Week 6, Critical Reading and Thinking

This week we looked at critical reading and thinking. You can find the slides here:

Critical reading and thinking slides

Plus the worksheet:

Critical reading and thinking worksheet (with answers)

What you need to do is to be careful when you’re doing assignments where it’s tempting for you to describe what you’ve found out about the subject (for example, if it’s a subject you’re already very interested in). Critical discussion requires putting some distance between you and the subject, and that’s difficult if you’re too emotionally close to it.

‘Never choose an subject you’re interested in for your assignment’ would be a terrible thing to say, because it’s that extra reading and knowledge that adds value to your qualification. However, bear in mind that this will be a temptation.