Communication skills I : study and thinking skills /
Esther L. Baraceras
- First Edition.
- Manila, Philippines : Rex Book Store, c2000
- x, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Using the library effectively -- 2. Improving vocabulary through contextual -- 3. Improving reading comprehension -- 4. Skimming and scanning -- 5. Drawing inferences (making predictions) -- 6. Drawing conclusions -- 7. Reading for information/ details -- 8. Making comparison and contrast -- 9. Distinguishing fact from opinion -- 10. Determining the author's purpose, mood, and point of view -- 11. Organizing information into an outline -- 12. Summarizing and paraphrasing -- 13. Reading and interpreting non- prose -- 14. The paragraph -- 15. Description -- 16. Narration -- 17. Definition -- 18. Classification -- 19. Comparison and contrast -- 20. Cause and effect -- 21. Writing essays.
The tertiary level of education is meant primarily for academic studies. In this level, every college student who is sagacious get enough exposure to and does analytical studies of a number of theories or principles governing every aspect of life.