader interpretation Background knowledge use and inference Executive control processes * Reading models Bottom-up models Top-down models Interactive models * Reading skill How to read a text It is advisable to read a comprehension passage at least twice: first to obtain a general impression of the text, second to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check difficulty items. (p. 17, Book 1) * fgfh Reading skill Reading in thought groups While making constant efforts to improve your reading comprehension, you should try consciously to increase your reading speed. And to read in thought groups is an easy, yet effective way of picking up speed and fluency. (p. 62, Book 1) *