SKIMMING
A.
Introduction
Speed is often very important when you are reading.
You may have a lot to read, but not much time. For this kind of reading you
usually do not want to know and remember everything. You only want to find out
about it. You want to skim newspaper or magazine articles, book covers, library
books, etc. The purpose of skimming is to get an overview of the text you are
reading. You may want to know the writer’s main point, style, focus, point of
view, the overall organization of the text, and how the content relates to your
needs (Mx, D: 2015).
1.
Skimming for
Point of View
Skimming is helpful when you want to
find out quickly about the writer. You may want to find out what the writer
thinks about some idea. This is the writer’s point of view. When you want to
know the point of view you do not need to read everything. You only need to
read a few important words.
Examples 1:
Dogs are often a problem at home. Many dogs are noisy
and dirty. They may even dangerous for small children.
Does the writer like dogs at home? No
You do not
have to read all the sentences to learn this. You only have to read the words
“problem”, “noisy”, “dirty”, and “dangerous”. From these words you can tell the writer’s point of view. This writer
is against dogs at home.
2.
Skimming for Pattern of Organization
Sometimes you need to find
out quickly how a book or article is organized. You want to know its pattern.
You do not need to know the details for this. You do not need to read all the
words. You have to read anly the signal words. They will tell you the pattern
(Marzo: 2013).
Example 1:
A whale eats a lot of ocean food every day. That is
because it is a large animal. (The pattern of organization of this text is
cause – effect. The signal word is because. )
3.
Skimming for
ideas
You can also
skim when you want to find out the general idea quickly. Speed is important for
this kind of skimming, too. You should skim at least two times faster than you
usually read, which is approximately 800 words per minute! But you can only do
this if you change the way you read. You cannot read every word or even every
sentence. You have to leave out a lot. In fact, you should leave out everything
except a few important words. These are the words that tell you the general
idea.
Study the
following diagram; you will learn how you might skim an article. Notice that
you read all of the first and second paragraphs to get an overview. By the
third and fourth paragraph you must begin to leave out material read only key
sentences and phrases to get the main ideas and a few details. The last
paragraph usually summarize, therefore, it is useful to read them more fully.
Remember skimming must be done as quickly as possible, you skim because you do
not have much time but you need to cover as much material as you can is such a
short time.
B.
Conclusion
Purpose of
skimming is to get an overview of the text you are reading. You may want to
know the writer’s main point, style, focus, point of view, the overall
organization of the text, and how the content relates to your needs.
Skimming for Point of View, Skimming is helpful when you want
to find out quickly about the writer. You may want to find out what the writer
thinks about some idea.
Skimming for
Pattern of Organization, Sometimes
you need to find out quickly how a book or article is organized. You want to
know its pattern.
Skimming for ideas, You can also skim when you want to
find out the general idea quickly. Speed is important for this kind of
skimming, too. You should skim at least two times faster than you usually read,
which is approximately 800 words per minute! But you can only do this if you
change the way you read.
REFERENCES
Marzo. (2013). Skimming. Retrieved from http://english-skimming.blogspot.co.id/2013/03/ skimming-for-pattern-of-organization.html
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