Leer, hablar y escribir de manera efectiva en contextos académicos: consejos de Armadillo Lab opara las ciencias e ingeniería

Getting started As a student, how do you approach English technical texts in your courses? Check ( ) the boxes that apply to you. 1) Before I read a technical text in English I look at the titles and sections and imagine what the text will be about. 2) Before I read a technical text in English, I ask myself how the text is connected to the course content. 3) I read the text only once and look for the translation of all the words I don’t know. 4) When I read the text, I highlight many parts. The more, the better. 5) After I read, I translate all the ideas into Spanish to check I understood. ◊ Did you check statements 1, 2? You are applying effective reading strategies. It is a good idea to complement these pre-reading strategies with others presented in this guide. ◊ Did you check statements 3, 4, 5? Your current strategies may not be the best for effective reading. Keep reading this guide! Understanding a text: Pre-reading – Reading with a Purpose – Showing comprehension 1) Pre-reading Strategies: Before you read, ask yourself these questions: ◊ WHY have I been assigned this text? How is the text related to my course content? ◊ HOW is the text organized? Survey or look at the big picture: look at the titles, headings and subheadings, words in bold or italics , charts, and figures. ◊ WHAT are the key concepts that stand out when you survey the text? ◊ HOW MUCH do I know about the topic? ◊ WHAT do you think the text will be about? ◊ HOW LONG will it take you to read this text? 166