ENGLISH MODULE

S1 KEPERAWATAN

Anggraini Karditiawati M.Pd

3rd Semester

SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN WIDYA DHARMA HUSADA

 CHAPTER 11
SCANNING AND SKIMMING

Learning Objectives
After completed this chapter, students will be able to:
 Students understand scanning and skimming

DEFINITION SCANNING
Scanning is a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific
information quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a
passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information.
Scanning a text means looking through it quickly to find specific information.
Scanning is commonly used in everyday life, for example when looking up a word
in a dictionary or finding your friend’s name in the contacts directory of your phone.

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.

EXAMPLES OF SCANNING
Here are some examples of scanning:
1. A Bus/train/airplane schedule
2. A conference guide
3. A graph
4. A google search list on the internet
 EXAMPLES OF SKIMMING
1. The newspaper (quickly to get the general news of the day)
2. Magazines (quickly to discover which article you would like to read in more
detail)
3. Business and travel brochures (quickly to get informed)

DEFINITION SKIMMING
Skimming refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a passage to get
an overall impression of the content of a reading selection. The function of using
skimming technique is to get an overview of a text and get main points. Skimmers
move quickly through texts, ignoring and skipping paragraphs, sentences, and
words to gather necessary information without wasting their time. The major
function of skimming technique is to gather the gist of a text.

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.

The similarities of scanning and skimming

The similarities is that you are taking in information when you are skimming or
scanning. Skimming is trying to get a feel for what the piece of text is about. It is like
test-driving a car before buying the car. Scanning is looking for specific information
within the text.