Leesstrategieën Engels

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Learning goal Today

Review on reading strategies

1. You know different features of two reading strategies: skimming and scanning
   
2. You learn how to use skimming and scanning techniques in two reading exercises
   

What reading
strategies & techniques
do you know?

Skimming is

1. Reading titles, headers, subheaders
2. look for specific information
3. Read the first (last) sentence of the paragraph
4. read intensively

Scanning is...

1. detailed reading
2. looking for italised and bold words
3. reading the summary
4. Looking for specific information

Skimming

1. Gist (=kern) reading

2. General ideas, key words

3. Specific points

4. Headings, sub headings

5. Italic (cursief), bold (vetgedrukt)

6. First/last sentence paragraph

Scanning

1. Look for specific information/facts

2. Read quickly

3. Skip detailed information

4. Look at illustrations

1. When did computer mice first appear?

2. What was the first company to market a computer with a mouse?

3. What other features have replaced mice today?

While they only became commonly used in the mid-1980s, computer mice first appeared on the market in 1981. Many people might be surprised to know that the first company to market a computer with a mouse was Xerox. Today, while computer mice are still common, other features like

 touchscreens and touchpads have replaced mice on many devices.

Practice

- Find a reading article linked to your future profession

- Copy it into a word document and mention source (full link)

- Read it and make a vocabulary list of new words

- Come up with 5 questions you can ask about this article

- Include the answers to the questions

- Save your work

What have you learned today?