SGM2: Study Guide for Module 2 Reading Process and the Text

SUBTOPIC 1: Review of the Reading Process

Familiarize
Read the following definition/description of concepts involved in this subtopic:

• Reading Process Approach

➢ a way to acquire reading skills based on the belief that reading is a
thinking process and being aware of that process makes readers more
effective in making sense of what they are reading

• Prior Knowledge
➢ a reader’s belief or understanding of a text’s topic before reading the
text

• Pre-reading
➢ the first stage of the reading process wherein readers activate their
prior knowledge (i.e., previewing the text and making predictions
about the text’s content) and set their purpose in reading

• Reading
➢ the stage in the reading process wherein readers do the actual reading,
that is, by thinking about how the text makes sense (e.g., by asking
questions about the main idea or specific details in the text, or
figuring out meanings of unfamiliar words in the text)

• Post-reading
➢ the stage of the reading process wherein readers respond to the
ideas and information in the text based on their reflections during
the reading stage

Expose
Study the following examples/illustrations about this subtopic:

PRE-READING

Activating Prior Knowledge Setting Reading Purpose

READING

Reading for Comprehension Critical Reading

POST-READING

Responding Evaluating

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 Understand
Do the short activity below to test your understanding of this subtopic.

Direction: Complete the table below that exemplifies the use of the reading process approach in
reading the text that follows the table. Fill the K and W columns before reading. Then, fill the L
column after reading.

K= What you already know W= What you want to know L=What you have learned
about the topic of the text about the topic of the text after reading the text

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References:
ISLIM, O. and SEVIM CIRAK, N., 2020. Technology And College Students: What Faculty Members Think
About The Use Of Technology In Higher Education. [online] Files.eric.ed.gov. Available at:
<https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1142393.pdf> [Accessed 24 June 2020].

Reading Strategies. (n.d.). Untitled Document.

https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/studentsuccess/thinkliteracy/files/Reading.pdf

Theories of reading. (2006, March 23). TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC.

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/theories-reading

SUBTOPIC 2: General Features of Scientific and Technical Texts

Familiarize
Read the following definition/description of concepts involved in this subtopic:

• Scientific Texts
➢ a type of writing that conveys ideas and information that are obtained
through observation and experiment

• Technical Texts
➢ a type of writing that conveys practical ideas and information
about a technical or professional matter
➢ it tells about how something is done or how it works, including written
workplace communication

• Text Features
➢ the expected structure or parts of a type of writing

• Text Structure
➢ the pattern used to organize the ideas and information in the text

• Language Features
➢ the characteristics of vocabulary, sentences, and paragraphs used in a
particular text type

• Visuals
➢ the shapes and images used to convey ideas and information in a text

Expose
Study the following examples/illustrations about this subtopic:

Types of Scientific and Technical Texts

Types of Scientific Texts Types of Technical Texts
Journal articles Instructions and Procedures

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 Research Proposals Formal Analytical Reports
Research Papers Informal Reports
Scientific Posters Technical Proposals
Lab Reports Blogs and Social Media Posts
Business Correspondence

Text Structures

Understand
Do the short activity below to test your understanding.

Direction: Match each highlighted part of the sample scientific text below with the features of
scientific and technical texts by connecting them with a line.

Sample Scientific Text: Features of Scientific and

Technical Texts
This paper presents the design and implementation of a Reference to other works
Multi-level Time Sensitive Networking
(TSN) protocol based on a real-time communication Definitions and abbreviations
platform utilizing Data Distribution Service (DDS)
middleware for data transfer of synchronous three phase Complex Illustrations Graphs
measurement data.
Subject-Verb Interruption
Many anti-malware software currently use machine learning
to detect and prevent new malware from causing harm to Field-specific terminologies
their
client’s systems (e.g.: Symantec [7], Kaspersky [8], Hedging
Microsoft [9],
etc.). Loaded with facts

On some days, there can Field-specific Examples

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be over 20 bans performed by this software [1-5]; this may Reference to visuals and other
seem minimal, but the overall number of players in a day parts of the text
isn’t that
high on this service.

According to forums, heuristics seem to be used by ESEA’s

anti-cheat, PunkBuster, and probably many more; but no
information is given on whether or not they employ data
mining techniques.

DDS is an open communication protocol that is used to

implement M2M learning at the edge where two machines
may be from different vendors.

Ahn et al. ([ 1]) proposed an emotional model to formulate

and visualize the facial expression of virtual humans in a
conversational environment by using Valence-Arousal-
Dominance (VAD) parameters.

Both possible asymmetric biases (left-intense vs. right-

intense) are compared to the un-biased symmetric
expression.

Figure 4 depicts one of the four illustrations of an emotional

keyword for the male character.

Appendix Table 6 gathers the VAD coordinates of all

ANEW keywords used to build the basic and complex
emotions.

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References:

Agarwal, T., Niknejad, P., Barzegaran, M. R., & Vanfretti, L. (2019). Multi-level time-sensitive
networking (TSN) using the data distribution services (DDS) for synchronized three-
phase measurement data transfer. IEEE Access, 7, 131407-131417.
https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2939497

Bayat, H., & Yazdani, A. (2019). A hybrid MMC-based photovoltaic and battery energy storage
system. IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal, 6(1), 32-40.
https://doi.org/10.1109/jpets.2019.2892418

Philbert, A. (2018). Detecting cheating in computer games using data mining methods. American
Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 06(03).
https://doi.org/10.21767/2349-3917.100026

Sacramento City Unified School District. (n.d.). Text structure.

https://www.scusd.edu/sites/main/files/file-attachments/online-resource-5-text-
structure_1.pdf

Sultan, A., Arshad Malik, M. S., & Mushtaq, A. (2018). Internet of things security issues and
their solutions with blockchain technology characteristics: A systematic literature review.
American Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 06(03).
https://doi.org/10.21767/2349-3917.100027

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). (n.d.). Learning conference1.

https://www.upf.edu/pcstacademy/_docs/Learning_Conference1.pdf

Wang, N., Ahn, J., & Boulic, R. (2017). Evaluating the sensitivity to virtual characters facial
asymmetry in emotion synthesis. Applied Artificial Intelligence, 31(2), 103-118.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08839514.2017.1299983

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