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1 www.dcu.ie/studentlearning Effective Reading ‘Read What You Need’ Student Learning

2 Identify the difficulties in navigating academic text Know what to read Know how to find readings Learn a proven reading method Practice! Learning outcomes

3 2 minute chat What difficulties can occur in reading academic texts? Issues

4 Group Brainstorm How do we know what to read? Selecting what to read

5 SOC001: Introduction to Sociology Essay: What is Sociology and what are its uses? Essential reading Matthewman et al. (2007). Being Sociological. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Further reading Bauman, P. (1990). Thinking Sociologically. Oxford: Blackwell. Giddens, A. (2001). Sociology: Introductory Readings, 2nd edn. Cambridge: Polity Press. Hadas, H. (2006). 'A welfare state paradox.' American Journal of Sociology 111 (6), pp.1910– 1949. Nisbet, R. (1970). The Sociological Tradition. London: Heinemann. Seidmann, S. (2004). Contested Knowledge, 3rd edn. Abingdon: Routledge. Taylor, S. (1999). Sociology, Issues and Debates. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Source: Skills4Study Campus (2014, p. 7) Selecting what to read; reading list

6 Reference list of a recommended textbook/reading Google (scholar) Database search Ask lecturer Tips during lectures Selecting what to read; other ways

7 Finding what to read; the library

8 Reading techniques

9 Practice!

10 Check out ‘Clarospeak’ text reading app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFy7o9vqMM#t=107 Reading technology

11 Further resources

12 Access these slides through loop

13 1)Start reading now! 2)Use your reading list to its full potential 3)Use databases for web search 4)Try the SQ3R method 5)Embrace technology Top 5 take home points

14 Claro Software 2014. Claroread for PC overview video [Online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gFy7o9vqMM#t=107 [Accessed 28 August 2014]. DCU 2014. DCU library [Online]. Available from: http://www.dcu.ie/library/index.shtml [Accessed 28 August 2014]. Skills4study Campus 2013. Reading and note making [Online]. Available from: http://www.skills4studycampus.com [Accessed 22 October 2013] Voice Dream 2014. Voice dream [Online]. Available from: http://www.voicedream.com [Accessed 28 August 2014]. References

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