COMMUNICATION SKILLS

ENGL-1119
LECTURE-08
READING SKILLS
WAHEED SHAHZAD
Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering
Information and Technology
Rahim Yar khan
 Contents
Skimming
Scanning
Intensive
Extensive
Speed Reading
 Introduction
 Academic reading learning to pronounce,
recognize words their meanings, and
understanding and interpreting the writer’s
message.
 Most of us think reading as a simple and

passive process but reading is actually a very

complex process that requires active
participation on the part of reader.
 Most Important
 It is important that you know
o What is reading?
o What and why do we read?
o How can we read different texts using
different techniques?
Varies Reading Techniques
 Types of Reading
 Extensive Reading
 Skimming
 Scanning
 Intensive Reading
 Linguistic
 Content
 Extensive Reading
Definition
Reading quickly large amounts
of easy, varied, and interesting
self-selected material.
 Skimming and Scanning
 Doing a quick survey of the text to get the
main idea, identify text structure, confirm or
reject the prediction.
 Intensive Reading
 Intensive means involving a lot of activity,
effort or careful attention in a short period of
time.
 Intensive vs. Extensive
 Focus on development  Focus on reading for
of pleasure or information.
reading  Students choose their
strategies/skills. own
 Teacher selects material material.
for whole class.  Reading for general
 Intense examination of comprehension of main
text ideas; reading for ‘the
for maximum gist.’
comprehension.

Intensive Reading Extensive Reading