The factors that make students have difficulty understanding the English reading text tell the text of the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Ponorogo in academic year 2014/2015. In this study, the researcher presents the understanding of the English reading text as a data representation.
Organization of the Thesis
The chapter also contains the explanation and analysis of specific data such as the Analysis study of students' problems in understanding the English reading text of the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Ponorogo in the academic year 2014/2015. This chapter contains data analysis of the reason, the problem study of students' problems in understanding the English reading text of the eighth grade students of SMPN 2 Ponorogo in the academic year 2014/2015.
Reading
Based on the description above, it can be stated that reading is a complex activity; the process involves both the writer and the reader. Reading is an interactive process that occurs between the reader and the text, leading to understanding.
The Factors that Causes Students’ Difficulties in Comprehend the English Reading Text
But reading a group of words instead of a single word at a glance increases your reading speed. If you are a good reader, you are able to read aloud with clarity and expression. If you're still not sure what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.
If you are a good reader, you are familiar with reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, yearbooks, atlases and library catalogs. If you are an efficient reader, you have a reading pattern that covers a wide range of interests. You read magazine articles and books on various topics, you read fiction and non-fiction.
When the teacher gives the task and chooses the comprehension tasks to do it, sometimes the kind of tasks do not help the students to better understand the skill. In this study, the writer examines which factors cause students to have difficulty understanding the English reading text, such as:
Teaching Reading
There are two goals of the learning process; the teaching effect and the feeding effect.47 The teaching effect is the process of teaching and learning. A teacher is a person who teaches students a subject of study. In a simple definition, a teacher is a person who imparts knowledge to students.49 Each teacher is required to master the variations of skills as a professional teacher in his subject.50 The teacher's role in the teaching learning process is not only to carry out the teaching learning process but also taking responsibility for the success of the teaching learning process. As components in teaching, it can be said that the student is the most important.
Without students, teaching learning processes cannot take place.51 Students are a group of people who sit in a classroom to receive knowledge from the teacher. Generally, method can be defined as a procedure to perform an activity or work by using facts and concept systematically. Administration and financial factor include all tools that support the teaching learning process such as lesson plan, building, classroom, laboratory and library.
Activities in the reading phase are aimed at training students to understand the meaning of the text. Strategies can be defined as conscious actions that learners take to achieve desired goals or objectives, while a skill is a strategy that has become automatic.
Previous Research Finding
The quality of the individual teacher is an integral part of the success of second or foreign language learners. It can be concluded that the use of snowball throwing strategy can improve students' reading comprehension text. According to Ikah Atikah, the result of the research Analysis of students' language problems in reading comprehension (A Case Study at Second Grade Students of MTs.
Baiturahmah Sukabumi), based on the data analysis and discussion, the author concluded that there is less understanding in the eighth grade students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Baiturahmah in reading, especially in language problems, students have low vocabulary and structure. It can be known from the explanation that 38.13% of the students experience difficulties in using vocabulary during the students' reading comprehension. students' problems in using structure during students'. 31.25% students find difficulties in using vocabulary during students' reading comprehension. According to Sarwo, research, Analysis of students' problems in understanding narrative texts is a research journal.
The aim of the study is to know how well the Students' ability to understand narrative text. This means that the students were not. able to comprehend narrative texts so far.
DATA DESCRIPTION
General Data
- The Historical Background
The vision of SMPN 2 Ponorogo is outstanding performance, virtuous, based on nation culture, faith and piety. Most of the SMPN 2 Ponorogo teachers have expanded the lessons to fit their teaching duties or training. 46 Hartaja Computer Information Engineering 47 Eni Trihartuti, S.E Computer Information Engineering 48 Zaky Ardhiana Devie, S.Pd Guidance and Advice 49 Dyah Retnowati, S.Pd Guidance and Advice.
For details, the devices and infrastructures of SMPN 2 Ponorogo are presented in the form of a table. A curriculum is an educational plan or lesson plan that can significantly support the teaching requirements of the learning process at. The material in the 2013 curriculum uses a genre approach as a learning focus with an understanding of social function, elements of text structure - language elements according to the level of difficulty, from simple to complex.
It is included in the Based Approach activity to do presentation and practice activities related to the grammatical features of the text. It can be concluded that scientific approach and genre based approach are related to implement teaching learning process in 2013 curriculum.
Specific Data
- T he Factors That Cause Students’ Difficulties in Comprehending The English Reading Text of the Eighth Grade Students of SMPN 2
- The Teachers’ effort in solving the problems
I have the reason for reading comprehension, when I read the English text, I did not understand the meaning of the text. So when I read the text, I think I have a hard time understanding the English reading text because I didn't understand the meaning of the sentence of the text from the learning process in the classroom.73. I understand less in grammar mainly the generic structure of grammar.. I understand the English text because the generic structure is important for understanding the English text.74.
I have factor problems in understanding English text in vocabulary. When I read English text, I felt less good in the English syllable. I have a factor cause in understanding the English reading text, when I read the English text I felt bad in understanding the reading text because I learned English attentively and lazily, so I have less habit of studying English text and I have difficulty understanding the English reading text .81 These statements indicated that students did not like and did not pay attention to the English lesson. Based on the above explanation, it can be concluded: there are many problems in understanding English reading texts for students.
I have some factors that cause problems to understand English reading text in vocabulary, the vocabulary control is low, still not understood if the reading text is too long, when I read the English text, I felt less knowledge of syllables , so did not have the message in the text .89. So, I still confused in tenses and I struggle to understand the English reading text, especially narrative text because narrative text is difficult to understand English text.92. I have a factor cause to understand the English reading text, when I read English text, I felt that I don't read text, because I learned attention and lazy English, so I learn less habit to study English text and I struggle to understand English reading text .95 According to the interviews above was not much different from the interview with English teacher: because, some students find it difficult to understand the English text that they pay attention to when the teacher explains and they are lazy English lesson.
The above data is supported by the observation Mrs Sulistyaningtyas Chayati, S.Pd from SMPN 2 Ponorogo about the teacher's effort in solving problems with the students' problem to understand English text.. observation is: 1) English teacher has explained the lesson clearly and guide the students should use dictionary, 2) the teacher uses media, strategy and technique 3) gives the task group about history that relates to the report from the study tour about outgoing in Yogyakarta.
DISCUSSION
Factors That Cause Students’ Difficulties to Comprehend The English Reading Text of The Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 2 Ponorogo
When they read the text, there are some difficult words that they did not know the meaning of if they did not use a dictionary. Based on the explanation above, the students have problem with word meaning and they always open dictionary when knowledge will word meaning in the English text. So understand the message of English text correctly and students have few problems in understanding text.
Students have problems in vocabulary, students understand the text in English, many dictionaries they did not know, could not understand the meaning of the word. In addition, the student has a problem in vocabulary, they have not yet understood if the English reading text is too long, when the students reading the text, the student felt less knowledge. Based on the above explanation, it can be concluded that vocabulary is the basic component language especially for foreign language.
It was an effect of the learning process: students did not concentrate on the learning process because students did not like the English lesson.104 However, they were less interested in learning English text. The teacher's efforts in solving the students' problems in understanding the English reading text.
The Teacher’s Effort in Solving The Problems of Student’s Difficulties in Comprehending the English Reading Text
The teacher always motivates the students because English as an international language is a very important lesson to learn. Based on the theory, Serravello said a small group gives kids a chance to hear other students think about their reading process and responses to the texts. So the students, more enthusiastic students about the text of the lesson, are also very interested in following the text of the lesson of most of the narration, because this game makes the students more creative in understanding the text, and with this game, the problems of reading the text, the students' understanding of the English language would be solved gradually.
The student prefers to follow the lessons of the text in English and pays more attention because the students are more interested in their music also seems relaxed but still serious in the text narrate the lessons so that they look better in the meaning of the text in English language. reading. According to (AECT) Association for Education and Communication Technology clarify that all forms of media are used for a process of information distribution. 105. Creative use of media will allow students to learn better and can increase their performance.
Media can be interpreted as everything that becomes an intermediary or transfers information from the sender of the message to the receiver of the message. The use of media in learning is to help children to provide a meaningful experience for students.
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