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READING & WRITING Flashcards

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It is a process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning?

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READING

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The READING Process?

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Pre-Reading, While-Reading, & Post-Reading

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You have to draw your background knowledge just by looking at the title. It also aims to induce the readers motivation to read?

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Pre-Reading

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You may reread the text until you fully understand its meaning?

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While-Reading

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Check your understanding of the text?

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Post-Reading

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Aims to locate specific information or main ideas in a very short span of time?

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Rapid Reading

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Trying to get the general idea by reading through the text quickly. It is the type of quick reading which aims to get an overview of the material?

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Skimming

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This involves the identification of the central message of a reading selection?

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Locating the Main Idea

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It is a quick reading strategy which aims to get a specific information from a given text?

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Scanning

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Looking over your reading material in order to become familiar with its content before you actually begin reading it?

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Previewing

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Involves the understanding of ideas and facts that are directly stated in the printed material?

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Literal Reading

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Known as “reading between the lines”. It refers to the process of deducing facts and ideas not directly expressed in the text?

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Inferential Reading

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Refers to the close and thorough evaluation of the claims in the text in terms of relevance, validity, and logic?

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Critical Reading

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A systematic instruction which aims to develop the students’ reading skills?

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Developmental Reading

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A more passive type of reading that primarily aims to provide enjoyment and entertainment?

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Pleasure Reading

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Designed to help students learn basic functional reading?

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Functional Reading

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Is a supplemental reading program that consists of re- reading unfamiliar text until a satisfactory level of fluency is reached?

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Remedial Reading

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Is the scientific study of a language?

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Linguistics

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What are the 7 Language Structure?

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Letters, Words, Phrases, Clauses, Sentences, Discourses, Texts.

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I a unit larger than sentences. It has a structural pattern that holds more meaning than a sentence?

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Discourse

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Instances of language means it is not consisted of language?

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NonLinguistic

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Instances of language is what people do in conversation or in writing that gives an understanding or meaning to a particular topic?

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NonSpecific

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Is made of signs and symbols systematized by grammar and organized logical language to properly present the intended message?

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TEXT

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This is the intended interconnectedness of sentences to convey meaning?

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Structural Cohesion

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Text is referred to as written discourse. It is the physical manifestation of discourse, which is a process of interaction and interpretation of language in a context?
TEXT as CONNECTED DISCOURSE
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Is the act of coming up with ideas. It is commonly done by a team, but it can also be creatively used by an individual, especially when writing?
Brainstorming
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Visualizes word associations. It creates a map where strongly associated words are placed close together?
Word Storm
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Is a visual representation that shows the organization and relationships of information?
Graphic Organizer
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Is a diagram that depicts suggested relationships between concepts?
Concept Map
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Shows the hierarchical relationship between major concepts?
Main Idea & Details Chart
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It represents a flow or set of dynamic relationships?
Flow Diagram
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It shows all possible logical relations between finite collection of different sets?
Venn Diagram
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A graphic production that determine the elements of the cycle?
Cycle Diagram
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It is about the manner or technique in which we express our thoughts and ideas in writing?
Pattern of Development
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Describes what, when, and where something happened?
Narration
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Details what something looks like and its characteristics?
Description
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Explains what something is in comparison to other members of its class along with any limitations?
Definition
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Provides typical cases or examples of something?
Exemplification
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Groups items into their parts or types?
Classification & Division
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Pattern organizes details based on the cause, the reason, and the result or consequences of a certain phenomenon?
Cause & Effect
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Pattern organizes ideas into problems and proposed solutions?
Problem-Solution
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Pattern organizes ideas based on how events, places, people, things and concepts are similar to or different from one another?
Comparison & Contrast
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Pattern ideas to show how a set of evidence leads to a logical conclusion or argument?
Persuasion
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Is the logical arrangement of thoughts and ideas in a written text?
Organization
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Is a type of organizational pattern which follows an order based on time, procedure, or spatial?
Sequence
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3 Types of Sequence
Chronological, Procedural, & Spatial
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The sequence is in a timely order?
Chronological
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The sequence follows a specific procedure. It can be recipes or directions.
Procedural
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The sequence is a description of the environment in the text and it is stated in a way that makes readers imagine it?
Spatial
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A text pattern starting from a larger main topic down to various sub topics?
Topical Pattern
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A text pattern organized by putting the second most important topic in the beginning and placing the most important topic at the end of the text?
Climatic Order
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A text starts by describing a general topic, then moving down to describing specific examples of the general topic?
General to Specific or Vice Versa
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Text starts by describing simple terms which are essential in understanding a more complex one. This style is good for describing a complicated topic?
Simplest to Most Complex
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A texts starts by describing familiar terms and concepts to help introduce concepts which are less familiar to readers?
Most Familiar to Less Familiar
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Discusses one point at a time. It is usually used on long essays like comparative analysis of two articles, short stories, or novels?
Point by Point Approach
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Is organized in such a way that all points are discussed first with the first subject, then compare and contrast each point with the second subject respectively?
Black Approach
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Are established conventions in writing for a particular genre or field of study. It is considered as the technical part of a written text?
Mechanics
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These are the words and phrases that serve as clues to the meaning of an unfamiliar words or expressions in a given discourse?
Contextual Clues
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Is the Study of Words?
Etymology
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The analysis or the study of roots, prefixes, and suffixes is called _______ ?
Structural Analysis
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Is the body or basic structure of the word?
Root
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It refers to two or more distinct concepts "sharing the same name"?
HOMONYM
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Is a secret action; Expression of opinions or actions carried put deliberately by groups or individuals to influence the actions or opinions of others for planed purposes?
Propaganda Devices
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People can be persuaded to reject ideas, organizations, or persons and they know nothing about by the use of a name that may carry a negative connotation?
Name Calling
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This creates an association between a person, product, or ideas and something good and respected and which people already feel strongly about?
Transfer
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Uses snob appeal and desire for admiration. It quotes or pictures famous or beautiful people or important organizations recommending or supporting an idea, product, or person?
Testimonial
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An effort is made to win the public confidence on the basis that a person's ideas and morals are good because he/she belongs to common people and lives like them?
Plain Folks
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When the public is earth's to follow the crowd and accept propagandists ideas leadership. No reason or logic is used?
BANDWAGON
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This is an educational method that rewards behavior we want repeated. This can be in form of praises, rewards, or medals?
Positive Reinforcement
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A person tries to use false excuses to justify his/her actions?
RATINALIZATION

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