IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF READING THROUGH GAMES FOR THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN SINGOSAREN BANGUNTAPAN BANTUL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2010/2011

Khotmayanti, Hami (2012) IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF READING THROUGH GAMES FOR THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN SINGOSAREN BANGUNTAPAN BANTUL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2010/2011. S1 thesis, FBS UNY.

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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF READING THROUGH GAMES FOR THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN SINGOSAREN BANGUNTAPAN BANTUL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2010/2011 By Hami Khotmayanti 04202244091 ABSTRACT The objective of this research is to improve the reading skills through games for the fifth grade students of SDN singosaren Banguntapan Bantul in the academic year of 2010-2011 through games. The research members implemented the actions of using games as the main activities. This research applied the principles of action research. The research was carried out at the first semester from February 8 to March, 8 2011. It involved the principal, the English teacher, and the students of grade 5. The steps were: reconnaissance, planning, action and observation, and reflection. The subjects of the research were the students of 5. To collect the data, the researcher conducted observations and interview with the research members. The instruments were tape recorders, interview and observation guides. The data collected were qualitative in the form of field notes, interview transcripts and pictures. To obtain the trustworthiness, the researcher applied triangulation technique to meet the validity of the data. This research consists of two cycles. The result of the first cycle shows that the implementation of games was effective to promote the students’ reading skills of Grade 5. The results of the second cycle shows that implementing games accompanied by singing activity, using media and classroom English was successful to improve the students’ reading skills. The use of classroom English was not quite successful. The indicators of the success of the implementation were that: 1) all students could understand and respond to the teacher’s questions and instructions physically or orally, 2) the students were more relaxed in learning English, 3) the students were attracted to the pictures used by the teachers, 4) by implementing games into the actions, the reading skills could be improved.

Item Type: Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords: READING, GAMES, THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS
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: 03 Jan 2017 03:41
Last Modified: 30 Jan 2019 12:33
URI: http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/45335

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