Silent Reading Skimming technique

c. Silent Reading

Based on the observation, the researcher found that some results in teaching and learning activity did Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 13.10 – 14.30 WIB and Thursday, February 02, 2016 the researcher found that English teachers who used the technique was Dra. Hj. Savri Indiani Soeharno, M.Pd., the result of the observation was taken from class seventh C VIII C. This technique was reading without pronouncing words out loud called silent reading. The technique was reinforcing the readers to find out the meaning of the words. The technique leads the readers to get the better comprehension. Silent reading doesn’t pay attention to pronounce of every single word when they read. So, the learners can be able to concentrate on reading that they have to understand the material. Silent reading is also useful for student to improve reading comprehension, and build vocabulary. In this activity, the students got some kinds of text in their learning, the kinds of the text are caution and notion, after that the teacher asked the student to read the text to find the best answer. They answered in multiple choice questions. Then, the teacher asked the students about their result after they read the text. The aim of the technique is to develop student’s reading activity and to improve their understanding of the text which they concentrated on their reading. Example: T = Well, I will give you a few minutes to read the text then you just write the option, for example: a, b, c, or d. S = Bu, boleh buka kamus? T = Yes, of course. But I just give you 10 minutes to do it. Taken by the observation on February 18, 2016 Taken by the observation on February 18, 2016

d. Skimming technique

Based on the observation, the researcher found some results in teaching and learning activity did Wednesday, February 17, 2016, English lesson, at 13.10 – 14.30 WIB. The researcher found that English teacher who used the technique was Siti Rofiah, S.Ag. M.Pd, the result on the observation was taken from in class nine B IX B. Making a quick survey over the text in order to get main ideas will provide basic knowledge, such as preview of the content in the reading text. It will provide the students with basic knowledge necessary for comprehension. In skimming technique, the students focused in reading of long text. So, to skim the text, they only read main ideas within to get an overall content in the text. In the learning activities, the teacher used skimming technique in the teaching and learning process. She gave a text for each student, after that they read the text to find main idea and answer based on the questions. They read a passage to find the answer. The teacher explained firstly to the students how to find the answers quickly in long text. She said that they should know the clues in questions, and they read for a while, after that they read the introduction in the first paragraph, beside that they read any headings or sub- headings or if they find kinds of charts, they can notice the pictures, chart, or graphs, they noticed for any italicized or boldface word or phrase, and they read summary based on the context of the questions. The aim of the technique is helping the students to answer all of questions quickly. For example: T : “number 9, the royal heritage hotel” T : “and then, number 10.., jangan kaget lihat text yang panjang, kamu bisa melihat sekilas dengan teknik skimming serta purpose dari text tersebut” S : “ok mom” T : “number 11, 12, and 13, ok the question is the purpose of the program not in purpose of the text.., attention be carefully” S : “yes mom.” Taken by the observation on February 17, 2016

e. Numbered Heads technique