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Description

In this course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware of your own purposes and opinions as you read and being able to recognize the writer's purposes and opinions in their writing.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:
  • Consider the importance of examining attitudes to texts
  • Understand the organization of argument texts
  • Distinguish between facts and opinions in texts
  • Examine hedging as a technique used by writers to express opinions and avoid making unsupported generalizations
  • Consider the importance of reliable evidence to support claims.

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