{"id":227,"date":"2024-01-16T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/?p=227"},"modified":"2024-02-17T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T13:48:02","slug":"the-importance-of-teaching-academic-reading-skills-in-first-year-university-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/2024\/01\/16\/the-importance-of-teaching-academic-reading-skills-in-first-year-university-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Teaching Academic Reading Skills in First-Year University Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Infographic created by James Greenough, Senior Lecturer in English Language in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/photo.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/photo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><figcaption>James Greenough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The infographic below is part of a scholarship project where colleagues produce evidence-informed-teaching infographics to bridge the researcher-practitioner divide. Here James Greenough has synthesised an article which details how students often employ non-university strategies to read academic texts, resulting in their taking a surface approach to reading, and outlines some strategies aimed at helping students take a deep approach to reading.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-768x1920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-100x250.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-150x375.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-200x500.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-300x750.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-450x1125.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic-600x1500.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/JG-Infographic.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/James-Greenough-Transcript.pdf\">James Greenough Transcript<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/mah\/files\/2024\/01\/James-Greenough-Transcript.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infographic created by James Greenough, Senior Lecturer in English Language in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities. The infographic below is part of a scholarship project where colleagues produce evidence-informed-teaching infographics to bridge the researcher-practitioner divide. 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