1. NASSP Honours Dr Kate le Roux
Reading the Field of Astrophysics Research
Dr Kate le Roux
Language Development Group, CHED, UCT

2. “Writing and Reading Research”
“Writing-up research”
Writing is final step in research process
Writing reflects thinking
“Writing research”
Writing and reading as processes that take time and practice
Writing and reading for thinking

3. How to engage critically?
Source: Hurst, 2011 (Image credit: HikingArtist.com)

4. Reading strategy
ECO1110H: Language and Communications Course Reader.

5. Reading strategy
Adapted from: ECO1110H Language and Communications Course Reader; Journeys in Research Writing 2016

6. To practise when using the ideas of others…
1. Focused reading
“Going in with a plan”
3. Writing brief notes on the key ideas
(not full sentences)
2. Seeking the key ideas / “birds-eye view”
(not sentences)
4. Telling a classmate about the key ideas
5. Using the ideas in your writing – own words and sentence structure
By Wing-Chi Poon - self-made; at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0,

8. References
Hurst, E. (2011). Academic literacy workshops: A handbook for students and instructors.
Language Development Unit, UCT. (2016). Journeys in research writing.
Language Development Unit, UCT. (2014). ECO1110H: Language and communications course reader.