Wahyuni, Sri (2013) USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION FOR FIRST GRADE IN SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 10 YOGYAKARTA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
The type of this research was action research. The study attempted to solve the problems related to the students’ reading comprehension. The objective of this research study is to improve reading comprehension of first grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 10 Yogyakarta through authentic materials. This study was an action research study consisting of two cycles and used qualitative and quantitative methods. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher, the collaborator, and the students. The subjects of this research were 36 students of class VII C of SMP Muhammadiyah 10 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 2012/2013. The data of this study were qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process during the implementation of the actions and interviewing the students and the collaborator about the implemented actions. The qualitative data were in the form of field notes and interview transcripts. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained by assessing the students’ reading comprehension through a pre-test and a post-test. Therefore, the quantitative data were in the form of student’s reading scores in the pre-test and post-test. The results of the research show that using authentic materials can improve the students’ reading comprehension and the students’ reading involvement in the reading class through picture in power point slide and activities. There were improvements of students’ involvement in the reading class toward the application of group work. They were more active in every activity, willing to participate in the group discussion, and more serious to finish the tasks in groups. The results of the implementation of authentic materials through picture in power point slide and activities (i.e. arrange the jumbled text to decide which is introduction, description and conclusion, find the main idea and supporting details based on the text, complete the sentence with the suitable words and find the verbs based on the preview text) were successful in improving students’ reading comprehension in the English teaching and learning process. The findings were supported by the mean score in a pre-test which improved from 59.6 to 70 in the post test.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | authentic materials, improve, reading comprehension, SMP |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2015 02:20 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2019 03:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/25715 |
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