The Matter of Teaching Skimming in Foreign Electronic Sources of Information

Abstract

The article actualizes the topic of skimming in foreign language. The author describes the characteristics of skimming and notes the main problems faced by first- and second-year students of a non-linguistic university when reading linear or non-linear electronic text materials in a foreign language for skimming. The author describes the features of reading in an electronic foreign language environment. The article presents a comparison of reading electronic sources of information in a foreign language with reading traditional paper sources. The reasons for possible cognitive overload when working with electronic texts in a digital environment are described. The author suggests an algorithm of actions to help foreign language learners overcome possible difficulties during skimming.