reading

1. READING
STRATEGIES TO
ANALYZE ENGLISH
TEXTS

2. THEKINDOFREADING
STRATEGIES
•A. Previewing
•B. Skimming
•C. Scanning
•D. Guessing Meaning From Context
•E. Making Inferences
•F. Locating References
•G. Identifying Exception

3. A.Previewing
Previewing is a
preparation to
improve our
ability to focus
and remember
our assignment
Benefit of
Previewing:
1. Better
concentration
2. Better memory

4. PreviewingSteps
•Titles
•Heading
•Introduction
• Every First Sentence
• Visuals; Vocabulary
•End of Chapter Questions
•Summary / Conclusion Ask Yourself

5. Ifwepreviewsessionwassuccesful,
weshouldbeabletoanswerthese
questions:
1. What is it about?
2.How is it organize?
3.What is important?

6. B. Skimming
Skimming refers to looking for main
idea and supporting detail in general
in less time. To skim effectively, there
has to be a structure but you dont
need to read everything.

7. C.Scanning
Scanning means reading to find
specific information the one of
reading skills you require to locate
information quickly in the index of
textbook.

8. Howtodoscanning:
•Identify the keywords in your search item
•let your eye go up and down until you find refereces
beginning with the keywords
•focus more finely to search for the specifub c
references you want
•With practice, you can become faster at scanning
•by narrowing the area you scan-moving from coarse
to fine focus-as quicly as possible

9. D.GuessingMeaningfrom
Context
Guessing meaning from context in the
IELTS exam is an important
technique that will improve your
reading skills and the speed with
which you can read.

10. Therefore,guessingmeaningfromcontextisnecessary.
Thismeansworkoutwhatitmeans(orhaveagood
guessatleast)fromthewordsthatarearounditand
fromthetopicoftheparagraph.
Take a look at this example:
It had been raining hard through the
night so the ground was saturated.
What does 'saturated' mean?

11. Youmayalreadyknow,butifyoudonot,
youshouldbeabletohaveagoodguess
fromtherestofthesentence.bIthadbeen
rainingwhichmeansthegroundmustbe
wet.Itwasraining'hard'sothismeansthe
groundisprobablyverywet.
saturated = completely wet

12. E.MakingInferences
For many people, understanding
how to make an inference is the
toughest
part of the reading passage,
because an inference in real life
requires a bit of guessing.

13. MakingInferencessteps:
Step 1: Identify an Inference Question
• "According to the passage, we can reasonably infer..."
• "Based on the passage, it could be suggested that..."
• "Which of the following statements is best supported by
the passage?"
• "The passage suggests that this primary problem..."
• "The author seems to imply that…"

14. Step4:NarrowDowntheChoices
Thelaststeptomakingacorrectinferenceona
multiple-choicetestistonarrowdownthe
answerchoices.
Step 5: Practice
To get really good at making
inferences, you'll need to practice
making your own inferences first.

15. Step2:TrustthePassage
Nowthatyou'recertainyouhaveaninferencequestionon
yourhands,andyouknowexactlywhataninferenceis,
you'llneedtoletgoofyourprejudicesandprior
knowledgeandusethepassagetoprovethattheinference
youselectisthecorrectone.
Step 3: Hunt for Clues
Your third step is to start hunting for
clues – supporting details, vocabulary,
character's actions, descriptions,
dialogue, and more.

16. F.LocatingReferences
Although it is certainly appropriate for
you to express your personal opinions
in a paper, the quality of your paper
will depend very heavily on the quality
of the sources that you use to prepare it

17. WHATSOURCESSHOULDYOUUSE?
Best are:
• Recently published books written by psychologists or scholars in
related fields, including authored books (the entire book is written
by the author) and edited books (which contains original or
reprinted articles/chapters written by other authors).
• Recent scholarly periodicals in psychology and related fields -
note that many full-text articles are available on-line or through
electronic databases.
• Web sites of legitimate scientific and professional organizations
and created for use by students, professionals and researchers (for
example, the American Psychological Association, the National
Institute of Mental Health).
• Government documents

18. Not as good are:
• Dictionaries, encyclopedias (including Wikipedia),
textbooks, books written by people outside the field,
books written for a more general or popular
audience, or books that are significantly out-of-date
• Popular or general interest periodicals, including
newspapers and magazines, newsletters, pamphlets
and brochures, etc., as well as scholarly periodicals
in other fields
• Popular (especially "dot.com") Internet sites or
pages that have been created by organizations
primarily for viewing by the general public.

19. G.IdentifyingException
Identifying Proficient Readers Processing
Strategies:
1. Subjects
2. Materials
3. Prosedur
4. Data Collection and Analysis
5. Results

20. References
- Eric H Glendinning & Beverly Holmstrom, (1992), Study
Reading Edtion 2 , Cambridge : Cambridge University
Press.
- http://learning.ucmerced.com
- http://thoughtco.com

21. GroupOne
1. Ana Zuhri
2. Aisyah
3. Jafar Mumaeri
4. Melia Fitrianingsih
5. Nabila Elok Hisbiyyah