A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE MASTERY OF READING OF THE ELEVENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMKN 2 PURWODADI IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2015/2016

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THESIS S-1

This Thesis S-1 is Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Accomplishing Thesis in English Education Study Program

BY:

NAME : ANNISA FITRI BERLIANA

STUDENT NO : 1211202760

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF WIDYA DHARMA KLATEN

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PRONOUNCEMENT

This is to certify that I myself write this thesis entitled “A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON THE MASTERY OF READING OF THE ELEVENTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMKN 2 PURWODADI IN ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2015/1016”.

It is not a plagiarism or made by others. Anything related to other’s work is

written in quotation, the source of which is listed on bibliography.

If then this pronouncement proves incorrect, I am ready to accept academic punishment, including the withdrawal or cancellation of my academic degree.

Klaten, October 2016

Annisa Fitri Berliana

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PRESENTATION

This thesis is presented to:

1. My beloved father and mother who always pray and support me every time.

2. My beloved sisters, Lala and Karin who always give me support, motivation, and spirit.

3. My best friends Umi, Risky, and Irma who give me much helps, laughs, support and motivation to finish this research. Miss you all guys.

4. My special one who always gives me support, motivation, and love. Love you so much.

5. All of my friends in English Department A class and B class who give me many experiences during studying in Klaten. Thank you so much.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillah, Praise be to Allah SWT who has blessed me to finish this thesis as a partial fulfillment for accomplising Undergraduate Degree in English Education of Widya Dharma University Klaten.

I am aware that I cannot finish this thesis without other helps, so I want to give appreciation to persons who help finished my thesis, they are:

1. Prof. Dr. H. Triyono, M.Pd., the Rector of Widya Dharma University.

2. Drs. H. Udiyono, M.Pd., the Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Widya Dharma University, who gives the researcher permission and support to write the thesis.

3. Dra. Hj. Sri Haryanti, M.Hum., the head of English Education Study Program of Widya Dharma University.

4. Dr. Hersulastuti, M.Hum., the first consultant who has given her guidance, suggestion, and permission in writing this thesis and guides the researcher patiently and sincerely in finishing the thesis.

5. Ike Anisa, S.Pd, M.Pd., the second consultant, who has given her guidance, suggestion, correction, advice, information and motivation during writing and finishing this thesis.

6. Drs. Agus Triyanto, M.Si., as the headmaster of SMK N 2 Purwodadi who has given permission to do the research.

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8. Karyati, S.S, M.Pd., the English teacher of SMK N 2 Purwodadi who helps researcher to do the research.

9. Anggraini Lilis Probowati, S.Pd. the English teacher of SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Klaten Utara who helps researcher to do the research.

10. The eleventh students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi and SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Klaten Utara in the academic year of 2015/2016 who were willing to be observed and gave so much help on collecting the data.

Finally, the writer realizes that this thesis is far from being perfect because the writer has limited knowledge and experience. Therefore, all suggestion and criticism from all sides for the sake of perfecting the subject matter will be most welcome and received with gratitude. The writer expects that this thesis is useful and gives the support for language teaching and learning.

Klaten, October 2016

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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A.The Definition of Reading ... 9

B.The Reading Purpose ... 10

C.The Types of Classroom Reading Performance ... 12

D.The Process of Reading ... 14

E.The Importance of Reading ... 16

F. The Stages of Reading ... 17

G.Teaching Reading ... 18

H. A Brief View of Reading Materials in Eleventh Grade of Vocational High School ... 19

I. Assessment for Reading ... 24

J. Rubric for Scoring Reading Skills ... 27

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A.The Meaning of Research Method ... 29

B.The Subject of the Study ... 30

C.The Technique of Collecting Data ... 34

D.The Technique of Analyzing Data ... 45

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION A. Presenting the Data ... 47

B Analyzing the Data ... 53

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. The Blue print of reading test ... 35

Table 2. The result of the try out ... 37

Table 3. The worksheet of try out test to determine the validity of test ... 39

Table 4. The worksheet to compute the reliability of test ... 42

Table 6. The result of the students test on reading ... 48

Table 7. The category of the students’ mark ... 50

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LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX I : THE SYLLABUS

APPENDIX II : THE BLUE PRINT OF READING TEST APPENDIX III : THE INSTRUMENT OF THE RESEARCH APPENDIX IV : THE ANSWER KEY

APPENDIX V : THE STUDENTS’ WORKSHEET

APPENDIX VI : THE APPEAL TO BE THESIS CONSULTANS LETTER APPENDIX VII : THE TRY OUT PROPOSAL LETTER

APPENDIX VIII : THE LETTER FROM DIKDASMEN ASSEMBLY TO SMK MUHAMMADIYAH 2 KLATEN UTARA

APPENDIX IX : THE TRY OUT INFORMATION LETTER APPENDIX X : THE RESEACH PROPOSAL LETTER APPENDIX XI : THE RESEARCH INFORMATION LETTER APPENDIX XII : THE TABLE OF r PRODUCT MOMENT

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ANNISA FITRI BERLIANA, NO. 1211202760. English Education Study Program, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Widya Dharma University, Klaten 2016. Thesis: A Descriptive Study on the Mastery of Reading of the Eleventh Year Students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in Academic Year of 2015/2016.

This research is mainly aimed to know the students’ mastery in reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in the academic year of 2015/2016 and to give positive contribution to the English teaching and learning process of teaching reading. The problem of thesis is “how the mastery of reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in the academic year of 2015/2016?”

In getting the data, the writer gives a test that consists of 20 items in the form of multiple choices. The subject of the study is the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in the academic year of 2015/2016. The number of population are 522 students that divided into 14 classes. In this study, the writer takes 70 students as the sample. The writer uses propotional random sampling.

After the data have been obtained, the writer analyzes them by using statistical method. It is presented in the form of mean and table. The table is used as the bases to make the description of the data. Then, the result of the student’s mastery is categorized into the quantitative and qualitative category.

The result of the study shows that the mean is 74.42. It is a fact, that the problem above can be answered. Finally the writer draws the conclusion that the reading mastery of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in the academic year of 2015/2016 is Good.

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INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of the Study

Language is means of communication, which is used by every single

person to communicate with the other people. Moreover, language is the

system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a

particular country or area (Hornby, 2005:862). While Richards and Schmidt

(2002:283) stated language is the system of human communication which

consists of the structured arrangement of sounds (or their written

representation) into larger units, e.g. morphemes, words, sentences,

utterances. Therefore, by using language we do not only express our ideas but

also give information to the other people. It is hard to understand what the

other people say, without using language. Therefore, language is very

important because it is used every day in our activity and people need

language to express their opinions, emotions, and desires either in speaking.

In Indonesia, English is one of the foreign languages. As a developing

country, Indonesia needs many kinds of information from other countries to

make this better. Based on the importance of English language above, the

purpose of teaching English is to enable the students to acquire the working

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There are four skills that the students have to acquire the working

knowledge, they include reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Here,

reading has occupied the most places in English language skills. The writer

wants to describe about reading skill. Reading is an important ability for

students and for academic purposes. In the widespread of knowledge using

internet and many other modern media, the ability to read becomes more

important. One will fail to get and understand the information written in many

printed media unless he has the ability to read. It means that in order to

understand and get useful information, one must have the ability to read.

Most students rarely read and some only read limited books or texts. They are usually discouraged to read. They rarely associate reading with an enjoyable activity. Students usually dislike and avoid reading. For them, reading is boring and pointless activity. Reading is viewed as 'too difficult', and texts which are available for them in class or English books are often unimaginative and not conducive to enticing them to read for pleasure. This condition is caused by the low and limited vocabulary mastered by students. Students do not have enough vocabulary to read and this makes reading an uninteresting activity. Most rural secondary school students’ problems occur because of limited vocabulary. As Grabe (1983) points out that second language readers “invoke a unique set of constraints,’ the most significant of

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From the explanation above, the writer concludes that most of students deal with some problems in comprehending text. They did not understand what the text about because they lacked of vocabulary. They were uncomfortable with the language therefore they were easily frustrated when they found some difficult words. Furthermore, inability to apply reading strategy makes the students have a problem in comprehending text. Because of that, the students read slowly word by word with the result is they are confused with the meaning of the text.

Learning English is not easy. Sometimes students have difficulty in studying it, which are caused by several factors; external factors and internal factors. In practice, the writer has found external factors and internal factors in teaching and learning English reading in SMK N 2 Purwodadi. The internal factors, such as the students are less interested in learning the English language, including the lack of students’ understanding of vocabulary and

grammar, some students assume that English is difficult. In general, the other problems are low motivation, bad study habit, and attitude toward learning. However external factors, such as the classroom condition, that can hamper them in learning English in the classroom. In learning reading the problems were related to the problem in understanding the main idea of the text, problems in finding both implicit and explicit information, and problems related to the topic and the length of the text.

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ensure success not only in learning English but also learning in any content class, where reading in English is required. With the strong of reading skills, learners will make greater progress and development in all other areas of learning (Nunan, 2003: 69). Therefore, learning is not easy but the students can learn English by reading. The students can read English fluently and the students will get information, enjoyment, pleasure, etc.

The aim of teaching reading at school is to develop the students’

reading skill so they can understand English text efficiently and effectively. The goal of English teaching and learning process in Vocational High School especially in the eleventh year students is to help students understand English text and make the students apply the language in real life. In teaching learning process, the students can use things around them as the materials. For example, the students can use newspaper, magazine, internet blog, and boxes of cosmetic as the teaching learning materials. It is supposed that the students are able to implement skill using authentic texts.

Based on the fact and the statement above, the writer will conduct a research at the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in academic year of 2015/2016. Therefore, this research is entitled A Descriptive Study on the Mastery of Reading of the Eleventh Year Students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in Academic Year of 2015/2016.

B. The Reason for Choosing the Topic

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1. Reading skill is part of the material subject that must be learnt by the students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi. By having a good skill in reading,

students will be easy in expressing their idea in the form of reading text.

2. English reading in the senior high school is necessary because this program is to help students more ready and confident in learning English at the higher levels.

C. The Limitation of the Study

The writer wants to limit the study only to the mastery of reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in academic year of 2015/2016.

D. The Problem of the Study

The writer would like to present the problem of the study as follows:

“How is reading mastery of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2

Purwodadi in academic year 2015/2016?”

E. The Aim of the Study

Based on the problem, the writer has aim of the study is to describe

the students’ mastery in reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2

Purwodadi in academic year 2015/2016.

F. The Use of the Study

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of the study, the writer hopes that this study will give some uses as follows: 1. Theoretical use

The use of the study can enrich the teaching reading. The result of the study can be used to enrich the repertoire teaching and learning English for the writer it can be useful for learn how to be a good teacher through what should do in the future. For the reader and education stake holder, it can be useful to lack of the obstacle in teaching and learning process in the future. 2. Practical use

The result of the study can be used to improve the writers’ and the student’s knowledge about the mastery of reading in Vocational High

School.

G. The Clarification of the Key Terms

To clarify the meaning of the title, the writer would like to describe the key terms as follows:

There are some related terms that need to be clarified in this research, namely:

1. Descriptive Study

According to Hadi (2015: 3) descriptive study is study which only

describes the condition of an object or its event without taking general

conclusions. In this study, the word “descriptive” means to describe the

students’ mastery on reading skill. According to Hornby (1987: 859),

study is devotion of time and thought to get knowledge of or do a close

examination of a subject. Descriptive study on the mastery of reading of

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2015/2016 means a study to analyze the students’ mastery in using reading

materials of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in

academic year 2015/2016.

2. Mastery

Mastery means great knowledge about or understanding of a particular thing (Hornby, 2005: 944). In this study, mastery means the students’ capability on reading text effectively and efficiently. So, in the

limited time the students are supposed to able to answer the question rightly. It is indicated by students marks gotten from reading test.

3. Reading

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H. The Organization of the Study

The organization of the study is presented in order to give the direction of the paper arrangement. It is also meant to give a description to the readers. The organization of the paper of each chapter is as follows:

Chapter I is Introduction. It consists of the background of the study, the reason for choosing the topic, the limitation of the study, the problem of the study, the aim of the study, the use of the study, the clarification of the study, and the organization of the study.

Chapter II is Review of Related Literature. It consists of definition of reading, the reading purpose, the types of classroom reading performance, the reading reasons, the important of reading, the stages of reading and teaching reading.

Chapter III is The Method of the Study. It deals with the meaning of research method, the subject of the study, the technique of collecting the data, the technique of analyzing the data.

Chapter IV is The Result of the Study. It consist of presenting the data and the analyzing of the data.

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CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion

After analyzing the data, the writer would like to conclude the result of the study. The main problem in this study is "how is the mastery of reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in the academic year of 2015/2016?". In this study, the writer wants to give the answer to the main problem.

Based on the previous computation, the students who get very good marks are 23 students or 32.85%, those who get good marks are 33 students or 47.14%, those who get fair marks are 11 students or 15.71% and poor marks are 3 studens or 4.28%. There is none of them who gets fail mark. The mean of the students’ mastery of reading is 74.42 and it is classified into good category.

Therefore, the writer concludes that the mastery of reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in academic year of 2015/2016 is good.

B. Suggestion

Based on the result of the study, the mastery of reading of the eleventh year students of SMK N 2 Purwodadi in academic year of 2015/2016 is in good category. Anyhow for further improvement, the writer would like to propose useful suggestion to the English teacher and to the students.

1. To the English Teachers

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be able to explain every lesson clearly and correctly in the process of teaching and learning, especially in reading skill. The teacher must be a guide and consultant when the students get problem in their study. The teacher also can give the remedial lesson to the students who get low mark or under criteria of minimum. For the students who get high mark or more than criteria of minimum, the teacher can give enrichment to the students.

2. To the students

From the results of study, the writer gives some suggestions to the students as follows:

For the students who got high mark, the writer recommends that they maintain their high achievement obtained and the students do not feel satisfied quickly, so they still have to learn the English material which has been taught.

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