CORERWS REVIEWER
rationally, and the ability to understand the relation of
L1: Genre Forms, Text Types and Structures
TEXT TYPE
- Produced individually/collectively
- Author maybe named or anonymous
- May be published, photocopied, faxed
- May be read once and thrown away, or read
repeatedly or learned by heart by successive
generations
- Classified according to function (informative,
expressive, operative)
- Each text type has a distinct structure,
appearance and a set of language features
- Printed reading materials
- Taught in schools explicitly
GENRE
- A TRADITIONAL category in literary studies,
including:
o Short story
o Novel
o Play
o Sonnet
o Epic
o Autobiography
- A TYPE OF DISCOURSE that occurs in a
PARTICULAR SETTING, that has distinctive and
recognizable PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION
and distinctive COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS
- Applies equally to everyday uses of WRITTEN
AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE.
- Can change through time
- Can go out of fashion and become less useful
- May be defined together with SOCIAL
INSTITUTIONS and PROFESSIONS (minutes of
the meeting, annual reports etc.)
TEXT TYPES
DIFFERENCES
fixed/standard
written language wrtitten and spoken language
used by school teachers
SIMILARITIES
purposeful
goald-directed
socially recognized langugae activities which form patterns of meaning in the social
world.
HYBRID TEXT
- Combination of two distinct text types
INTERTEXTUALITY
- Any text is a new issue of past citations
- All texts make their meanings
- Recreation, reiteration, interpretation
- Issue = PLAGARISM; solution =
PARAPHRASING, etc.
L2: Critical Reading and Thinking Strategies
CRITICAL READING is engaging yourself in a text or any
material that you are reading.
CRITICAL THINKING is the ability to think clearly and
ideas presented
Characteristics of a Critical Thinker:
1. Understands the relation of one ideas to another.
2. Determines the importance and relevance of ideas
and arguments.
3. Recognizes, builds and appraises arguments.
4. Identifies inconsistencies and errors in reasoning.
5. Approaches problems in a consistent and
systematic way.
6. Reflects on justification of his own assumptions,
beliefs and values.
Critical Reading Strategies:
1. Annotating – note taking
2. Contextual Reading
3. Outlining – organizing the text you’re reading
4. Summarizing
5. Paraphrasing
6. Comparing and Contrasting
7. Evaluating an Argument
8. Reflecting on Challenges to your Beliefs and
Values
9. Looking for Patterns of Opposition
10. Judging the Writer’s Credibility
11. Exploring the Figurative Language
12. Recognizing Emotional Manipulation
Making Inferences (Educated Guess)
- Reading between the lines
- An idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence
and reasoning
- Use of context clues and prior knowledge
L3: Scanning VS. Skimming
SCANNING SKIMMING
GENRES
to locate and swoop down on particular
bird's eye-view of the material
facts
flexible/evolving
REMEMBER: YOU WILL NOT READ EVERY WORD
used by discourse analysts
> know what you're looking for Be alert of:
> look for keywords key words and phrases
> let the eys look rapidly unfamiliar words
> read the surrounding areas of the word Pay special attention to:
fonts (BOLD AND ITALICIZED)
Benefits:
- Complete text is not relevant
- Help you improve you speed for study reading and
average reading.
- Help you build background knowledge.
L4: Summarizing VS. Synthesizing
SUMMARIZING SYNTHESIZING
> pulling information in order to point out > pulling information from the text
what are the important ideas in the (important points) plus the conclusion or
material read new insight/knowledge you got.
L5: Internet Reading o EMBRACE both Print and Digital Reading
o As we are immersing int the digital
OFFLINE READING already, we need to help ourselves into
- a.k.a. Traditional Reading reading in both environments.
- majority of the world’s population are under
traditional text
- bookstores, libraries L6: READING PROCESS:
1. Pre-Writing
o People’s reading habits have changed in response to 2. Drafting
Internet and ongoing pressures of the digital space. 3. Revising
- EFFECT: Publishers have invested in DIGITAL 4. Editing
LIBRARY and E-COMMERCE 5. Final Draft

ONLINE READING
- A.k.a. Digital Reading
- Electronic texts on digital devices usually
w/Internet access
- Gadgets, e-books, websites

o Reading is an interaction between person and

technology.
o Differentiating factors:
 Each medium provides a different reading
experience:
 Physiology in reading process
 Tangibility of paper vs. vice versa
o Include HYPERLINKS in online reading
o ISSUE: Deep Reading
- Because of SKIMMING became the new reading
- Did the reader really understand the text?
OFFLINE READING
PROS CONS
1. Physicality of printed pages
may provide emotional 1. Skimming
motivation.
2. Easier time to take notes. 2. Scanning
3. Higher level of focus.
4. Less likely to try to multitask.

ONLINE READING
PROS CONS

1. Convenience of being able

1. Skimming
to search.

2. Portability 2. Scanning
3. Lower Economic Cost 3. Low tolerance for long texts.
4. less inclined to read deeply.

Skills and Strategies Needed:

1. Previewing, guessing, annotating, questioning,
paraphrasing, summarizing are equally useful with
electronic texts.
2. SELF-AWARENESS
a. conditioning our own minds
b. best practices (ex. Annotating) and
preferences
3. Cultivate the READING MINDSET that you need
to bring effort.
4. Practice SELF-CONTROL
a. Reducing distractions