TEXT

AS CONNECTED
DISCOURSE
Introduction: Reading and Writing Skills
11.21.2016
 TEXT VS. DISCOURSE
TEXT is made up of sentences.

DISCOURSE is the use of such sentences.

 TEXT VS. DISCOURSE
A text is made up of sentences having the
property of grammatical cohesion.

A discourse is made up of utterances having

the property of coherence.
 TEXT VS. DISCOURSE
Text analysis deals with cohesion.

Discourse analysis investigates coherence.

“Peter saw cows and pigs flying around his

house.”
 TEXT VS. DISCOURSE
TEXT is defined in terms of its being a physical
product.
Meaning is not found in text.

DISCOURSE is viewed as a process.

Meaning is derived through the reader’s
interaction with the text --> discourse.
WHAT MAKES TEXT
A CONNECTED
DISCOURSE?
 TEXT BECOMES A
CONNECTED DISCOURSE
WHEN WE READ. :)
Let us Read!
WHAT IS READING?
 What is reading?
READING is a cognitive process of decoding
symbols to derive meaning from a text. It is
always an interaction between the text and the
reader.
We read to gain and share information and
ideas, whether for academic, personal, or
professional purposes.
EFFECTIVE READING
STRATEGIES
 Reading Strategies

Previewing

Skimming

Scanning
 Previewing
Previewing means looking at the readily visible
parts of the text.
It helps familiarize you with the contents of the
selection and focus on the important
information in the text.
 Skimming
Skimming the text means you look for the main
point of the reading and identify the ideas that
develop it.
 Scanning
Scanning the reading is looking for specific
information.
This strategy involves physically moving your
eyes quickly along the lines of text.
 WHAT IS

PREVIEWING?

SKIMMING?

SCANNING?