Reading skill.
Academic Reading
Reading an academic text differs in
many ways from reading comics, novels and magazines. Two important differences
are:
what we read – content and style of academic texts.
How we read
– what readers of academic texts are expected
to do.
Content and
style of academic texts
Academic texts deal with concepts and ideas related to subjects that are
studied at college or university.
Authors of academic texts:
1.raise abstract questions and issues.
2.present facts and evidence to support
their claims.
3.use logic to build their arguments
and defend their positions.
4.conform to a clearly-defined
structure.
5.choose their words carefully to present
their arguments as effectively as possible.
6.try to convince us to accept their
positions.
What are readers of
academic texts expected to do?
When you read an academic text you are
expected to do much more than simply understand the words of the text and
summarize main ideas.
Readers at college or university
level are also expected to:
1. recognize the author's purpose and
possible bias.
2.differentiate between facts and
author's opinions.
3.challenge questionable assumptions
and unsupported claims.
4. think about possible consequences of
the author's claims.
5. integrate information across
multiple sources.
6. identify rival hypotheses, possible
contradictions and competing views.
7.evaluate evidence and draw their own
conclusions instead of simply
accepting what the author says.
Doing all this isn't easy – and
becomes almost impossible if you don’t know the meaning of the words you read.
Vocabulary
past
of speech: adjective
meaning: คาดว่า
: that you think will happen.
example
of a sentence : Double the
expected number of people came to
the
meeting.
2.deal /dil/
Past
of speech: verb
Meaning :จัดการ
:to
give cards to each player in a game of cards
Example
of a sentence : Whose turn is it to deal?
3.raise /reɪz/
past of speech: verb
meaning : เลี้ยง, เลี้ยงดู
: to lift or move something to a higher level
example of a
sentence : She raised the gun and fired.
4.abstract
/əbˈstrækt; æb‑; ˈæbstrækt/
past of speech : adjective
eaning : นามธรรม
: based on general ideas and not on
any particular real person, thing, or
situation
example of a
sentence : The
research shows that preschool children are capable
of thinking in abstract terms.
5.
issues. /ˈɪʃu/
past of speech: noun
meaning : ประเด็น,
เรื่องม ปัญหา
:an important topic that people are discussing.
example
of a sentence : She usually writes about environmental
issues.
6.evidence /ˈɛvədəns/
past of speech : noun
meaning : หลักฐาน, พยานหลักฐาน
:the facts, signs, or objects that make you
believe that something is true.
example
of a sentence : There is convincing
evidence of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
7. arguments /ˈɑrɡyəmənt/
past
of speech : noun
meaning : ความขัดแย้ง
 :a conversation or discussion in which two or more
people disagree, often angrily
example
of a sentence : After some heated argument,
they finally made a decision.
8.defend
/dɪˈfɛnd/
past
of speech: verb
meaning : คุ้ม,ปกป้อง
: to protect someone or something from attack
example
of a sentence : Troops have been sent to defend the
borders.
9. arguments
past of
speech
meaning :ความขัดแย้ง
: a
conversation or discussion in which two or more people disagree, often
angrily
example
of a sentence : After some heated argument,
they finally made a decision.
10.
convince kənˈvɪns/
past
of speech : verb
meaning : โน้มน้าว
:to make someone/yourself believe that something
is true
example
of a sentence : You'll need to convince
them of your enthusiasm for the job.
11.bias
/ˈbaɪəs/
past
of speech: noun
meaning : อคติ, ความลำเอียง
: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people
based on fair judgment
example of a
sentence : accusations
of political bias in news programs (=
that reports are unfair and show favor to one political party)
12. differentiate /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌeɪt/
Past of speech: verb
Meaning
: แบ่ง, แยก, แยกแยะ
:
to recognize or show that two things are not the same
Example
of a sentence : It's difficult to
differentiate between the two varieties.
13.challenge
/ˈtʃæləndʒ/
past
of speech: noun
meaning : ท้า,ท้าทาย
: a new or difficult task that tests someone's
ability and skill
example of a
sentence : he role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.
14.
Assumptions /əˈsʌmpʃn/
Past
of speech
: noun
Meaning : สมมติฐาน
: a
belief or feeling that something is true or that something will happen,
although there is no proof
example
of a sentence : We need to challenge some
of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy.
15. unsupported /ˌʌnsəˈpɔrt̮əd/
past
of speech : adjective
meaning :
: not proved to
be true by evidence
example
of a sentence : Their claims are
unsupported by research findings.
16.Consequence
/ˈkɑnsəˌkwɛns; ˈkɑnsəkwəns/
past of
speech : noun
meaning : a result of something that has happened
example of a
sentence : his decision could have serious consequences for the industry.
16. integrate /ˈɪntəˌɡreɪt/
past of
speech : verb
meaning : ประสานงาน
: to combine two or more things so that they work together
example
of a sentence : These programs will
integrate with your existing software.
17.
across /əˈkrɔs/
past
of speech : adverb
meaning : from one side to the other side
example
of a sentence : It's too wide. We can't
swim across.
18. Multiple /ˈmʌltəpl/
past
of speech : adjective
meaning
: หลาย,หลายอย่าง
: many in number; involving many
different people or things
multiple
copies of documents.
19.rival /ˈraɪvl/
past
of speech
: noun
meaning : แข่ง,แข่งขัน
:a person, company
example of a
sentence : he two teams have always been rivals
20.contradictions
/ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃn/
past
of speech : noun
meaning :
: a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc.
example
of a sentence : There is a contradiction between the two
sets of figures.
21.evaluate
/ɪˈvælyuˌeɪt/
past
of speech : verb
meaning : ความแตกต่าง
: to form an opinion of the amount, value
example
of a sentence : Our research attempts to evaluate the
effectiveness of the different drugs.
22.
evidence /ˈɛvədəns/
past
of speech : noun
meaning : หลักฐาน
: the facts, signs, or objects that make you
believe that something is true
example of a sentence : There is convincing evidence of a link
between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
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Academic reading. There are difference from another books because the content unlike and
how to read not the
same. If you read academic
texts. It will
make you to learn
about concept
of the authors and it
can changed your idea
.When you read academic
books, it has different about content.
It has Formal
content and formal
writing. The concept is a principle. The reader must to have judgment and critical
thinking
of reading it. If you've ever read it or read through , I think that might
make you feel bored with
it. But it can help you
about
thinking and reading
skills. Reading academic will increase effective in reading and thinking
of yourself. Content and style
of academic texts. Authors of academic texts. Them to try convince us to accept their positions. Choose
their words carefully to read their arguments as effectively.
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