ENG100 ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT COURSE

READING REVIEWER

• DEVELOPING LIBRARY AND VOCABULARY SKILLS

Every college student must develop the ability to use library resources to the fullest to
assist him/her in critical reading, taking notes, researching, surfing the Internet, writing
term and research paper, and complying with the thesis, feasibility study, or project paper
before graduation. A basic library skill is retrieving information from printed library
collection or electronic sources. You should learn how to use the card catalog, the Online
Public Access Catalog (OPAC), and the Internet using your bar-coded library
identification card.

• MSEUF LIBRARY (SECTIONS & AREAS OF THE LIBRARY)

MSEUF Library Services:

• Circulation and Reserve Section (CRS)

The Circulation and Reserve Section houses and circulates an adequate collection of
books covering a wide variety of subject areas and titles prescribed by the Library
Committee and other faculty members as textbooks, side readings and references in
their particular subject courses and areas.

• Reference and Filipiniana Section (RFS)

The Reference Section houses a collection of extensive general reference materials
that are intended to be consulted for a question or query, rather than read
thoroughly.

The Filipiniana Section has the same function as the Reference Section, except that it
consists of materials that are Filipiniana in nature, materials about the Philippines,
regardless of the author, imprint or format, except works written by Filipinos
treating universally accepted ideas like statistics, mathematics, physics, etc.

• Institute of Graduate Studies Research Library (IGSRL)

The Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Library (IGSRL) is committed to be
an instrument in upholding the vision/mission of the University as a center of
excellence. It provides materials that are responsive to the needs of the faculty
members and students of the Institute. Provision of more diversified range of
materials that will serve in-depth researches and highly advanced studies is
ensured to cope with the challenges of times.

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 The Graduate School Library houses and circulates materials for advance studies in
support of the curricular offerings of the Institute of Graduate Studies and
Research.

• Periodicals Section (PS)

The Periodicals Section is the place where needed information could be found in
journals, magazines, newspapers, and other serial literature.

• Library User Information System Section (LUISS)

Library User Information System Section (LUISS) is one of library’s units and a
great partner in research purposes for the students and other library users. The
Library’s Internet workstations are primarily for research, educational, and
informational use.

• Educational Media Resource Center (EMRC)

The Educational Media Resource Center has four (4) different audio-visual function
rooms and a Little Theater as well as its own office.

• MSEUF LIBRARY STAFF

➢ Dr. Augusta Rosario A. Villamater, RL

Director, University Libraries
➢ Myrna Macapia-Casipit, RL
Senior Librarian, Periodicals Section / LUISS
➢ Charlyn P. Salcedo, RL
Senior Librarian, Circulation and Reserve Section
➢ Geraldine M. Eustaquio, RL
Junior Librarian, Technical Service Unit
➢ Sheryl C. Farquerabao, RL
Junior Librarian, Basic Education Department Library
➢ Aisa G. Zeta, RL
Junior Librarian, Reference and Filipiniana Section
➢ Zoren B. Alcantara, RL
Junior Librarian, Collection Maintenance Unit
➢ May A. Alcantara, RL
Junior Librarian, Basic Education Department Library
➢ Jalene Xena C. Tibayan, RL
Acting Junior Librarian, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Library
➢ Cristian S. Mendoza, RL
Acting Junior Librarian, Senior High Library

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 ➢ Liberato A. Albacea
Supervisor, EMRC

• THE REFERENCE MATERIALS

Books consulted for a definite fact or piece of information are called references.
Encyclopedias are used for an introductory general survey of a subject. Dictionaries
provide varied information about words. Almanacs give weather forecasts and projections
for the coming year, days, months, holidays plus miscellaneous facts and statistical
information. Miscellaneous information is found in handbooks. Maps, plates, and charts
are in atlases. Gazetteers have geographical data about places. Indexes catalog articles
and works in a publication. Bibliographies list books and other materials relevant to a
topic. Yearbooks contain information about varied topics each year while directories list
addresses, telephones, contact persons and other data of organizations.

CARD CATALOG SYSTEM. Often you will need material on a subject without knowing
any authors or titles to consult. In that case, look under the subject card. A card with the
title of the book at the top (above the author’s name) is the title card while the primary
information indicated in the author card is the author of the book. All these cards can be in
the card catalog system.

MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS. The library subscribes to magazines like Mod,

Women’s, and Free Press that discuss current topics on sexuality, romance, fashion, the
arts, literature, health, and the like. Journals are more professional magazines that deal
with specific disciplines. Among those available in the MSEUF Central Library are The
Modern Teacher, The Psychology Journal, English Teaching Forum, The Journal of
Educational Administration, Journal of English Asian Studies, Journal of Southeast Asian
Literature, Nursing Research, Accountancy Journal, and Journal of Nursing Education.

• DICTIONARY (GUIDE WORDS)

The dictionary is one of the most important reference materials in the library. It is an
important tool to help build reading skills. The dictionary gives the following information:
✓ how to spell a word or its special plural form
✓ whether a word is capitalized or abbreviated
✓ how to break a word into syllables
✓ how to pronounce a word
✓ how a word fits into the English system of grammar (what part of speech it is :
verb, noun, adjective, and so forth)

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 ✓ different meanings of a word, along with synonyms (words that have the same
meaning) and antonyms (words that have opposite meanings)
✓ a sentence or an expression that uses a word correctly
✓ the meaning of important prefixes and suffixes
✓ the special uses of a word
✓ the history of a word
✓ words from a main word

Sample:
1. delicate/democrat
demerit demonize deliver
deliberate demonstrate demand

• DISTINGUISHING DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

The denotation of a word is what a word literally means. Bicycle, for instance, means a
“two wheeled vehicle.” But many words have other kinds of meaning beyond their
surface meanings. The word blue, for example, denotes “the color of a blue sky.”
Many other meanings can be found beyond the denotation of the word. We do not like
feeling blue, but we enjoy listening to a blues singer. We want to have true-blue friends
around, to win blue ribbons, or to invest in blue chip stocks but hate to be called
bluenose. A simple word can have a wide range of possible meanings depending on how
it is used. This is what is meant by connotation, the implied or suggested meaning of a
word.

“A house is not a home,” because of the feelings evoked by the idea of home. Home
connotes memorable moments with family, togetherness, and love. House denotes a
structure, a building, a dwelling, or a residence. Similarly, a writer who makes
appropriate word choices can avoid hurting or slighting people. Describing someone as
healthy is more courteous and appropriate than calling someone fat or obese.

For library users outside the university, just access:

https://envergalibrary.wordpress.com/e-books/

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