Subjects

 

Reading

 

• Baker, Lyman A.  "A General Study Guide: An Agenda of Curiosity for reading fiction."  Kansas State University, 2005. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

This study guide helps you to understand how to do a close reading in order to read fiction in a deep level.

 

• Klain, Patricia. "How to Do a Close Reading." Havard College Writing Center. Havard University, 1998. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

The writer instructs a close reading step by step to help you comprehend with the text more deeply.

 

• "7 CRITICAL READING STRATEGIES." Counseling center.  Salisbury University.  2013.   Web.  1 Oct. 2014

This website provided text reading strategies which can apply to literary text reading as well.

 

• "Reading Strategies." Ontario Ministry of Education. n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

The pdf file provided gives information on reading strategies, how to read and what to do while reading. It is used for student grade 7-12, but I think it's also useful for people who want to focus on reading.

 

• Kurland, Dan. Fiction. criticalreading.com, 2000. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

This website suggests ways to read fiction critically to help you interpret with the fiction and understand it more.

 

• "Reading a Literary Text: Finding Theme Video." Ontario Ministry of Education. n.d. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

This video describes ways to read a literary text critically and specifically in finding a theme that hide in the text.

 

• Pickering, James H.  Concise companion to literature.  New York : Macmillan, 1981

This book introduce the basic elements of literary works and discuss the way these elements relate to each other and to the work so that we can comprehend with the work and analyse in the right way. This book is available at Arts library, Chulalongkorn University.

 

• Pope, Rob. Studying English literature and language : an introduction and companion. London : Routledge, 2012. 3rd ed.

This book is the combination of study guide, critical dictionary and text anthology. It provided critical and creative strategies for literature analysis and interpretation. Very useful for undergraduate students who study English. This book is available at Arts library, Chulalongkorn University.

 

• Ferber, Michael. A Dictionary of Literary Symbols. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

This is a dictionary of symbols specifically for literature. It helps users to understand the meaning of symbol in the literature. Very useful for students of literature. This book is avialable at Arts library, Chulalongkorn University.

 

• Manlove, Colin N. Critical Thinking: a guide to interpreting literary texts. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1989.

This book suggest critical way of thinking about literature along with examples from famous works to help you to understand what to look at when you're reading literary work. This book is available at Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University.

 

• Porter, Thomas E., Kneupper, Charles and Reeder, Harry P. The literate mind : reading, writing, critical thinking. Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., 1987

This book is focusing on how to do a critical reading and how to apply with many form of literary work such as fiction, drama and poetry. This book is available at Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University.