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The difference between skimming and scanning in reading

2011-12-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

Skimming refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a passage to get an overall impression of the content of a readingselection.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.

How to develop reading skill

2011-12-09T19:19:00.001-08:00

Developing reading activities involves more than identifying a text that is "at the right level," writing a set of comprehension questions for students to answer after reading, handing out the assignment and sending students away to do it. A fully-developed reading activity supports students as readers through prereading, while-reading, and post-reading activities.As you design reading tasks,

What is contextual teaching and learning?

2011-11-07T04:23:00.000-08:00

Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) helps us relate subject matter content to real world situations and motivate students to make connections between knowledge and its applications to their lives as family members, citizens, and workers and engage in the hard work that learning requires. Contextual teaching and learning strategies:Problem-based. CTL can begin with a simulated or real problem.

What's the Difference? TEFL, TESOL, CELTA

2011-11-02T22:06:00.001-07:00

Each of these acronyms mean teaching English and just use different terminology in their extended definition.TEFL = Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (a term typically used in non-English speaking places where English is a foreign language)TESOL = Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (a term typically used in English speaking places where there are

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2011-10-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

please visit this linkwww.library.nuto download free ebook for all subject matterNB. make sure to have google mail before registering.

baca manga

2011-10-30T15:34:00.000-07:00

silahkan kunjungi link di bawah ini untuk membaca komik kesukaan anda.http//:www.komikid.comlink tersebut berisi tentang update terbaru komik seperti Naruto, Bleach, one piece terbaru dan lain-lain.selamat membaca

Critical Period in Language Learning

2010-10-25T18:02:00.000-07:00

It is believed that the teenager and an adult will find much more difficult in learning a new language than they first learned about their first language as a child. many linguists believe it is because of critical period of a language development. the critical period is a theory that explains why it is easy for children to learn languages that an adult.what exactly is a critical period....?the

Application Letter

2010-07-20T23:15:00.000-07:00

(Contoh Surat Lamaran dalam Bahasa Inggris)NameStreet AddressCity, State, ZipDate: MM/DD/YYYYDear Mr. Bryan,My training in computer sciences would enable me to solve Taylor's engineering problems, and I am very interested in holding a position in your engineering department.In June of this year, I expect to receive a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from North Carolina State University. Since

PRINSIP-PRINSIP DASAR SINTAKSIS

2010-03-22T22:23:00.000-07:00

1. Kalimat1.1 Kalimat dipandang dari segi jumlah dan jenis klausa yang terdapat pada dasar.1.1.1 Kalimat Tunggal Terdiri dari satu klausa bebas tanpa klausa terikat.Ex: Shinta went.Budi ate it. dll. 1.1.2 Kalimat bersusunTerdiri dari satu klausa bebas dan sekurang-kurangnya satu klausa terikat.Ex: It is brother and sister who are coming for the holiday.1.1.3 Kalimat MajemukKalimat yang terdiri

Communicative Language Teaching by Jack C Richards

2010-03-04T16:44:00.000-08:00

For those who are looking for an article about CLT? Please copy this link:http://www.professorjackrichards.com/pdfs/communicative-language-teaching-today-v2.pdfYou may download this article.Taken from FORUM GURU BAHASA INGGRIS INDONESIA (INDONESIAN EFL TEACHER FORUM)

Ethnography of communication

2009-11-16T04:52:00.001-08:00

byDhafid Wahyu Utomo, M.A.1. Sociolinguistics in General-linguistics structural and functional- Internal (phonology, morphology, syntax) and external factors (age, gender, social status, level of education).- At the beginning the term SL. is known as sociology of language. Than H. Curee- a various language. Fishman differentiate between SL. and sociology of language. SL. is qualitative than SOL.

Introduction to Pragmatics

2009-11-16T04:48:00.000-08:00

Dhafid Wahyu Utomo, M.A.1. The historical origin of pragmaticsThe modern usage of the term Pragmatics is attributable to the philosopher Charles Morris (1983), who was concern to outline the general shape of science of signs or called semiotics in another term. Within semiotics, Morris distinguished three distinct branches of inquiry: syntactic (or syntax) “being the study of the formal relation

Anecdote

2009-03-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

Tujuan Komunikatif: Menceritakan insiden seperti peristiwa lucu atau tidak lazim baik berdasarkan khayalan atau kejadian nyata yang bertujuan menghibur. Snake in the BathHow would you like to find a snake in your bath? A nasty one, too! We had just moved into a new house, which had been empty for so long that everything was in a terrible mess. Anna and I decided we would clean the bath first,

spoof

2009-03-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

Tujuan Komunikatif: Menceritakan kejadian nyata yang pernah dialami, dengan akhir ceritera yang tidak lazim (lucu) yang disebut twist. Tujuan teks ini adalah berbagi ceritera yang menghibur. Penguin in the park Once a man was walking in a park when he came across a penguin. He took him to a policeman and said, ‘I have just found this penguin. What should I do?’ The policeman replied, ’Take him

Discussion

2009-03-24T18:34:00.000-07:00

Tujuan : mengetengahkan suatu masalah (isu) yang ditinjau paling tidak dari dua sudut pandang, sebelum sampai pada suatu kesimpulan atau rekomendasi.Ciri-ciri teks discussion:1. Menggunakan general noun untuk menyatakan kategori, misalnya school rules are necessary.2. Menggunakan relating verbs untuk memberikan informasi tentang isu yang didiskusikan, misalnya school rules are necessary.3.

Explanation Text

2009-03-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

Tujuan : menerangkan atau menjelaskan proses-proses yang terjadi dalam pembentukan atau kegiatan yang terkait dengan fenomena alam, dunia ilmiah, social budaya, dan lain-lain.Ciri-ciri teks explanation1. Menggunakan general dan abstract nouns. Misalnya butterfly, moths.2. Menggunakan action verb, misalnya start, hatch, molt, increase, turn, emerge, continue.3. Menggunakan the simple present tense

Report Text

2009-03-09T18:54:00.000-07:00

Social Function:To describe the way things are, with reference to a range of natural, man-made and social phenomena in our environmentWhalesWhales are sea-living mammals.They therefore breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30m in length, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather

Narrative Text

2009-03-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Social FunctionTo amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways; Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.Snow WhiteOnce upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her Aunt and Uncle because her parents were dead.One day she heard her Uncle and

PENELITIAN TINDAKAN KELAS (Classroom Action Research)

2009-02-15T23:55:00.000-08:00

Penggunaan Teknik Kancing-Gemerincing Untuk memeratakan peran siswa dalam kelas.AbstrakPenelitian ini ditujukan untuk menjawab keraguan selama ini tentang ketidakharmonisan hubungan siswa yang pandai dengan siswa yang kurang pandai di dalam proses belajar-mengajar. Dengan penggunaan teknik kancing gemerincing, peran siswa khususnya dalam berdiskusi atau menjawab pertanyaan akan terbagi secara

Contoh Teks Description

2009-01-27T20:20:00.000-08:00

Social Function :To describe a particular person, place or thingNatural Bridge National ParkNatural Bridge National Park is luscious tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometers south of Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific Highway to Nerang and then by travelling through the Numimbah Valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow of the Lamington National Park.The phenomenon of

Teknik dalam Mengerjakan Soal Reading

2009-01-25T18:06:00.001-08:00

by: Dhafid wahyu utomoUntuk membantu anda memahami teks dalam bahasa Inggris, teknik-teknik di bawah ini yang meliputi previewing, scanning, skimming, dan guessing mungkin dapat membantu anda walaupun memang penguasaan vocabulary sangat mutlak diperlukan. Ke empat teknik tersebut akan dibahas satu persatu:1.1 Previewing Previewing adalah suatu cara untuk melihat teks secara global. Tujuan

Komponen Tutur

2009-01-24T18:11:00.000-08:00

Dalam setiap komunikasi menggunakan bahasa, penutur menyampaikan informasi yang terjadi dalam peristiwa tutur, karena interaksi berbahasa tersebut melibatkan penutur dan mitra tutur dengan suatu pokok tuturan dalam waktu, tempat, dan situasi tertentu (Chaer dan Agustina, 1995:61). Jadi terjadinya interaksi kebahasaan untuk saling menyampaikan informasi antara penutur dan mitra tutur tentang suatu

Sosiolonguistik dan Dialektologi

2009-01-20T01:14:00.000-08:00

Geolinguistik dan Dialek-dialek di InggrisDialektologi adalah suatu disiplin ilmu yang cukup baik dengan sejarah yang mengesankan dan cukup panjang, serta muncul didasarkan pada metodologi dan literature yang cukup kuat. Sebaliknya, sosiolinguistik apapun itu orang mengartikan, itu tetap menjadi disiplin ilmu yang baru dan masih mencari jati diri dari ilmu tersebut, dan masih mempunyai banyak

Recount

2009-01-19T01:07:00.000-08:00

Social Function:To retell events for the purpose of informing or entertainingEarthquakeI was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched to one side. At first I thought a tyre had gone but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks.The rock came tumbling across the road and I had to abandon the car.When I got back to town, well, as I said, there wasn’t much left.It was

Saussure, Ferdinand de

2009-01-13T17:01:00.000-08:00

Saussure, Ferdinand de (1857-1913), Swiss linguist, born in Geneva. He attended science classes for a year at the University of Geneva before turning to language studies at Leipzig in 1876. He published the major work of his lifetime, his Mémoire (on the Proto-Indo-European vowel system) in 1879. His early work was on philology, and he became a professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Grammar at the

Activities in Speaking V Class

2009-01-13T15:59:00.000-08:00

Yugo Eka AditamaI. IntroductionLanguage is important in our life which is used to communicate each others helping understand something that is not known yet. Besides, language has important role to develop our knowledge and science. According Wardhough, “a language is what the member of particular society speak” (Wardhough, 1977: 1). Therefore language is very important for communication in our

STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPING READING

2009-01-12T16:09:00.000-08:00

I. Introduction In our daily activity, language takes the important role. We use language to communicate with each others, without the language we cannot convey our ideas, views, feelings to the others. Through the language, we are able to find out the meaning of the sounds, sign, and signals. Language also controls social activities. These