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ENGLISH & COMMUNICATION SKILLS-1DETAILED CONTENTS
UNIT-1
Reading
Techniques of reading: skimming and scanning
Reading is the basic foundation on which the academic skills of individuals are
built. As we all know the paramount importance of reading. It is given the top
priority in primary education especially.
Many believe that reading is a true measure of a person‘s success in academics.
Most of the subjects taught to us are based on a simple concept – read,
understand, analyze, synthesize, and get information. So one can't deny that
reading is one of the most desired skills.
Reading is a method of communication that enables a person to turn writing into
meaning.
It allows the reader to convert a written text into a meaningful language with
independence, comprehension, and fluency, and to interact with the message.
Reading is a great habit that can change human life significantly. It can entertain
us; amuse us and enrich us with knowledge and experiences narrated.
There exist some reading techniques, which if mastered at a growing stage can
help us, be better and far more comprehensive readers.
These skills might not necessarily be learned as rigid theories or rules but if
understood well once they can definitely enhance the reading skills and increase
the quality and quantity of output that we get from after reading.
There are few reading techniques and styles:
1 Scanning.
2 Skimming.
3 Active Reading.
4 Detailed.
5 Speed.
6 Structure-Proposition-Evaluation
7 Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review.
We can use different reading techniques in different situations and as per our
requirements.
,1. Reading Technique-Scanning
Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts. Scanning is a reading
technique to be used when we want to find specific information quickly. In
scanning, we have a question in our minds and we read a passage only to find
the answer, ignoring unrelated information.
We also can say that Scanning through the text is a reading strategy that is used
for getting some specific points by looking at the whole text.
For highlighting the important points of a book the readers can skim through the
summary or the preface or the beginning and end chapters of that book.
For example,
This technique is used for looking up a name from the telephone guidebook.
Now the question arises how we can scan a paragraph or the desired text. One
should follow these simple steps to scan the text.
How to Scan:
* State the specific information you are looking for.
* Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to
help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date,
you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers.
* Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might
contain the information you are looking for.
* Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.
2. Reading Technique–Skimming
Skimming is a strategic, selective reading method in which we focus on the main
ideas of a text. While skimming, we deliberately skip text that provides details,
stories, data, or other elaboration.
This reading technique is used for getting the gist of the whole text. This
technique is generally used during reading a newspaper or magazine. Under this
technique, we read quickly to get the main points and mostly skip over the
details.
It is useful in getting a preview of a passage before reading it in detail or reviving
understanding of a passage after reading it in detail.
,How to skim:
*Read the title.
* Read the introduction or the first paragraph.
* Read the first sentence of every other paragraph.
* Read any headings and sub-headings.
* Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.
* Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases.
* Read the summary or last paragraph.
Questions for practice:
1Q. How can you say reading is a skill?
2Q. How is reading useful for us?
3Q. Which techniques are popular for enhancing reading skills?
4Q. Explain Skimming.
5Q. Which steps should be followed to do skimming?
6Q. Explain Scanning.
7Q.Which steps should be followed to do scanning?
Extensive and Intensive reading
The Joy of reading is being able to consume all forms of written material unrestricted.
whether you‘re worried about your reading speed or your ability to grasp concepts
quickly, You can become a proficient reader with practice. Develop the habit of reading
everything from novels to business reports. If you want to get the most out of your
reading experience, you should practice extensive reading.
Extensive reading
Extensive reading is an approach to language learning in which long text and a large
amount of material are read by the students for general understanding. Extensive
reading is a type of reading where one engages with different types of reading material.
These materials can be fiction, non-fiction, work-related
documents, newspaper articles or even statistical data. At work, there are complex
business reports to read, numbers to make sense of and emails to write.
, Extensive Reading has been used for Beginner-Level Language Learners. It helps to
familiarize them with reading material and build the ability to understand new words and
frame sentences. It will help in getting a general understanding of the text and improve
language skills.
Extensive Reading helps us polish our reading ability. One can try to read as much and
as widely as possible. It‘s better not to restrict ourselves to the same type of sources.
Some examples of Extensive Reading are Newspapers, Blogs And E-Magazines.
How To Read Extensively
1. Develop an Interest In Reading
2. Improve Reading Comprehension
3. Read Widely
4. Improve Vocabulary
Advantages of Extensive Reading
1. Students become better readers.
2. It helps in learning more vocabulary
3. It improves writing skills.
4. It improves overall language competence
5.Students become more motivated to read.
6.It helps in developing learner autonomy.
7. Students become more empathic
Extensive Reading will help us tackle complex sentences and words that are hard to
understand. Even if one doesn't become an avid reader or a book lover, one can still
develop reading skills to improve our performance at work.
Intensive Reading
Intensive Reading is a reading method wherein learners are supposed to read the short
text carefully and deeply so as to gain maximum understanding. Intensive reading
involves learners reading in detail with specific learning aims and tasks. It can be
compared with extensive reading, which involves learners reading texts for enjoyment
and to develop general reading skills. The learners read a short text and put events
from it into chronological order
Intensive Reading is one of the most critical skills we can develop to get a better
understanding of information. When we have to read a report for work. For example, we
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