unit 1学术英语阅读

1、English for Academic Study: Reading,Session 2 Xin Zhao,Quick review,Aims of learning this course; Reasons of reading and academic reading; Reading strategies (Techniques) Mix of Top-down ,Economics focus Discourage students from reading from start to finish.,1 Task introductionEconomics focus: on th

2、e move,Task 1-1.1 Step 1: Read the text with a purpose. What is the purpose of this task? (Try and find the intended reader) Step 2: Read the italicised parts of the text. (including Introduction, Conclusion, plus Heading and Subheadings) Step 3: Discuss with your team members which is an appropriat

3、e choice and why.,Task 1.1 Who is the intended reader?,Possible reasons: The source of the text (The Economist) The type of information (fairly superficial, quite a lot of background information that a specialist would not expect to read, not very technical) The style of writing (relatively short se

4、ntences, short paragraphs),1 Task introductionEconomics focus: on the move,Task 1-1.2 Step 1: Read the text with a purpose. What is the purpose of this task? (Try and predict the contents and guess the organisation of the text.) Step 2: Read the italicised parts of the text again. (including Introdu

5、ction, Conclusion, plus Heading and Subheadings) Step 3: Highlight the key words from these parts;,Key words,economics history of immigration future migration of workers economic change international movement of labour restrict migration economic factors liberal immigration regime,Clues for Task 1.2

6、,Questions to consider: What is the name of this jounal/magazine? What section does this text belong to? What is the date of publication?,The Economist,Finance and Economics,May 12, 2001,Task 1.2 Identifying the Main Topic,What is the biggest cause of economic change? What has been justified once mo

7、re to be of great importance during the new era of globalisation ? What does a recent study say in terms of this issue？,Migration of workers,International movement of labour,It is economic factors that have been the most important throughout the history of migration.,Task1.2 Organisation,How could t

8、his article probably be organised? What are your predictions concerning this article? What may possibly contain in it?,Task1.2 Organisation,Historical (chronological ) order of the information From Line 30-Line 155 less obviously through to the end of the article,Time Clue,the three centuries leadin

9、g up to the first world war, Since 1945, In 1650, in the first half of the 19th century, by around 1800, between 1850 and 1913. by the turn of the 20th centry. Between 1914 and 1945. During some years in the 1930s, in the first decade of the 20th century, in the first decade of the 21st century,Task

10、 2 Word-building from a text, Reading strategy: Scanning-immigration Step 1: Search as many as you can the words in relation to immigration, meawhile ignore everything else in the text. Step 2: Mark the line number as well as complete the table of 2.1,immigration Secondly, make a brief conclusion.,T

11、ask 3.3,The main purpse of the second half of the text is to analyse the effects of migration, for example, the effects in host countries and reasons for expansion of migration; explanation of rising incomes in rich and poor countries; differences between previous centuries and the current situation

12、.,Homework,Read the whole article carefully and highlight the key words and sentences; Do Task 4.1 on your course book; Recite New Words and Expressions on Page 127 ,Reading Task 6:Evaluating the level of content My view on the writers attitude and purpose:_. In the first part of the text (up to lin

13、e 100),the writers purpose is to inform the reader of background information about the link between economic forces and immigration from Europe to America.,The second half of the text appears to give a balanced opinion( lines 104-109).yhere is also a strong element of sympathy, for example, on human

14、itarian grounds (lines 175-180)for the less fortune would-be immigrants. This is reinforced in the conclusion; therefore, the writer seems to be hoping to persuade the reader to accept his or her opinion.,Reading Task 7:reading for a purpose (Academic reading is normally carried out for a specific p

15、urpose. Their reading purpose is to have some background knowledge before attending the first lecture about the link between migration and economic factors/forces) 1)Useful because: a. the reader had no previous knowledge of this idea. b. the text supplemented previous knowledge. c. it provided the

16、reader with a different point of view. .,2)Useless because : a. the contents were too simple or too complex b. the reader wanted more special information about a particular migratory pattern c .the writer may have expressed views which the reader disagrees with.,Reading Task 8:Reviewing reading styl

17、es Predicting contents *Brings to mind words and language associated with the topic. *Helps understanding. *Encourages readers to use general background knowledge to improve understanding,b) Reading strategies *different ways of reading a text, e. g, skimming, predicting. *Different strategies can b

18、e used depending on the text type, how difficult the text is, and why the text is being read.,c) Global understanding *General understanding of the whole text or a selected part of the text *Global understanding is useful for understanding main idea or information, understanding the purpose of the text, and recognizing the attitude of the writer. *Global understanding helps the reader decide how important the text is. *Global understanding helps the reader decide whether to read the text again and what reading strategies to use.,d) Word for-w