Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Name : Sartina
Student Number : 0706102020077
Title : Using Skimming Technique in Reading Comprehension

The principal objective of this paper is to demonstrate the capability of skimming technique to improve students' ability in reading comprehension. The objective of this study is to discover how the use of skimming can improve students' ability in comprehending the text, also to explain the use of skimming related to the previous research that has already been conducted. The scope this study is limited in how the usc of skimming technique can improve students' reading comprehension ability. The method used in this study is library research. Most of the sources and references that the writer used in this research come from books, journals, articles and also the source from all over the internet contents. Based on this study, it found that skimming is very useful in many instances, mostly students who has limited of time in comprehending reading text. Through skimming, main idea and detail will be
easily found by the students in a quite short time. Eliminating unimportant detail in

skimming helps students comprehend the text without wasting too much time, but it is necessary to look up for the keywords first. General topic can be found over the material. also without reading all sentences of the text. According to the finding, the use of skimming can improve students' ability in comprehending the reading text. Teachers need to consider the use of skimming in the classroom reading session.

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