salha space

Listening and Note taking

• Paraphrase
• Reading content
• Review work after

Reading comprehension

Previewing

1.  length
2.  Title
3. Headlines
4.  Coding
5. Picture
6. Conclusion
7. Reflect

Reading

• 1. Location
• 2. Time
• 3. Connection
• 4. Note (areas of difficulty, vocab, etc.)
• Reading 2
• Main ideas
• Key item

Summarizing

• Understand the articles
• section-by-section
• Main idea
• Use your own words

Becoming academic writer

•  Writing situation
• Organization synthesize
• synthesize
• revise/edit
• citations

Prepare for exam

• Three steps
• Apply contexts
• Don’t cram

Reviewing and memorizing

• Link info
• Categorize
• Visual image
• Mnemonic devices

Organize material

•  categories
• apply in context 
• testing yourself
• Heading tests 

Define key terms

 work out problems

Academic writing

• questioning
• research
• communication
• writing in response to texts
• agree/disagree with author
• analyze main points
• determine purpose of paper
• explanatory or argumentative
• clarify readers understanding of subject

structure and content

• thesis
• evidence
• synthesize
• acknowledge sources

use correct academic language

• no slang
• proper english
• no first person
• be authoritative and neutral

• Argument

subject

claim

evidence

assumptions

opinions shape views

interprate assumptions

must be reasonable

will be disputed

evidence facts expert opinions

statisticscal information

• E-mail

• addressing
• composing
• tone
• be careful with irony
• professional
• reading/responding consider reader
• don't be a nitpicky reader

• Collaborating online

real time chat

delayed conversation

email

blog

working on drafts

early drafts: focus on deep issues

• Oral presentation

• powerpoint
• videos
• voice overs

organization

• attention grabber
• put yourself in speech
• introduce and preview topic

delivery

• impromptu
• speaking from a text
• speaking from memory

• Public letters/resumes

• state purpose from start
• cpncise, clear, courteous
• fluid grammar
• formal
• addresses
• body
• closing
• salutation
• signature

• Job application

• interpret resume
• announce what job you want
• how you heard of it
• special reasons you're applying
• summarize qualifications

Describe availability