Judul Skripsi : The effect of English newspaper as an authentic material on the reading comprehension of second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency. The Effect of English Newspaper as an Authentic Material on Reading Comprehension (An Experimental Study on Second Grade Students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency), Under Thesis of the Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Makassar (Leaded by Abd. Muin and Ummi Khaerati Syam). This research aimed to find the improvement of students' reading comprehension through the Effect of English newspaper as an authentic material on the reading comprehension of second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency.
The research results indicated that the effect of English newspaper as an authentic material in reading comprehension of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency was proved by the mean score of post test was 8.104. It indicates that there is the significant difference and improvement in students' understanding of reading text after using English newspaper as authentic material. Alhamdulillahi Robbil Alamin, the researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to the Almighty Allah SWT, the only provider, the most merciful, whose blessing gives her guidance, inspiration and good health all the time to carry out the writing of this thesis entitled: The effect of English newspaper as an authentic material in reading comprehension (an experimental study of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency).
Erwin Akib, S.Pd, M.Pd, the head of the English education department faculty of teacher training and education Makassar Muhammadiyah University. The author's classmate in English Department Class F (the 2008 generation), thanks for friendship, togetherness and suggestions to the researcher.
INTRODUCTION
- Problem Statement
- Objective of Research
- Significance of the Research
- Scope of the Research
In this case, the researcher found the best strategy to improve with English newspapers as authentic material. In this research, the researcher will focus on English newspaper to improve students' reading comprehension and achieve high students' motivation. Referring to the above explanation, the researcher is interested in conducting a research entitled: The effect of English newspaper as an authentic material on the reading comprehension of second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency.
Improving the English newspaper as authentic material reading comprehension of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency. Do the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency have high motivation for using English newspaper as an authentic material in reading comprehension. The English newspaper as an authentic material improves reading comprehension of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency.
Second grade students in SMP Negeri 4 Mare, Bone Regency have high motivation for the use of English newspaper as an authentic material in reading comprehension. In terms of content, the researcher focuses on expanding students' reading comprehension by using English newspapers as authentic material.
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Some Pertinent Ideas
- Concept of Reading Comprehension
- The Concept of Authentic Material
- Newspaper
- Motivation
With this point of view, we can say that reading comprehension is very important because the Students do not understand what they have read, they cannot catch the idea of the author through reading. By looking at these definitions above, it can be concluded that reading is an active process where the readers try to acquire the information given by the writer and understand what is actually the purpose of the writer. This is done individually; the teacher can individually check his/her Students' ability in the pronunciation and stress of the words as well as the sentence intonation.
If the activity is carried out in a group, the teacher should check and evaluate the students in the group. Skimming happens when the reader only wants to cover the most important information about the main ideas in the reading material in a hurry or in a short time, so the reader has to find out the important things they need by quickly glancing over the reading material. In other words, in skimming we read quickly to get the main ideas and details of the passage.
Of the twelve application principles of learning to read, both teachers and students required how to apply them in the classroom or outside the classroom. In addition, Stevens (1977:4) explains that deciphering means recognizing or patterns of the message, it involves distinguishing writing from other types of patterns, observing the direction of the writer, finding the beginning and end of the text, adjusting the pace what the eye can see. the rate of understanding, and reference back or forward to resolve ambiguity or doubt. The process of reading comprehension can be considered in two phases, namely the mechanical process and comprehension process.
The mechanical process that deals with the reader's activity is followed by the eye movement of the text, and the comprehension process is an ability of the reader to interpret the reading material. And comprehension process includes that the development of the ability, 1) to remember, evaluate and generalize from what the reader has read, 2) to notice and recall the details, and the last, 3) to the writer s ideas and to understand the point of view. Finally, the process of reading comprehension is that the readers read the material to interact and evaluate between the thoughts of the read and the language of the text, decoding and meaning is important for the reader, which he uses to the printed words to relate, to discover, interpret and act upon the meaning, and to assimilate into his total experience.
First to assimilate each aspect of the topic of general information about the topic aspect of new ideas, so they must read the material closely in order to follow the argument and assimilate all those new ideas. Even students are interested in the subject of reading comprehension text, they will soon lose interest if they find difficulty in the vocabulary and structure of the text. In this case, it is the content of the material and not the language that is useful for the teacher or the student.
If learning exercises (for example: grammar) should be part of the program, decide together with the teacher how much time will be spent on them and possibly even complete and correct them independently. And with its unusual writing style, it's one of the best places to look for literature.
Conceptual Framework
Hypothesis
METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
Research Variables
Operational Definitions
Reading comprehension means that the retrieval of information from the material must convey the information that is retrieved. Authentic materials refer to English newspapers containing articles and advertisements for use in the classroom.
Population and Sample
The researcher used this instrument to see the students. The researcher explained to the students the purpose of the questionnaire and how to answer it. The students' improvement in reading comprehension of the text was derived from the average scores of the students. It means that the student's post-test average score was greater than the student's pre-test average score.
This also indicates that there was a difference between the results of the students' pre-test and post-test. The mean score of students' motivation for using English newspaper in reading activity learning is 78.67. Moreover, all the students were motivated in reading activity by using English newspaper as an authentic material.
The description of the data collected through the pretest and posttest, as explained in the previous section, shows that the students' reading comprehension had improved. It is supported by the frequency and percentage percentage of students' pretest and posttest score. The description of the data collected in the pretest shows that the students' reading comprehension was poor.
It shows that the average posttest score of the students was greater than the average pretest score with the improvement being 23. This shows that the use of English newspaper gives a positive effect on the students' reading comprehension. This was evidenced by the improvement in students' reading comprehension after treatment using the English newspaper.
This is supported by the frequency and rate percentage of the results of the students' questionnaire. In addition, the mean score of students' motivation towards using English newspaper in reading activity was 78.67. From the discussion above, the researcher concludes that the use of English newspaper improved the students' reading comprehension and motivated the second grade students of SMP Negeri 4 Mare‟, Bone Regency.
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