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THE APPLICATION OF PEER DISCUSSION IN THE CLASSROOM TO IMPROVE READING COMPREHENSION OF THE XI GRADE STUDENTS AT SMA N 1 SALAMAN
The aim of this research is to improve reading comprehension of the eleven grade students at SMA N 1 Salaman by using the application of peer discussion technique. The study was action research. In conducting the study, the researcher involved the English teacher, the school principal and the students of Grade XI. The subjects of the study were 30 students of Grade XI of SMA N 1 Salaman in the academic year of 2012/2013. The data of this study were qualitative. The qualitative data were obtained by observing the teaching-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 the pre-test and the post-test. The results of this study showed that the use of peer discussion technique was effective to improve the students’ reading comprehension. The use of hortatory texts in peer discussion process in the BKOF and MOT stages was effective to make the students more enthusiastic in the reading activities. All students could understand and respond to the researcher’ instruction and explanations. The activities in the JCOT stage of applying peer discussion technique as a pre-reading planning strategy were successful to help the students constructing meaning and generate their ideas. They could also admit lack of understanding of a concept to peers rather than to the teacher and this opened up the opportunity for discussion. The activities in the ICOT stage in making the hortatory texts by applying peer discussion technique could improve the students’ reading comprehension. The students found it easy to generate ideas, identify the text’s generic structure and, find new vocabularies.
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
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