© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Chapter 10: Reading Across the Disciplines Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond, 3/e Kathleen McWhorter

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Adapting Your Thinking to Academic Disciplines Each academic discipline is a unique branch of knowledge and each has a specialized approach. Each even has a specialized vocabulary. Because each course you take is different, you have to read and think differently in each.

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Social Sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics)  Evaluate ideas, make generalizations, be aware of bias, follow and evaluate arguments.  Examples: –Studying patterns of child development –Examining causes of age discrimination –Comparing cultures

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Mathematics  Think sequentially, reason logically, evaluate solutions  Examples: –Solving word problems –Understanding problems

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Natural and Life Sciences (biology, chemistry, physiology, physics, astronomy, earth science)  Grasp relationships, ask questions, understand processes, evaluate evidence  Examples: –Studying the theory of evolution –Examining the question of life in outer space

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Arts  Evaluate the work of others, express your own ideas, critique your own work  Examples: –Evaluate a sculpture –Revise a musical score

© 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers Applied Fields (career fields, technology, business)  Follow processes and procedures, make applications, make and evaluate decisions  Examples: –Evaluate a patient (nursing) –Find a bug in a computer program (computer technology)

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