unit-1学术英语阅读课件.ppt

Haga clic para cambiar el estilo de ttulo,Haga clic para modificar el estilo de texto del patrn,Segundo nivel,Tercer nivel,Cuarto nivel,Quinto nivel,*,English for Academic Study:Reading,Session 2,Xin Zhao,1,Quick review,Aims of learning this course;,Reasons of reading and academic reading;,Reading strategies(Techniques),Mix of Top-down,2,Economics focus&Immigration,3,4,Text 1,Economics focus:On the move,Economic analysis sheds light on the history of immigration and on its future,5,cast/shed/throw light on sth,Something or someone that casts/sheds/throws light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information which makes it easier to understand,6,1 Task introductionEconomics focus:on the move,Task 1:Deciding if a text is useful,Encourage,students to read selectively to achieve the reading purpose;,Discourage,students from reading from start to finish.,7,1 Task introductionEconomics focus:on the 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 appropriate choice and why.,8,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),Th,e style of writing(relatively short sentences,short paragraphs),9,1 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 Introduction,Conclusion,plus Heading and Subheadings),Step 3:Highlight the key words from these parts;,10,Key words,economics,history of immigration,future,migration of workers,economic change,international movement of labour,restrict migration,economic factors,liberal immigration regime,11,Clues for Task 1.2,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 12,2001,12,Task 1.2 Identifying the Main Topic,What is the biggest cause of economic change?,What has been justified once more 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.,13,Task1.2 Organisation,How could this article probably be organised?,What are your predictions concerning this article?What may possibly contain in it?,14,Task1.2 Organisation,Historical(chronological)order of the information,From Line 30-Line 155,less obviously through to the end of the article,15,Time Clue,the three centuries leading 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,16,Task 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 2.1,17,immigration&emigration,Immigration,is the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there.,Emigration,is leaving your own country to live in another country.,18,Practice,A lot of,workers,from Britain to the USA.This,of British people occurred particularly at the end of the 19th century.The,often first arrived in New York before,to another part of the United States.,migrant,emigrated,migration,immigrants,migrating,19,Task 3:Identifying the organisation of a text,Discussion,1.How is the text divided up?,2.Where does the division occur?,1st part,mainly deals with background historical information on migrationary trends from 1,7th to the 20th centuries,focusing mainly on Europe and USA.,2nd part,deals with the effects of migration on both the sending and receiving countries,more analytical in approach.,20,Task 3:Identifying the organisation of a text,Task 3.2 Discussion:,What is the main idea in th,e first paragraph?,The main idea is the link between migration and economic factors.,What is the purpose of paragraphs 2-5?,The purpose of paragraphs 2-5 is to trace the history and pattern of migration from Europe to the USA in relation to economic factors.,21,Task 3:Identifying the organisation of a text,Task 3.3 Discussion:,What is the main purpose of the second half of the text?,Firstly,highlight some words,phrases,or even sentences in the text to support your views;,Secondly,make a brief conclusion.,22,Task 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.,23,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 127,24,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 line 100),the writers purpose is to inform the reader of background information about the link between economic forces and immigration from Europe to America.,25,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 humanitarian 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.,26,Reading Task 7:reading for a purpose,(Academic reading is normally carried out for a specific purpose.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 reader with a different point of view.,.,27,2)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.,28,Reading Task 8:Reviewing reading styles,Predicting contents,*,Brings to mind words and language associated with the topic.,*Helps understanding.,*Encourages readers to use general background knowledge to improve understanding,29,b)Reading strategies,*different ways of reading a text,e.g,skimming,predicting.,*Different strategies can be used depending on the text type,how difficult the text is,and why the text is being read.,30,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.,31,d)Word for-word reading,demotivating,-the reader may lose interest.*Time-consuming,*May lead to unsuccessful reading habits.,*May lead to poor understanding,*Readers may forget their purpose,.,32,E)Selective reading,*only part of the text may be useful for the readers purpose.,*Saves time.,33,f)The intended reader,34,