Critical reading involves analyzing, interpreting, and sometimes evaluating a text. It requires using critical thinking skills to question both the content of the text and one's own understanding of it. The purpose of critical reading is to form judgements about how a text works, rather than just getting a basic understanding of what it says. To prepare, one should reflect on their own perspectives and knowledge, understand the context and main ideas of the text, and clarify any confusing parts. The process involves analyzing the text, interpreting its meaning and significance, and evaluating aspects of it.
Critical reading involves analyzing, interpreting, and sometimes evaluating a text. It requires using critical thinking skills to question both the content of the text and one's own understanding of it. The purpose of critical reading is to form judgements about how a text works, rather than just getting a basic understanding of what it says. To prepare, one should reflect on their own perspectives and knowledge, understand the context and main ideas of the text, and clarify any confusing parts. The process involves analyzing the text, interpreting its meaning and significance, and evaluating aspects of it.
Critical reading involves analyzing, interpreting, and sometimes evaluating a text. It requires using critical thinking skills to question both the content of the text and one's own understanding of it. The purpose of critical reading is to form judgements about how a text works, rather than just getting a basic understanding of what it says. To prepare, one should reflect on their own perspectives and knowledge, understand the context and main ideas of the text, and clarify any confusing parts. The process involves analyzing the text, interpreting its meaning and significance, and evaluating aspects of it.
Critical reading involves analyzing, interpreting, and sometimes evaluating a text. It requires using critical thinking skills to question both the content of the text and one's own understanding of it. The purpose of critical reading is to form judgements about how a text works, rather than just getting a basic understanding of what it says. To prepare, one should reflect on their own perspectives and knowledge, understand the context and main ideas of the text, and clarify any confusing parts. The process involves analyzing the text, interpreting its meaning and significance, and evaluating aspects of it.
READING CRITICALLY • Critical reading is a process of analyzing, interpreting and, sometimes, evaluating. When we read critically, we use our critical thinking skills to QUESTION both the text and our own reading of it. Different disciplines may have distinctive modes of critical reading (scientific, philosophical, literary, etc). Difference Between READING and CRITICAL READING
Reading Critical Reading
Purpose To get a basic grasp of a text. To form judgements about How a text works.
Activity Absorbing/Understanding Analyzing, Interpreting and
Evaluating
Focus What a text SAYS What a text DOES and MEANS
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREPARE FOR CRITICAL READING? • Self-Reflect : • Read to Understand : What experiences, assumptions, a. Examine the text and context: Who is knowledge, and perspectives do you bring the author? to the text b. Skim the text: What is the topic? What are the main ideas? c. Resolve confusion: Look up unfamiliar words or terms in dictionaries or glossaries. Go over difficult passages to clarify them. WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR READING CRITICALLY? • To read critically, you must think critically. This involves analysis, interpretation, and evaluation. Each of these processes helps you to interact with the text in different ways: