WELCOME TO AEFS READING CLASS BLOG

 Dear students,

Welcome to AEFS reading class. For the AEFS reading unit, we will be using our class blog as one of the online delivery platforms. I will be putting resources and tasks for you to complete and send them back to me as blog posts or via email so you can practise. The course delivery will be

in class face-to-face.

Please have your mobiles on, check your class blog and your emails on a regular basis and most importantly activate your TAFE email.

I hope you will enjoy the class while improving your reading skills.

MANAGING MY TIME

Managing your time is very important skill 

during your studies.

TASK - Watch the video

Discuss

TEXT TYPES

Watch the video

Understanding text types

TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSE

Watch the video

PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

It is important to identify the reason for 

writing the text and for whom it is written.

TASK - Watch the Slide share

MAIN IDEA

Main idea is important to understand the text

Read and watch the video

NOTE TAKING IN CLASS

This is very important skill to help you with your studies

TASK - Watch the video

NOTE TAKING - better way

You can always improve in this skill.

TASK - Read about note-taking strategies

NOTE TAKING PPP

You can use symbols and abbreviations 

while taking notes

TASK - Watch the PPP

SELECTIVE UNDERLINING

It is a very important skill to know 

what to underline from a reading text.

TASK  - Watch the PPP

HOMEWORK

Explore English grammar aspects

Practise a grammar aspect that you are struggling with

WEEK 3 - 5 JOURNAL ARTICLES

Journal articles are shorter than books and written about very specific topics. A journal is a collection of articles (like a magazine) that is published regularly throughout the year. Journals present the most recent research, and journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their field. They may be published in print or online formats, or both. 

The language of scholarly journals is that of the discipline covered. It assumes some technical background on the part of the reader.

The main purpose of a scholarly journal is to report on original research or experimentation in order to make such information available to the rest of the scholarly world.

Complete the following tasks:

TASK 1:

• Watch 'What is a journal article?', and get familiar with the text type
• Watch Journal vs Popular Articles and discuss the differences
• Watch 'Elements of Journal Articles'
• Watch 'Tips for reading journal articles

TASK 2:

• Find a journal article of your interest (health, education, sport etc.)
• Write your notes using the different parts of the journal/periodical
• Complete your summary based on your notes