IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION BY USING HUMOUR STORIES AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMPN 1 BINTAN
SKRIPSI
NOVITA ANTINA SAGITA 180388203019
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2022
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING
COMPREHENSION BY USING HUMOURS STORIES AT THE EIGHT GRADE OF SMPN 1 BINTAN
SKRIPSI
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment for the Undergraduate Degree in English Language Education (S.Pd)
NOVITA ANTINA SAGITA 180388203019
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2022
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Praise and appreciation are given to God, who always blesses and strengthens the researcher to finished this skripsi entitled "Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension by Using Humour Stories at the Eight Grade of SMPN 1 BINTAN"
As part of the prerequisite for an S-1 degree, this skripsi would like to submitted to the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
This skripsi would be incomplete without several people's assistanced, support, and suggestions. As a result, the researcher wishes to express her gratituded and appreciation to:
1. My beloved parents, Mrs. Jumitin and Mr. Hasan, who have given so much love and provided so much support, prayers and advice to the researcher.
2. Prof. Dr. Agung Dhamar Syakti, S.Pi, DEA as the Rector of Universitas of Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
3. Assist. Prof. Satria Agust, S.S., M. Pd., as a Dean of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
4. Assist. Prof. Dewi Nopita, S.Pd., M.Pd., as the Head of English Education Study Program of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
5. Assist. Prof. Dewi Murni, S.S., M.Hum., as the researcher’s advisor guided the researcher to finish the skripsi and always give solutions to revise the skripsi.
6. Assist. Prof. Muhammad Candra, S.Pd., M.Ed., as the researcher’s Co-advisor guided the researcher to finish this proposal and always give solutions to revise the skripsi.
7. To all researchers lecturing in the English Education Study Program, who always give knowledge and guidance during the period of the study.
8. Academic Advisory Lecturer during lectures at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at the Raja Ali Haji Maritime University who has provided support to complete this research.
9. To my brothers and sisters Putri Santina and Novan Santino and the entire extended family who always give encouragement to finish this skripsi.
10. My beloved friends, Septi Wulansari, Fitria Tokan, Anggi Triwinarsih, Iin Widya Sari, Ilfa Sastika, Gery Agustian, R. Azura, Bella.
11. Sri Lestari S.Pd. As principal of SMPN 1 Bintan, who provides support and facilities so that researcher can conduct this research.
12. Mam Noni, and Mam Selvi as a supervisor during the researcher doing research at school.
13. Last but not least, I wanna thank me, I wanna thank me for believing in me, I wanna thank me for doing all this hard work, I wanna thank me for having no days off, I wanna thank me for never quitting, I wanna thank me for just being me all all times.
Tanjungpinang, 13 Desember 2022 The researcher
Novita Antina Sagita NIM. 180388203019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET………..i
APPROVAL SHEET………...………..ii
STATEMENT OF THE ORIGINALITY OF SKRIPSI………iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………………...………….iv
MOTTO………...………..vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………vii
LIST OF TABLE………..……….x
LIST OF FIGURES………………..xi
LIST OF APPENDICES…………..………...xii
ABSTRACT……….………xiii
ABSTRAK……….……..xiv
CHAPTER I……….…….…………..1
INTRODUCTION……….……….…1
1.1 Background of the Study……….….….1
1.2 Identification of the Study……….……...2
1.3 Limitation of the Study……….….…2
1.4 Formulation of Study……….….…..3
1.5 Purpose of the Study………....….3
1.6 The Significant of Research……….…….3
1.7 Definition of Key Term……….…..4
CHAP TER II……….….6
LITERATURE REVIEW………..6
2.1 Definition of Humor Stories……….………….6
2.2 Definition of Narrative Text………..11
2. 3 Definition of Media………14
2. 4 Definition of Reading……….15
2.5 Definition of Reading Comprehension……….18
2.6 Review of Related Study………..20
2.7 Conceptual Framework………...……23
CHAPTER III………...…………23
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………23
3.1 Research Design………23
3.2 Subject of the Research……….24
3.3 Setting of the Research………..24
3.4 Research of Procedure………..24
3.5 Research Schedule………26
3.6 Technique of Collecting Data………...26
3.6.1 The Quantitative Data………27
3.6.2 The Qualitative Data………..27
3.7 Research Instrument……….…….28
3.8 Technique of Analyzing Data………...…….…...28
3.9 The Criteria of Success……….……29
CHAPTER IV……….…..31
FINDING AND DISCUSSION………...….…....31
3.1 Research Findings………...31
4.1.1 Data Description……….………..31
4.1.2 The Quantitative data………...…………31
4.1.3 The qualitative Data……….33
4.2 Data Analysis………..34
4.2.1 Quantitative Data………..34
4.2.2 Qualitative Data………..……….……….40
4.3 Discussion………...……….……...46
CHAPTER V……….….….49
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS………..……..49
5.1 Conclusion……….…...….49
5.2 Suggestions……….……..…...50
REFERENCES……….…..…….51
APPENDICES……….….…...54
CURRICULUM VITAE………..…….128
LIST OF TABLE
Table 3. 1 Research Schedule………26
Table 3. 2 The Field Notes………27
Table 3. 3 Criteria of Success………...30
Table 4. 1 The Students’ Score……….………..31
Table 4. 2 Field Notes of Learning Process……….………...33
Table 4. 3 Students’ Test I Score………...…………34
Table 4. 4 Criteria summary of Cycle I……….……….35
Table 4. 5 Students’ Test II Score……….……….36
Table 4. 6 Criteria Summary of Cycle II……….……….………..37
Table 4. 7 The Students’ Score Improvement Percentage………..38
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2. 1 The Conceptual Framework of the study……….…23 Figure 3. 1 Cyclical Action Research Model based on (Arikunto, 2010)……….23
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Responses Letter from SMPN 1 BINTAN……….……55
Appendix 2 Lesson Plan Cycle I………56
Appendix 3 Lesson plan cycle II……….……61
Appendix 4 Syllabus………...68
Appendix 5 Observation Sheet For Students’ Activity……….……..72
Appendix 6 Test 1……….……..73
Appendix 7 Test 2……….……..79
Appendix 8 Humour Stories………..….…86
Appendix 9 Observation Sheet Result………….……….…..89
Appendix 10 Field notes……….……93
Appendix 11 Test Result Cycle I………..……..95
Appendix 12 Test Result Cycle II……….105
Appendix 13 Documentation………121
Appendix 14 Data Scoring and Analysis………..123
