How to read at university
1. introduction
2. getting the most out of reading
3. what should I read?
4. primary and secondary sources
5. the best sources
6. academic writing
7. keeping track of your reading
8. deciding what to read
9. reading tricky texts
10. improving your reading stamina
11. deep reading
12. critical reading
13. summary
2. getting the most out of reading
3. what should I read?
4. primary and secondary sources
5. the best sources
6. academic writing
7. keeping track of your reading
8. deciding what to read
9. reading tricky texts
10. improving your reading stamina
11. deep reading
12. critical reading
13. summary
Summary
There's a lot more to reading than just reading, and hopefully this topic will have helped you develop some strategies for tackling the huge amount of reading you need to do at uni - and, most importantly, get more out of what you read.
now that you've finished this topic you will be able to...
- improve your current reading strategy
- find out what you should be reading at university
- distinguish between primary and secondary sources of information
- recognise bias in your sources
- spot the features of academic writing
- make a record of your reading
- decide whether a text is worth reading in greater depth
- try out some strategies for reading tricky texts
- plan how to improve your reading stamina
- practice a deep reading strategy
- use a critical reading strategy
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