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1. What is the difference between Active and Critical Reading?

Active reading Critical reading


 As part of a reading comprehension  Read to analyze and evaluate.
strategy.  Waiting for ideas to come while
 Actively participate in the reading reading.
process.  Read with the goal of gaining insight
 Read with a specific focus to Find into the material
the information you need for the  The skill of looking at what is
task. missing in a text. The ability to
 Use skimming for general meaning. reason, agree and disagree with the
 Scan text to find specific test when considering how relevant
information that highlights key a text is to the task.
information.  Reasoning skills to recognize
 Take notes. multiple opinions in a text when it is
not clearly presented
 The skill of judging whether a
source is trustworthy or not
 The skill of distinguishing between
facts and opinions

2. Reading around a Text


Use when researching a topic and looking for relevant literature to support the article.
Save time reading to know if the reading is helpful or not.
Pay attention to the following information: title, subtitle, author, information in the
abstract, year of publication, who published it, images provided.
Task 2:
 Article 1
Title: To Delegate or Not to Delegate
Subtitle: A Review of Control Frameworks for Autonomous Cars
Author(s): Dale Richards and Alex Stedmon
Publication date: 2016
Who published it?: Applied Ergonomics
Image(s): No
 Article 2
Title: Driverless Cars Work Great in Sunny California. But How About in a Blizzard?
Subtitle: No
Author(s): Brian Fung
Publication date: 2016, 28 January
Who published it?: The Washington Post
Image(s): 1 image describe the road and a car is running in a Blizzard
3. Skimming a Text
Read on the surface to get the gist and find a general idea.
Useful when searching or reviewing material and need to see if an article or book is useful
for the job.
Skimming: locate the main idea of each paragraph and take notes to locate information.
Task 3
1. State the reason for the introduction of the term autonomous system.
2. Provide evidence of people's needs and desires for autonomous vehicles.
3. Evidence of technology transfer from other fields into the automotive community.
4. Emphasize the benefits of applying automation for humans.
5. The user is not autonomous.
6. The need for transparency.
7. Explain the meaning of self-driving cars.
8. Provide academic evidence of automation levels.
9. Emphasize what automated systems are helping people.
10. State the aspect of the trust people have in the system.
11. Discuss the factors influencing the adoption of self-driving cars.
12. Summarize the main idea in the article and reinforce the point about the importance
of human consciousness for self-driving cars.
Task 4
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