Tania Pattison
ELT Author and Editor
EAP/Advanced Levels Specialist
Academic Editor/Proofreader
Critical Reading, Second Edition
The second edition of Critical Reading is now available. It has:
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24 new, authentic readings in the book, and more online
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New chapters on web materials and visual elements, mainly photographs
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Expanded pre- and post-reading sections, with new skills and follow-up activities
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A much more extensive online component with additional exercises and tests
To learn more about what is new in the second edition, click here.
To learn about questions that critical readers ask, click here.
To learn about some of the controversial topics in the book, click here.
Events
BC TEAL, New Westminster, BC
May 1-2, 2026
I am presenting at BC TEAL on the subject of Information overload: Helping EAP students to develop media literacy. I'll be talking about all the information students come across when researching papers, and how to approach websites and visual material, particularly photographs.
Click here for more information.
TESL NS, Halifax, NS
May 30, 2026
I am presenting at TESL NS on the subject of Critical reading: Not a solitary activity. Here, I will show how reading is a collaborative skill as well as an individual one.