CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
B. Previous Studies
In this study, the researcher did the research about the teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension at eight grade at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Tarbiyatus Sholihin Muaro Jambi. There are some previous researchers that have discussed aboutteaching reading comprehension, they are;
Firstly, the student from English and Literature Department Faculty of Languages and Arts State University of Medan named Dessyana Nasution (2017, p. 5) by journal entitled “The Teachers’ Strategies on Teaching Reading Comprehension of Recount Text at Grade X of SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Empat”.
This research discussed about the Teachers‟ Strategies on Teaching Reading Comprehension of Recount Text at Grade X of SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Empat. It was conducted by using qualitative research method. The subjects of this study are two English teachers at SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Empat. The two teachers taught at Grade X. They chose as the subject which were observed and interviewed. The writer used two instruments, they were observation and interview. This study found that the teachers at SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Empat used appropriate strategy in teaching reading comprehension of recount text and using the media to make the students be motivated and interested in learning. The teachers guided and managed the students in
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comprehending the material. The teachers' reason in using strategies is because the students get difficulties in comprehending the material if the teachers were used the traditional teaching strategies. The implementation of the strategy adapted by the teachers with the material, the indicator, the purpose of learning on the syllabus and curriculumn. All of the students were active and motivated in teaching and learning process. They were also brave to share the idea, asked the teacher when they found the problem on learning the material and answer the question that given by the teacher.
Secondly, the student from English Education Department Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training The State Institute of Islamic Studies (Iain) Tulungagung named Tiin Nurlaili (2014, p. 4) by thesis entitled “A Study On Teacher’s Strategies In Teaching Reading Comprehension in Second Grade of Student’s MTS Tarbiyatul Ulum Panggungasri Panggungrejo Blitar Academic Year 2013/2014”. This research discussed about the teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension in second grade of MTs Tarbiyatul Panggungasri Panggungrejo Blitar. Research method, the researcher used descriptive qualitative research consisting of some data in the form of word, phrase and sentences. It is used to describing something that is known to have happened in the process of teaching activity. In conducting the research, the researcher collected data through observation. Then the research interviewed the English teacher to get more information. The subjects of this research were the English teacher at MTs Tarbiyatul Ulum Panggungasri Panggungrejo Blitar. The result showed that teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension is use fourth strategy they are:
memorizing strategy, question answer strategy, game and discussion strategy. With those strategies the students easily understand the text of reading comprehension.
Thirdly, the student from Education Faculty and Teacher Training of the State Islamic University Studies Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi named Muhammad Agung Salmiah (2015, p. 8) by thesis entitled “Teacher‟s Strategies in Teaching Reading at Eighth Grade Junior High School Satu Atap Paseban Tebo”. This research discussed about the the teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension at Eighth Grade Students of Junior High School Satu Atap Paseban Tebo. This a qualitative research, the research employing observations and interviews to collect data and data analysis in this research was descriptive analysis. The result of the study showed that teacher used memorizing, question and answer relationship and game to enhance students‟ reading comprehension in the classroom and also make friendship by using more than one teaching strategies such as: translation and understanding, looking up at dictionary, practicing dialogue and storytelling, and writing simple essay for communication in daily life. These strategies helped the students in thinking easier, faster, and more enjoyable ways to master giving the ideas so they really support the students‟ reading comprehension improvement
Fourthly, the student from Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta School of Teacher Training and Education named Muhammad Agung Nugroho (2013, p. 3)by thesis entitled “A Descriptive Study on Teaching Reading to the First Grade of SMA Al-Islam 3 Surakarta in 2012/2013 Academic Year by Ums Students on the Job Training”. This research discussed about the teaching reading implemented by
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UMS students and the problem faced by them during teaching-learning process. The research is a descriptive research. The writer collets the data by observing teaching-learning process, conducting the interview, and documenting some important data that support to this research. The data are from interview script, field note, syllabus, text book, and lesson plan. The methods of collecting data are observation, interview, and documentation. The techniques of analyzing data are reduction the data, data analysis, display the data, and conclusion and verification. The result of the research: 1) the method on teaching reading used by UMS students are GTM and GBA. 2) the goal of teaching reading is to help the students in understanding the reading material such as genre text. 3) reading materials that are given to the students are recount text, narrative text, and procedure text. 4) teaching-learning process is implemented by using three phase technique: pre-reading, whilst-reading, and post-reading. Two students on the Job Training use GTM with applying translation, previewing, and repetition in the classroom activity.
From the preview related research above, most of them analyzed about the implementation teaching reading comprehension and the difference between this research with them as like as Dessyana Nasutio‟S thesis, she analyzed about the the Teachers‟ Strategies on Teaching Reading Comprehension of Recount Text at Grade X of SMA Negeri 1 Simpang Empat.and Tiin Nurlaili‟S thesis, she analyzed about the teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension in second grade of MTs Tarbiyatul Panggungasri Panggungrejo Blitar and also Muhammad Agung Nugroho‟s thesis, he analyzed about the teaching reading implemented by UMS students and the
problem faced by them during teaching-learning process. The researcher used qualitative method through observation, interview and also documentation which were same with the researchers above, but in this thesis, the researcher analyzed in teacher‟s strategies in teaching reading comprehension at eight grade at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Tarbiyatus Sholihin Muaro Jambi
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