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Beforethelecture
- Reviseallpreviouslecture/tutorialnotes
- Checkvocabulary
- Ruleuppagesaccordingtonotetakingsystem
Duringthelecture
- Sitnearthefront
- Distinguishbetweenmainpoints,elaboration,examples,repetitionand
restatements
phonologicalcues
visualcue
nonverbalcues
listeningforverbalcues
Notetakinginlectures
- Donttrytowritedowneverythingthelecturersays
- Useheadings
- Makeuseofdiagrams/mindmaps
- Leaveroomonyourpagetoaddyourcommentsorquestionsconcerningthe
lecture
Afterthelecture
- Revisenoteswithin24hours
- Writecommentsonnotesandtidyup
- Attachhandoutstolecturenotes
Readingwithapurpose
- Alwaysaskyourselfwhyyouarereadingforaparticulartext.
Readingscouldinclude:pre=reading,foratutorial,forbackgroundtoanswer
anessayquestion,evidenceforanassignment
Differentreadingsforasingletext
- Browsingorsurveying
- Skimming/scanning
- Readingforageneralunderstandingofatext
- Readingfordetailinordertosummariseortakenotes
Strategiesforreading
- Lookattheintroforcluesoftheaimsandtheparticularapproachofthetext
- Lookattheconclusiontoseewhattheauthorhopestohaveestablished
- Markkeypassagesandnotereasonswhythesepassagesarerelevant
- Rereadmorecarefully,bearinginmind:
themainpoints
whetheritisconvincing
recordyourfindings/conclusions

Criticalreading
Acriticalreader:
- Understandsandusestheideasandinformationintexts
- Questionstheinformationandideasintexts
- Commentscriticallyonthatinformationandthoseideas
- Evaluatesorjudgesthetexts
Blockstocriticalreadingandthinking
- Culturalconditioning
- Relianceonauthority
- Blackandwhitethinking/+shadesofgrey
- Stereotypicthinking
Takingnotes
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Takecriticalnotesinsidenotesengagingwithitcritically
Whenyouareplanningwhatyouwanttowrite,yousimplyneedtogothrough
yournotes+identifythemainarguments

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