Reading at University How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical 1st Edition by Jamie Roberts, Caitlin Hamilton 1352009161 9781352009163

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ISBN 10: 1352009161

ISBN 13: 9781352009163

Author: Jamie Q Roberts; Caitlin Hamilton

This concise and practical text will equip students with the effective reading strategies they need when preparing for their university assessments. It dispels assumptions often made about the nature of reading at university, and provides an overview of the culture of academic reading, note-making, and what markers expect. This text provides support for reading structured around the process of crafting an assignment, including reading critically and developing an academic voice.

Reading at University How to Improve Your Focus and Be More Critical 1st Table of contents:

PART 1 Before You Read

Chapter 1 Twelve Dubious Assumptions About Reading at University

Introduction

The assumptions

Conclusion

Chapter 2 The Purpose of Universities, the Nature of Academic Publishing and What This Means for Your Reading

Introduction

The purpose of universities and how this relates to reading

The journey to a published article

Conclusion: so how does understanding the purpose of universities and the publishing process help me read at university?

Chapter 3 Marking Criteria Related to Reading

Introduction

The marking criteria

Conclusion

Chapter 4 The Different Sources Encountered at University

Introduction

Thinking about the authority of sources

Standard academic sources

Non-peer-reviewed sources and ‘grey literature’

Are there sources I should never use?

Conclusion

Chapter 5 Optimizing the Environment in Which You Read

Introduction

Where and when to read

Reading and technology: to screen or not to screen

Maintaining concentration while reading

Conclusion

PART 2 Reading for Your Classes and Assignments

Chapter 6 Making Notes When You Read

Introduction

The tragic characters of the bad-note-making world

What do good notes help you achieve?

Note-making in different contexts

Making notes for your assignments

The benefits of making digital notes: accessibility, speed, searchability, reference assistance

Combining note-making techniques

When it’s ok not to make notes

Conclusion

Chapter 7 Reading to Work Out What a Source Is Generally About

Introduction

When it is useful to read for the ‘bumps’

The different structures of sources: scientific versus essayistic structures

The ‘first pass’: six questions to help you work out what a source is about

Worked examples of how to read for the bumps

The ‘second pass’: overviewing

Conclusion

Chapter 8 Reading in Depth

The central advice: read with a purpose

Reading key sources: ease your way in by reading summaries, general analyses and secondary sources

Begin by reading for the bumps and overviewing

Read critically

Reread

Make notes

A note about the challenges of reading theory or philosophy

Conclusion

Chapter 9 The Assignment-Production Process: Reading, Planning and Writing

Introduction

Some words of encouragement

The research process: the dialectical relationship between reading and writing

The assignment-production process

An extended example illustrating the early stages of the assignment-production process

Some additional questions you might have

Conclusion

Chapter 10 Reading Critically (Part 1): Different Ways of Using Information in Your Writing, Including Critiquing

Introduction

Using information in your assignments

A few more words about making evaluations or critiques

Specific things to evaluate in a source

But what is ‘analysis’?

But I don’t have any opinions!

Conclusion

Chapter 11 An Extended Activity About How to Find, Evaluate and Use Information from a Single Source

Introduction

Activity instructions

The article: ‘Three ways to accelerate science’ by Cori Bargmann

Our responses to the questions

Chapter 12 Reading Critically (Part 2): Comparative Reading and Synthesis

Introduction

Comparative reading: identifying similarities

Comparative reading: contrasting (and more evaluating)

Synthesizing

An extended worked example demonstrating synthesis

Chapter 13 Reading to Understand Your Field

Introduction

What exactly is a ‘field”?

How can I begin to understand the ‘shape’ of my field?

Conclusion

Chapter 14 Reading to Write: Developing Your Own Academic Voice by Imitating Good Writers

Introduction

So, what does academic writing look like?

Your academic voice and plagiarism

Conclusion

Chapter 15 Reading Widely to Enrich Your Studies and Life

Introduction

The benefits of reading widely

How to read (and watch) widely

Conclusion

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