Judul Skripsi : The Effectiveness of English Comics as a Medium for Improving the Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text in Second Grade Students of SMP NEGERI 1 BARRU. Judul Skripsi: The Effectiveness of English Comics as a Medium to Improve Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text in Second Grade Students of SMP NEGERI 1 BARRU. Students' reading comprehension before the OKRE method (Overview, Key Ideas, Reviewing and Evaluation) in teaching reading 56 b.
Table.4.4 The classification score in the pre-test and the post-test (drawing a conclusion) Table.4.5The average score in the field of reading comprehension of students. Considering the above statement, the researcher would like to conduct a study entitled: “The effectiveness of English comics as media to improve the reading comprehension of narrative texts among the second year students of SMP NEGERI 1 BARRU”.
Problem Statement
Comics as a visual media is a media for effective learning to develop creativity readers because there is a visual illustration of a story delivered. Using comics as a media to improve students' reading comprehension, Comic also has pictures and related content so that it can also be read through the image. Another advantage of the use of comics is able to speed up the process of receiving a message that will be delivered and allows that messages obtained by the student will be stored in their memory for longer.
Based on the above background, the purpose of this study is to improve students' reading comprehension through English comics as a media.
Significance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Previous related research findings
Improving students' reading comprehension using the MURDER technique (Murder, Understanding, Recall, Detect, Elaborate and Review) concludes that using the MURDER technique in the experimental group can improve students' reading comprehension and understand the statistical analysis shows that there is a significant difference between the experimental groups. and control group in the post-test. The similarities between the above research findings and this study are the use of cooperative learning to improve reading comprehension and the use of experimental research. Moreover, there are some differences between this study and previous research, such as research examples, research instrument, and reading materials.
Some Partienent Ideas
- The concept of English comic a. Definition of English comic
- Teaching media
- The Concept of reading a. Definition of Reading
- The Concept of Reading Comprehension a. Definition of Reading Comprehension
- The Concept of Narrative a. Definition of Narrative
- Orientation
- Complication
- Resolution
- Conceptual Framework
- Hypothesis
Harmer says a range of objects, pictures and other things that can be used as teaching media to present and manipulate language and to engage students in the activities. Basically, interest in reading is one of the internal factors that had an influence on reading comprehension. Reading aloud is a type of reading where a reader has verbalized each word in the text.
Based on definition above, the researcher can conclude that reading comprehension is the way of the readers to understand a written text. Output: Refers to improving the students' Literal Comprehension and Interpretive Comprehension, so that students can read English well.
RESEARCH METHOD RESEARCH METHOD
Research Design
Population and Sample 1. Population
- Sample
Based on the population above, the researcher uses purposive sampling to select the sample because the population is too large and suggested by the teacher. In this case, the researcher takes only one class consisting of 30 students of eight grade, especially VIII A and the researcher be easy to manage the class.
Variable of the research
Research Hypothesis
There are significant differences between students' reading comprehension before and after using English cartoon to improve their reading comprehension in second grade SMP NEGERI 1 BARRU.
Research Instruments
Technique Of Data Collection
In the post test, the researcher will give the students a reading material about Roro jongrang and Prambanan Temple, then evaluate them by using the reading task to know whether the students' reading comprehension is improved by using English cartoon as a medium or not.
Technique of Data Analysis
- The Improvement of the Students’ Literal Reading Comprehension Using of English Comic as Media In Term of Main Idea and Using of English Comic as Media In Term of Main Idea and
- The Improvement of the Students’ Reading Comprehension Using of English Comic as Media method In Literal and Interpretive of English Comic as Media method In Literal and Interpretive
- The Percentage of the Students’ Achievement in Literal and Interpretive Reading Comprehension Using of English Comic as Media Interpretive Reading Comprehension Using of English Comic as Media
- Hypothesis Testing
It also described the students' reading comprehension in general through the distribution of pretest and posttest. Students' literal reading comprehension by using English cartoon as media is improved in terms of main idea and sequence of details. So the improvement in students' literal reading comprehension between pre-test to post-test was 55%.
The table indicated that the students' reading comprehension in terms of interpretation after using English cartoon as a media method improved. Therefore, the improvement in students' reading comprehension in terms of interpretation between pre-test to post-test was 28%. Students' reading comprehension by using English comics as a medium improves in accordance with the literal and interpretive expressions.
The table shows the average score of students' achievements in reading comprehension in the literal and interpretive sense. The data showed that students' reading comprehension improved after using the English Comic as Media method. Therefore, there was a significant improvement of about 41% pre-test and post-test in the student's reading comprehension using the English comics method as a medium.
The table below shows the percentage of students' performance in interpretation in the application of English Comic as Media method. The percentage of students' performance in reading comprehension is explained in the following table which applies the English Comic as Media method. This indicates that there is a significant difference between the students' literal and interpretive reading comprehension in reading through English Comic as Media.
Discussion
Achieving Students' Reading Comprehension Before and After the English Comic as Media Method. In the previous consideration, there was a significant difference in students' reading comprehension when the English Comic as Media method was used. The mean score was 67.83 before using the English Comic as Media method and the mean score was 87.36 after using the English Comic as Media method.
It implies that the use of English Comic as Media method can improve students' performance in reading comprehension. It implies that English cartoon as a media method is very useful in improving students' reading comprehension. This research shows that there is an influence between English comics as a media method on students' reading comprehension, especially in literal and interpretive comprehension levels.
This research deals with the application of English cartoon as a media method in students' reading comprehension, especially in narrative text to find the main idea, detail sequence and conclusion. This research creates new knowledge in literal and interpretive, especially in narrative text easily and effectively by using English cartoon as a media method to teach reading comprehension. The method of English cartoon as media affects and improved students' reading comprehension more significantly in the second grade of SMP NEGERI 1 BARRU.
Where the average score of the pretest is 58.6 and it is classified as fair, while the posttest is 86.56 and it is classified as very good. The data shows that the average score in the pre-test is 56.4 and is classified as fair, while in the post-test the score is 92.6 and is classified as very good. An interpretive reading of Making a Conclusion to the Story shows that students' understanding improves by approximately 28% more.
Suggestion
Reading Comprehension Using Mood, Understand, Recall, Detect, Expand and Revise (KILL) Technique, Surakarta: Sebelas Maret University. The effect of English comics on the students' vocabulary performance in second year students of Smp Negeri 10 Kendari. Jakarta: The Department of English Education, the Faculty of Tarbiya and Teachers Educating the State Islamic University of „Syarif Hidayatullah.
The use of English cartoons to improve students' ability to retell (the case of Year 8 students at SMPN 1 Bojong Pekalongan in the academic year 2006/2007). The implementation of the Tea Party strategy in the teaching of analytical exposition reading for the eleventh grades. Improving students' reading skills by using the mind map technique at Sma N 1 Kretek in the academic year 2013/2014.
KOMPETENSI INTI (KI)
Kompetensi Dasar dan Indikator
Menunjukkan perilaku jujur, disiplin, percaya diri dan bertanggung jawab dalam melakukan komunikasi transaksional dengan guru dan teman. Menganalisis fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan teks narasi sederhana berbentuk legenda rakyat, tergantung konteks penggunaannya.
Tujuan Pembelajaran Sikap
Selama dan setelah proses pembelajaran, siswa mampu meniru sikap dan tindakan peduli, mandiri, disiplin dan cinta damai yang ditampilkan tokoh dalam teks narasi berbentuk legenda sederhana. Selama dan setelah proses pembelajaran, siswa mampu menunjukkan perilaku jujur dan bertanggung jawab dalam pelaksanaan tugas pembelajaran teks narasi berbentuk legenda sederhana. Dengan membaca teks narasi dan diskusi, siswa mampu menjelaskan struktur teks narasi sederhana berbentuk cerita rakyat (orientasi, komplikasi, resolusi dan coda).
Dengan membaca teks narasi dan diskusi, siswa dapat menjelaskan unsur kebahasaan dalam teks narasi sederhana berbentuk legenda rakyat. Melalui diskusi, siswa dapat menganalisis gagasan pokok dan makna kata serta menggali informasi tentang teks narasi lisan dan tulis berbentuk legenda sederhana. Melalui diskusi, siswa dapat menafsirkan gagasan pokok dan makna kata dalam teks narasi lisan dan tulis berbentuk legenda sederhana.
Melalui diskusi, siswa sampai pada kesimpulan dan menyajikan pesan-pesan moral (moral value) dalam teks narasi lisan dan tulis dalam bentuk legenda sederhana.
Materi Pembelajaran Konsep
- Metode Pembelajaran
- Sikap Sosial
- Pedoman Penskoran
- Pengetahuan
Siswa mempertanyakan gagasan pokok setiap paragraf, arti kata baru, dan informasi rinci dalam teks “Singa dan Tikus”. Siswa dapat menemukan gagasan pokok pada setiap paragraf, informasi yang tersirat dan tersurat, dalam teks 'Sang Singa'. Siswa menafsirkan gagasan pokok paragraf, informasi tersirat dan tersurat dalam teks “Singa dan Tikus”.
Siswa dapat menemukan gagasan pokok suatu paragraf dalam teks bacaan dan dapat menemukan informasi tersurat maupun tersirat dalam teks “The Golden Pickle”. Siswa mengajukan pertanyaan tentang gagasan pokok setiap paragraf, arti kata baru dan informasi rinci dalam teks “Mentimun Emas”. Siswa dapat menemukan gagasan pokok pada setiap paragraf, informasi tersirat dan tersurat dalam teks “The Golden Pickle”.
Siswa menjelaskan fungsi sosial, struktur, dan unsur kebahasaan yang ditemukan setelah membaca teks “Mentimun Emas”. Siswa memperhatikan fungsi struktur teks dan struktur yang digunakan dalam teks “Kisah Danau Toba”. Siswa mempertanyakan gagasan pokok setiap paragraf, arti kata baru dan informasi rinci dalam teks “Kisah Danau Toba”.
Siswa dapat menemukan gagasan pokok pada setiap paragraf, informasi yang tersirat dan tersurat dalam teks “Kisah Danau Toba”. Siswa menafsirkan gagasan pokok paragraf, informasi tersirat dan tersurat dalam teks “Kisah Danau Toba”. Siswa menjelaskan fungsi sosial, struktur dan unsur kebahasaan yang ditemukan setelah membaca teks “Kisah Danau Toba”.
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The Raw Score of Students’ Reading Comprehension
The Classification score of reading comprehension
The Raw Score of Students’ Reading Comprehension in Literal
The Raw Score of Students’ Reading Comprehension in Literal Students Indicator (Sequence Detail)
The Raw Score of Students’ Reading Comprehension in Interpretative Students Indicator ( Making Conclusion)
The Classification Score of Literal
The Classification Score of Interpretative
Calculating the mean score of the students’ achievement
The Percentage of student improvement
Test Significant different between the pretest and posttest literal (Main Idea) comprehension
Test Significant different between the pretest and posttest Literal (Sequence Detail) comprehension
Test Significant different between the pretest and posttest Interpretative (making conclusion) comprehension
TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF T-VALUE
