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TEACHERS’ BELIEFS TOWARD SILENT READING IN

EXTENSIVE READING CLASSROOM

THESIS

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree of

Sarjana Pendidikan.

Mutia Ayu Krismanda

112010028

ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

SALATIGA

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Abstract 1

Introduction ..1

Theoretical Framework .3 The Important ofTeachers’ Beliefs ...3

How SSR Is Impelemented in the Classroom . ...5

Several Issues Concerning the Imoementation of SSR .. 7

Research Design... .11

Context of the Study... .11

Participants... 11

Instrument of Data Collection... 13

Data Collection Procedures... 13

Data Analysis... 15

Findings and Discussion... 15

Silent Reading is Individual Process... 15

Teachers monitor students in SSR... 18

Silent Reading is beneficial for students’ language learning...27

Conclusion... .33

Limitation and Further Reseach ....35

Acknowledgement ..36

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Teachers’ beliefs toward Silent Reading in

Extensive Reading Classroom

Mutia Ayu Krismanda (112010028)

Abstract

This study aims to explore what teachers’

beliefs toward silent reading method in

Extensive Reading (ER) classroom are. This study is qualitative research. Total of 11

participants were purposely chosen from Extensive Reading teachers in English teacher

education program of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia. Those teachers

were interviewed using semi-structured interview. The findings revealed that Sustained Silent

Reading (SSR) is individual process and beneficial for students’ language learning.

Moreover, teachers tend to monitor students in SSR. However, some factors such as the

environment of the classroom that should be quite and relax, the appropriateness of selecting

topic and level of the book that the students read, the follow-up activity and also teacher as a

role model during SSR time in the classroom should be really noticed and considered while

implementing SSR in ER class. The purpose of noticing teachers’ belief as a role model will

impact the effectiveness of implementing SSR in Extensive Reading classroom.