year. It is common to see that teachers only use the same text books and students worksheet for several years without the intention to innovate.
C. Limitation of the Problem
Based on the problems stated above, and based on the observation analysis which has been done in SMP 1 Lendah, the researcher will develop learning
media for students in junior high schools to help them learn reading skill. The development of learning medium will focus on reading skill because the medium
provides many narrative stories which are useful to improve the reading skill.
D. Formulation of the Problems
Based on the limitations of the problem above, the problems are formulated as follows:
1. what are the target learning English of junior high school students, particularly the reading skill?
2. what are the learning needs of junior high school students in learning English, particularly the reading skill?
3. how should Ramayana movie be developed appropriately as the media for grade VIII students of junior high school in the learning of reading
skills?
E. Objective of the Development
The study has some objectives for facilitating learners in understanding English texts. Those objectives are:
1. to describe the target needs of grade eight students of junior high school in learning reading.
2. to describe the learning needs of grade eight students of junior high school.
3. to design the appropriate culture-based media for the grade eight students of junior high school to learn reading skills.
F. Product Specifications of the Development
The result of the product are in the form of: 1. Course grid
2. Digital Learning media 3.
Teacher‟s Guide Book
4. Answer key
G. Significances of the Study
The study has significant contribution theoritically and practically for: 1. Grade eight students of junior high school
The result of this research is aimed at providing useful input for students to have more practice in using their reading skills.
2. The English teachers of junior high school
The result of this research is expected to be a resource to inspire teachers of junior high school in developing appropriate media for their students in
order to improve their English teaching process. 3. The English media development
The result of this research is useful for media developers in developing specific learning media
that meet students‟ needs.
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW
