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Session 4: Critical reading and writing

Introduction

Welcome to Session 4. In this session we discuss some practical ways in which you can select relevant material and be critical in your reading and in your writing. We also provide some tips that should help you when writing a critical essay.

By the end of this session you should be able to:

  • understand some practical approaches to critical analysis, applying critical thinking to reading and writing for assignments.