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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

In this chapter, the writer draws conclusions and proposes some suggestions. There are two important points presented in conclusions. The suggestions are intended for the lecturers, students, and future researchers.

A. Conclusions

There are two conclusions based on the research findings and discussion in the previous chapter. First, based on the discussion of reading problems faced by the students in Book Report Course, the problems arise because reading English novels is a new experience for the majority of Book Report Course students. There are four reading problems faced by Book Report Course students. Those reading problems are lack of prior knowledge of English vocabulary, low reading interest, lack of understanding of English grammar, and personal problems. The personal problems consist of the difficulty in managing time to read and low motivation in consulting the meaning of vocabulary to the dictionary. Second, based on the discussion of the perception on Book Report Course, the researcher makes some conclusions. The students have experience in reading English texts before taking Book Report Course. However, the majority of the students prefer reading English texts for their academic purposes. The students also have good experiences in completing the assignments in Book Report Course. 73 The assignments are reading the novels, making the written reports, and doing the oral examinations. In reading English simplifiedabridged and originalunabridged novels in Book Report Course, the students preview the novels before they begin to read. If they find unknown English words, they tend to skip the words and guess the meanings. They prefer to have a silent reading to an oral reading. The students also finish reading the whole story of the novels. It means that they students do not read others’ summary of the stories. The students make the written reports completely based on the form of the written reports given by the lecturer. They also can write summary of the story with their own words. Besides, the students can also retell the story in the oral examinations. The researcher finds out that the students have a positive perception on reading activity in Book Report Course. The students enjoy reading both simplifiedabridged and originalunabridged novels. Reading the novels is not wasting time but it is useful for them. Reading four novels in one semester is not too many for the students. Besides, they get benefits through Book Report Course. The students get many new English vocabularies in reading the novels. Some of the students become interested in reading English novels. The students can also speak English more fluent because they practice speaking through oral examinations in Book Report Course. In conclusion, reading English novels in Book Report Course builds the students’ reading habit formation. 74

B. Suggestions