THE USE OF WEBTOON TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’
READING COMPREHENSION AT EIGHTH GRADE IN SMPN 10 TANJUNGPINANG
SKRIPSI
WITA IZZATUL JANNAH 190388203032
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2023
THE USE OF WEBTOON TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’
READING COMPREHENSION AT EIGHTH GRADE IN SMPN 10 TANJUNGPINANG
SKRIPSI
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment
for the Undergraduate Degree in English Language Education
WITA IZZATUL JANNAH 190388203032
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITAS MARITIM RAJA ALI HAJI TANJUNGPINANG
2023
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v MOTTO
fa inna ma'al-'usri yusrā
“Because actually, with hardship (will be) ease”
Al-Insyirah (5)
La yukallifullahu nafsan illa wus'aha
“Allah does not burden a person according to their ability”
Al-Baqarah ayat 286
“Busy doesn't always mean actually working. The goal of all work is result or achievement and to achieve any of these goals there must be thought, systems,
planning, intelligence, and sincere goals, and hard work"
Thomas Alva Edison
“Distractions in achieving your goals let them be like the wind”
Wita Izzatul Jannah
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillahi rabbil 'aalamin, the researcher expresses to the almighty God, Allah SWT for the grace, love, mercy health, help, and opportunity to finish this skripsi, entitled “The use of Webtoon to Improve Students’ Reading Comprehension at eight grade in SMPN 10 Tanjungpinang”. Presented as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the attainment of a Bachelor of Education Degree in English language education in Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji. Peace is upon great inspiring leader of the world revolution Muhammad SAW. This skripsi would not complete without help, suggestion, and supports from several concerned. The researcher would like to give the best appreciate to :
1. Prof. Dr. Agung Dhamar Syakti, S.Pi, DEA, as the Rector of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
2. Assist. Prof. Satria Agust, S.S, M.Pd., CIAR as the Dean of Faculty of Teaching Training and Education of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
3. Assist. Prof Dewi Nopita S. Pd. M.Pd as the Head of English Education Study Program of Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji.
4. The researcher's first advisor Dewi Murni, S.S., M.Hum and Gatot Subroto, S. S., M. Pd. as the second advisors, for their valuable, support, suggestion, time and kindness during completing this skripsi.
5. The researcher's parents Yusnita (Emak), I dedicate this graduation to you, mak, thank you for your hard work, who is willing to sacrifice to take care of me and fight for me to get a proper education and then thank you Syafaradi Indi (Apak) your body may not be able to see since 2003 when I
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was 2 years old, you may disappear from my sight, but you are always in my heart and mind.
6. Thank you to Tariah (nenek), Dela Pulda(pak su) and Fadli (pak ngah) thank you for supporting me.
7. Thank you to someone special in my life, namely Dimas Kurniawan who has accompanied me for five years right on August 28th 2023, thank you for accompanying me through the twists and turns of this life, thank you for giving me your support and love so that I am always excited to take education that is useful for my future to live life in the future.
8. My best friend Eza Nola Azura, Hi cuk, thank you very much for being my housemate while in Tanjungpinang, my comrade in arms in studying, a friend who wants to exchange stories, a friend who always supports whatever I want, a friend who was there when I had problems and was sad, friends laughed, joked, thank you for encouraging me so that this research has been completed, I will never forget our memories together cuk.
9. My best friend Sherly Andriayani Putri, hi she, thank you very much for wanting to be my friend, a friend who wants to exchange stories, a friend who always supports whatever I want, my comrade in arms in studying, a friend who was there when I had problems and was sad, friends laughed, joked, thank you for encouraging me so that this research has been completed.
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10. Last but not least, I want to thank me, for believing in me, for doing all this hard work, for not having a day off, for never stopping, for just being me all the time, Wita Izzatul Jannah, you are great have survived so far.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
APPROVAL SHEET……….ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT………..………...……...vi
TABLE OF CONTENT………ix
LIST OF FIGURE AND TABLE………..………..…xi
LIST OF APPENDICES……….xii
ABSTRACT……….xiii
ABSTRAK...………xiv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ………..………...1
1.1 The Background of the Study………….……….……1
1.2 Identification of the Problem…….………..3
1.3 Research Question………..………..4
1.4 Purpose of the Research………..……….4
1.5 Limitation of the Problem………..………..4
1.6 Significance of the Study………..………...4
1.6.1 Theoretically………….……….…..4
1.6.2 Practically……….……….…..4
1.7 Definition of Key Term……….……….….5
1.7.1 Reading Comprehension ………..……….…..5
1.7.2 Recount Text ……..…………..………...………5
1.7.3 Webtoon ………..………5
CHAPTER II REVIEW RELATED LITERATURE ………...…...6
2.1 Theoretical framework………..………...6
2.1.1 Reading Comprehension ………...………6
2.1.2 Recount Text …………..………...………....7
2.1.3 Webtoon…….………..………..9
2.2 Previous Studies…………..………..……….12
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2.3 Conceptual Framework………..………15
2.4 Action Hypothesis……….……….16
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY……..………...17
3.1 Researh Design………..………….17
3.2 Researh Setting………..…….18
3.3 Subject of the Research………..………19
3.4 The Research Procedure………..…………...19
3.5 Data Collection Technique………..………...21
3.6 Research Instrument………..……….22
3.7 The Technique of Analysis Data………23
3.8 Criteria of Succes………...24
CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION……….25
4.1 Finding……….25
4.1.1 Cycle 1………..25
4.1.2 Cycle 2………..32
4.2 Discussion………37
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION………...41
5.2 Suggestion………41
5.2.1 For the English Teacher……….…….…………41
5.2.2 For the students……….….………….42
5.2.3 To Other Researcher………..………….42
REFERENCES……….………..……….….43
APPENDICES……….……….……45
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LIST OF FIGURE AND TABLE
Figure 1.1 Picture of Webtoon by Mobile Phone………….………….…………10
Figure 2.1 The Conceptual Framework of Action Search…….………15
Figure 3.1 The Ilustration of Classroom Action Research.……….…...18
Table 3.1 Table the Number of Student………..…...19
Table 4.1 Students’ Reading Comprehension Score in Cycle 1………….……...28
Table 4.2 Observation Checklist Cycle 1………..……30
Table 4.3 Students’ Reading Comprehension Score in cycle 2………...35
Table 4.4 Observation Checklist Cycle 2………..36
Figure 4.1 Stduents’ Percentage of Preliminary Study………..39
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LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 Surat Izin Penelitian dari Dinas Pendidikan………...46 APPENDIX 2 Surat Balasan dari sekolah SMPN 10 Tanjungpinang…………...47 APPENDIX 3 Lesson Plan……….48 APPENDIX 4 Post Test………..………...68
