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THE READING COMPREHENSION
OF THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA N 2 BAE KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 WITH DIFFERENT ENGLISH
ACHIEVEMENTS
By
NOVIAN PARASTICHA NIM 200832283
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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THE READING COMPREHENSION
OF THE TENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMA N 2 BAE KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 WITH DIFFERENT ENGLISH
ACHIEVEMENTS
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By
NOVIAN PARASTICHA NIM 200832283
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
No Pain No gain
Success is not the end result, but rather a way of life to always be better
Dedications:
This Skripsi is dedicated to:
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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of Novian Parasticha (NIM 2008 32 283) has been approved by the advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee.
Kudus, September 2012
Advisor I
Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd NIS. 0610701000001009
Advisor II
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd NIS. 0610701000001201 Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean,
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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the skripsi of Novian Parasticha (NIM 2008-32-283) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in English Education Department.
Kudus, 28 September 2012 Examining Committee:
Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd , Chairperson NIS. 0610701000001009
Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd , Member NIS. 0610701000001201
Titis Sulistyowati,S.S.,M.Pd , Member NIP. 19810402 200501 2 001
Rismiyanto,S.S.,M.Pd , Member NIS. 0610701000001207
Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Dean,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillah, glory to Allah SWT the Almighty, the Lord of Universe that blesses the writer with health and tremendous power in accomplishing the skripsi entitled “The Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello magazine of
the Tenth year students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with different English Achievements”.
This skripsi is not merely her own work. It is because of having been greatly improved by some great people who suggested and guided the writer by giving some comments and notes to make it better. Therefore, the writer would like to express her deep gratitude to:
1. Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M.Pd, the Head of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty.
3. Dra. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd, as the writer’s first advisor for all the time, advices, patience, corrections and attentions to the writer in completing this skripsi.
4. Nuraeningsih, S.Pd, M.Pd, as the writer’s second advisor for all the time, advices, patience, corrections and attentions to the writer in completing this skripsi.
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6. The writer’s beloved parent (Mr. Supriyono and Madam Murni) for their eternal loves, affections, prays and supports to encourage her in finishing this skripsi.
7. Drs. Sugino, as the headmaster of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus.
8. Hj. Siti Zaenab, S.Pd, as the English teacher of the tenth grade SMA N 2 Bae Kudus.
9. The tenth grade students of SMA N 2 BAE KUDUS in Academic Year 2012/2013.
10.All dearest best friends, Miftakhunni’mah Kartaputri, Fany Wibowo, Dian Permatasari, M. Nafik, Burhannudin, Sakinah Muflikhati, M. Fuad, Nurul Noviani, Eko Puji, Wynda Septivia, Emi Fibriyani, Aminudin, Eko Hartono, Falak, Faizal Andi, Nurul and the others that the writer can not state one by one.
The writer hopes that this research will be useful for those, especially who are in the field of education.
Kudus, September 2012 The Writer,
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND HYPOTHESIS 2.1. The curriculum English Teaching in SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic year 2012/2013 ... 8
2.1.1 The Material of Teaching English in SMP N 2 Margoyoso Pati in Academic Year 2011/2012 ... 10
2.2 Reading ... 11
2.2.1 Reading Comprehensions ... 12
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CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1. Research Design ... 23 4.1. The Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello Magazine of the Tenth Grade Students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with high English Achievements... 33
4.2. The Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello Magazine of the Tenth Grade Students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with low English Achievements... 35
4.3 Hypothesis Testing ... 37
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5.2. The Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello Magazine of the Tenth Year Students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year
2012/2013 with low English achievements ... 40
5.3. The Difference between the Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello magazine of the Tenth Year Students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with high and low English achievements... 41
CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1. Conclusion ... 43
6.2. Suggestion ... 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 45
APPENDICES ... 47
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
3.1. Table of the Population of the Tenth Grade Students of SMA
N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2011/2012... .. 25 4.1. Table of the Score of Reading Comprehension of Short Story
in Hello magazine of the Tenth Grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with high English
achievement ... 33 4.2. Table of The Frequency and Percentage of Reading
Comprehension of Short Story in Hello magazine of the Tenth Grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in academic year
2012/2013 with high English achievements ... 34 4.3. Table of the Score of reading comprehension of short story in
Hello magazine of the tenth grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus who have low English achievement in academic year
2012/2013. ... 36 4.4. Table of The Frequency and Percentage of Reading
Comprehension of Short Story in Hello magazine of the Tenth Grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year
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Figure Page
4.1. The Bar Diagram of the Reading Comprehension of Short Story in Hello magazine of the Tenth Grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in Academic Year 2012/2013 with high
English achievement ... 34 4.2. The Bar Diagram of the Reading Comprehension of Short
Story in Hello magazine of the Tenth Grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus with low English achievement in Academic
xiv 2012/2013 with high English achievement ... 67
9 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation the reading comprehension of short story in Hello magazine of the tenth grade students of SMA N 2 Bae Kudus in academic year 2012/2013 with low English achievement………... 69
10 The Calculation of T-Test ... 71
