This complexity makes English learners reluctant and less interested in this kind of activity. Thus, they find it difficult what the passage talks about since
they don’t know the method should be used to help them reading effectively and efficiently. Having not accomplished this problem yet about reading, students
must face the other complex problem of writing. They have to write some topics based on what they have read. This could be a big pressure for students if they do
not find a suitable way to cope with it using an integrated way. Standing on that account, I try to decrease the problem in reading and
writing by conducting an experiment on the implementation of CIRC Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition in teaching reading and
writing. CIRC is one of cooperative learning that is conducted by setting the students in group discussion in which they discuss together the reading material
such as, reading to each other, finding the main idea, predicting how stories will end, summarizing stories, writing responses, and practicing spelling, decoding,
and vocabulary. This hopefully could reduce the students’ problem in reading and writing process which finally could improve their comprehension in reading and
writing.
1.2 Reason for Choosing the Topic
There are four major skills in learning English that students have to master which are, listening, speaking reading and writing. One of those four skills is reading.
Reading is the activity in which the students can get much information. On the other hand, writing is a following activity after reading. After facing the problems
of reading, students usually have to use the writing skill to emphasize their ability in reading. By writing, their understanding of what they have read would be seen.
Nevertheless, there will be another problem in writing process. Realizing the phenomena, I assume that teaching reading and writing is an interesting topic in
which a study can be conducted. I want to cope with the problems by implementing an integrated method which would cover those problems in
language teaching, especially reading and writing. The method which I am going to implement is CIRC Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition. This
method hopefully could improve the student’s reading comprehension and writing. Moreover, the method seems to be fun and increase the students’
participation in teaching and learning process.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
Based on the topic, the problem that needs to be answered after the research has been conducted is:
Is there any significant difference on students’ reading comprehension and writing improvement between students who are taught by using CIRC and those
who are taught by using conventional method?
1.4 Statement of Hypothesis
It is hypothesized that there is a significant difference between the mean score of the students who are taught by using CIRC and those who are taught by using
conventional method.
1.5 Objective of the Study
The objectives of the study based on the statements of the problem above are: To find the significant difference of students’ reading comprehension and writing
improvement between students who are taught by using CIRC and those who are taught by using conventional method.
1.6 Significance of the Study
