IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILL BY USING SHORT STORY AT EIGHT GRADE OF SMPN 4 BANDAR PACITAN IN 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

NANANG APRIYANTO, IBNU (2016) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING SKILL BY USING SHORT STORY AT EIGHT GRADE OF SMPN 4 BANDAR PACITAN IN 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo.

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Abstract

Key Words: Reading Skill, Short Story
Reading skill is one of the important abilities in learning and teaching process.
Reading very important for student, because by reading the student can explore their ideas,
creativity and knowledge. Especially in are modern society. Certain people read to get
information. Every people in everywhere and every time always combine with English when
where communicate with other and people is able to understand messages in people mind.
The teaching of reading, especially elementary reading, is one of the most debated subjects in
education and even among the general public. This research will focus on reading skill.
This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) to apply Short Story Material.
The statement of problem of this research is how does the improving students reading skill at
SMPN 4 Bandar in the Academic Year of 2016/2017. The purpose of this research is know
the improvement students’ reading skill using short story at eight grade of SMPN 4 Bandar
in the Academic Year of 2016/2017. The subject of the research was the eight grade students
of SMPN 4 Bandar in academic year of 2016/2017 especially class A which consisted of 35
students. The research was started on August 3rd, 2016 until 15th, 2016. This research was
conducted in two cycles. The researcher used three research instruments; they were
observation check list, questionnaire, and test.
Based on the result of this research, the implementation of short story material could
improve students’ reading skill at the eight grade students of SMPN 4 Bandar. It was seen
from the result of students’ observation. In cycle I, the result of students’ observation score
was 58.3%, questionnaire 81.72% and there were 57.14% students passing in the test. Then
improve in cycle II, the result of students’ observation score was 83%, questionnaire 83.87%
and test 100%. It showed that the students were very enjoying and more interested in
studying English.
Finally, the researcher drew a conclusion that short story materials have benefit for the
activities at the learning process, for example it can be useful to increase students writing
skill in studying English. The researcher also gives suggestion that English teachers can be
should use varied teaching materials, strategies, technique, and method to make the students
enjoy the English lesson in the class. The teacher can improve the short story to another class
to attract the attention of the students. The English teacher should always give motivation to
the students to learn English well. Short story can be one of the materials to improve the skill
of the students especially in reading.

Item Type:	Thesis (Skripsi)
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Departement of Teacher Training and Education > Department of English
Depositing User:	Editor FKIP
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2016 03:09
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2016 03:09
URI:	https://eprints.umpo.ac.id/id/eprint/2686

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