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THE THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF READING TEXTS IN LOOK AHEAD 2 AN ENGLISH COURSE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL
STUDY PROGRAM FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADE XI
By
NICA BETARI NIRWANA
NIM 200832320
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
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THE THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE READING TEXTS IN LOOK AHEAD 2 AN ENGLISH COURSE SCIENCE AND SOCIAL
STUDY PROGRAM FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADE XI
SKRIPSI Presented to
Muria Kudus University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By:
NICA BETARI NIRWANA
NIM 2008-32-320
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Tujuan satu-satunya kita hidup di dunia adalah untuk saling menyayangi, jika kita tak bisa melakukannya maka jangan menyakiti (Dalai Lama)
Jika tak bisa memberi maka jangan mengambil hak orang lain. Jika tak bisa memuji maka jangan melecehkannya (M. Quraish Shihab)
Bersabarlah dengan segala hal. Namun yang terpenting bersabarlah dengan dirimu sendiri (anonymous)
I dedicate my Skripsi to:
My father R.I.P Moh Zaeni
My tough mother who treats me cuddly and gives me the best things ever since child
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillahirobbilalamin, glory to Allah SWT the Almighty and the most gracious also merciful that blesses me with health and huge passion in accomplishing
the skripsi entitled “Thematic Development of Reading texts in Look Ahead 2 an
English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI”.
However, the completion this skripsi could not be achieved with no assistance of others. So I would like to say my gratitude to:
1. Drs. SusiloRahardjo, M.Pd., as Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muria Kudus University.
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S. M.Pd., as the Head English Education Department Teacher Training and Education Faculty Muria Kudus University and as the second advisor who has given the contributive critics during the completion of this skripsi.
3. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd. M.Pd., as the first advisor who has approved this skripsi and given a lot of guidance in the completion of this skripsi.
4. My lovely parents, R.I.P MohZaeni and Sulistyowati who treat me cuddly and support my dream to be a professional teacher.
5. The only one my sister WahyuListianaDewi who advises me.
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7. All my friends who I can not mention them one by one.
I hope this skripsi will give benefits to the progression and improvement of science for the better future.
I really need constructive criticism and suggestion for the improvement this skripsi from the readers.
Kudus, February 13th 2012
ix ABSTRACT
Nirwana, NicaBetari. 2012. Thematic Development of Reading Texts in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. Skripsi.English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd. M.Pd., (ii). Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S. M.Pd.
Keywords: thematic development, theme and rheme and reading text
Reading texts are in students’ handbooks. There are various genres of reading
text in their handbooks. So it is necessary for the writers of reading texts to make good thematic development in their reading texts in order to the students understand the reading texts.
The objective of this research is to describe what thematic development is applied in the reading texts in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI.
To get the objective of the research, I conduct qualitative descriptive research. The data of the research is clauses which contain the thematic development of the of Reading texts in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. Thematic development is gotten by analyzing of theme and rheme. I chose three reading texts randomly in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI to be analyzed the thematic development. Then, I analyzed the data by using a model brought Martin, et.al (1997)
According to the analysis, the result shows that zigzag theme is the highest number, it is 7. It is the most frequent theme. Then re-iterate theme 5 and 1 no thematic development. It means the writer feel easier to develop their texts by using zigzag theme in order to the readers understand them.
x ABSTRAKSI
Nirwana, Nica Betari. 2012. Thematic Development of Reading Texts in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Nuraeningsih, S.Pd. M.Pd., (ii). Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S. M.Pd.
Kata kunci: perkembangan tematik, tema dan rheme, teks bacaan
Teks-teks bacaan ada di buku pedoman para siswa. Ada berbagai jenis teks didalam buku pedoman mereka. Sehingga penting untuk para penulis teks bacaan untuk membuat perkembangan tematik yang bagus didalam teks bacaan mereka agar para siswa memahami teks bacaan tersebut.
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan perkembangan tematik apa yang ada pada teks bacaan dalam Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI.
Untuk mendapatkan tujuan, saya melakukan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian ini adalah klausa-klausa yang terdapat perkembangan tematik pada teks bacaan dalam Look Ahead 2 an English Course
Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. Perkembangan tematik yang diperoleh dengan menganalisa tema dan rheme. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah teks bacaan dalam Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. Saya memilih tiga teks bacaan secara acak dalam Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI untuk dianalisa perkembangan tematiknya. Kemudian, saya menganilsa data dengan menggunakan sebuah model dari Martin dkk (1997).
Hasil analisa menunjukkan bahwa tema zigzag adalah angka tertinggi, yaitu 7. Tema zigzag memiliki tema yang frekuentif. Kemudian tema pengulangan berjumlah 5 dan 1 yang tidak ada perkembangan tematiknya. Ini berarti bahwa penulis merasa lebih mudah mengembangkan teksnya dengan menggunakan tema zigzag agar para pembaca memahami teks tersebut.
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xii BAB II REVIEW OF RELATED LTERATURE
2.1 Systemic Functional Grammar ... 6
2.7.1 The types of thematic progression... 20
2.8 Reading Text ... 24
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3.4 Data Analysis ... 28
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH
4.1 Findings ... 31 4.1.1 The Thematic Development of Reading Text in Look Ahead
2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for
Senior High School Grade XI ... 31 4.1.2 The thematic development of Reading Text in Look Ahead
2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for
Senior High School Grade XI ... 46
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION
5.1 Thematic Development in Reading text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior
High School Grade XI ... 48 5.2 Frequencies of thematic development used in Reading Text
in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study
Program for Senior High School Grade XI ... 56
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS
6.1 Conclusion ... 58 6.2 Suggestions ... 58
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APPENDICES ... 63
xv 4.1.1.1. The Clause Complex in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English
Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School
Grade XI. The text entitled “Snakes” and the Genre is Report ... 30 4.1.1.2. The Theme and Rheme in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an
English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “Snakes” and the genre is
Report ... 31 4.1.1.3. The Thematic Development in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an
English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “Snakes” and the genre is
Repor ... 33 4.1.1.4. The Clause Complex in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English
Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “The Importance of English
Language” and the genre is Analytical Exposition ... 35
4.1.1.5. The Theme and Rheme in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “The Importance of English
Language” and the genre is Analytical Exposition ... 36
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High School Grade XI. The text entitled “The Importance of
English Language” and the genre is Analytical Exposition ... 38
4.1.1.7. The Clause Complex in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “Why Do the Moon and the Sun
Never Appear Together?” and the genre is Narrative ... 40
4.1.1.8. The Theme and Rheme in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “Why Do the Moon and the
Sun Never Appear Together?” and the genre is Narrative ... 41
4.1.1.9. The Thematic Development in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High School Grade XI. The text entitled “Why Do the Moon and the
Sun Never Appear Together?” and the genre is Narrative ... 42
4.1.2.1. The Thematic Development in Reading Text in Look Ahead 2 an English Course Science and Social Study Program for Senior High
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Page
1. A report text which entitled “snakes” ... 64
2. An analytical exposition text which entitled “The Importance of
English Language” ... 65
3. A narrative text which entitled “Why Do the Moon and the Sun
