Critical Reading and Writing

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

Online course : (2 hr.)

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publishing 2022

Summary:

The reading and writing expectations of higher education is often daunting for new students. This course equips students with the skills and knowledge to make the jump to higher education. It teaches reading strategies to evaluate, and question written and visual texts. It builds confidence in structuring a critical writing piece, spelling out arguments and integrating evidence. This course will help learners to: • Establish the value and purpose of critical reading and writing • Prepare for and understand the jump in university expectations • Recognise the difference between reading for pleasure and reading critically, clarifying the purpose of their reading for a particular piece of work • Read and critically appraise academic literature and other forms of text and understand some conventions of academic writing • Search for and evaluate relevant material, recognising different types of information • Plan and prepare their writing for academic purposes • Structure a critical writing piece presenting a compelling argument and using evidence to support their argument MODULE ONE: BEING CRITICAL: WHAT, HOW AND WHY 1. What do we mean by criticality? 2. The link between critical thinking, reading, and writing 3. What is expected from me at university? MODULE TWO: BEING A CRITICAL READER 1. Reading for pleasure vs critical reading 2. How to read information critically 3. Reading for a particular piece of work MODULE THREE: SELECTING AND EVALUATING 1. Different ways of reading 2. Selecting relevant material 3. Preparing to read 4. Tools and techniques: concept mapping MODULE FOUR: PREPARING TO WRITE CRITICALLY 1. What’s expected from you? 2. The difference between descriptive and critical writing 3. Understand assignment requirements and questions MODULE FIVE: HOW TO WRITE CRITICALLY 1. The main stages of writing critically 2. Organize your thoughts 3. Structure your writing 4. Spelling out arguments 5. Integrating evidence

ISBN:

1-5297-9336-X

OCLC:

1304259113