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Chapter 10: Reading Across the Disciplines

Chapter 10: Reading Across the Disciplines. Reading Across the Disciplines: College Reading and Beyond , 3/e Kathleen McWhorter. Adapting Your Thinking to Academic Disciplines.

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Chapter 10: Reading Across the Disciplines

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  1. Chapter 10: Reading Across the Disciplines Reading Across the Disciplines:College Reading and Beyond, 3/eKathleen McWhorter © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  2. Adapting Your Thinking to Academic Disciplines Each academic discipline is a unique branch of knowledge and each has a specialized approach. Each even has a specialized vocabulary. Because each course you take is different, you have to read and think differently in each. © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  3. Social Sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics) • Evaluate ideas, make generalizations, be aware of bias, follow and evaluate arguments. • Examples: • Studying patterns of child development • Examining causes of age discrimination • Comparing cultures © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  4. Mathematics • Think sequentially, reason logically, evaluate solutions • Examples: • Solving word problems • Understanding problems © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  5. Natural and Life Sciences (biology, chemistry, physiology, physics, astronomy, earth science) • Grasp relationships, ask questions, understand processes, evaluate evidence • Examples: • Studying the theory of evolution • Examining the question of life in outer space © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  6. Arts • Evaluate the work of others, express your own ideas, critique your own work • Examples: • Evaluate a sculpture • Revise a musical score © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  7. Applied Fields (career fields, technology, business) • Follow processes and procedures, make applications, make and evaluate decisions • Examples: • Evaluate a patient (nursing) • Find a bug in a computer program (computer technology) © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

  8. Visit the Companion Website http://www.ablongman.com/mcwhorter © 2006 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers

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