Soft Skills - Unit Three: Reading and Writing Skills
Key Topics
- Reading and Writing Skills are important for 2024.
- Both specific questions and long answers may ask about reading styles and writing tools.
Reading Styles
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Churning -
- Interpretation: Summary of key points.
- Infer: Extracting hidden meanings.
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Simon -
- Creating mental maps and visualizing.
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Scanning -
- Searching for specific information.
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Skimming -
- Understanding the main idea of the text.
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Intensive Reading -
- Deep reading, focusing on each word.
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Extensive Reading -
- Reading for general information, not focusing on difficult words.
Writing Tools
- Inductive and Deductive Order:
- Inductive: From specific to general.
- Deductive: From general to specific.
- Spatial and Chronological Order: Importance of sequence and place for explanation.
Framing Outline
- Business and Official Letters:
- Preparing resumes, order letters, agenda, and minutes of meetings.
- Notice: Not given in the last two semesters.
- Proposal: Important topics like blood donation and cultural participation.
Definition of Reading
- Reading: A process of understanding the symbols and graphics hidden in writing.
Objectives of Reading
- To increase knowledge.
- To develop the ability to solve complex problems.
- To broaden the capacity to think.
- To gain motivation.
- To improve communication skills.
Tips for Developing Reading Skills
- Read words aloud.
- Underline important words in the first reading.
- Make summaries after reading.
- Create questions for yourself.
- Divide reading into small parts.
- Eliminate distractions.
- Practice regularly.
Characteristics of Business Letter Writing
- Precision: Pay attention to brevity.
- Clarity: Avoid confusion.
- Completeness: Include all information.
- Courtesy: Follow politeness.
- Greeting: Acknowledge the importance of the reader.
Elements of Formal Notice
- Notice: A formal and printed document.
- Purpose: Informing about an event.
- Format: Should be in high-level language.
- Answering Questions: Location, time, and contact details.
Conclusion
- All weak students should prepare writing tools and practice reading.
- Best wishes to all!
This note presents all important points in a summarized form.