Week 1 & 2
Week 1 & 2
Week 1 & 2
“Reading is the process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form via
the medium of print.” (Urquhart & Weir, 1998, p 22)
Reading is:
• an active process of getting meaning from the text.
A competent reader:
• brings prior knowledge of the topic and knowledge of (words and
sounds) system to the task of reading.
Academic reading is the most essential tool for academic
learning .
Chase et al. (1994) describe this reading as “the vehicle ACADEMIC SUCCESS
for gathering information and ideas”