Reading Motivation Authentic Texts

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1. Reading

In studying English the students have to master reading that is one of the language skills. Reading is an activity which is associated with written symbol such as sentences, articles, texts, and other written media in order to understand the idea. Simanjuntak 1988 defines, “Reading is the process of putting the reader in contact and communication with ideas” p. 3. Kustaryo 1988 also adds that reading is an activity of recognition of the various written symbols which contains of knowledge, information, and ideas. In this research, reading means an activity of interpreting and getting information from various written symbols of hortatory exposition texts in English magazine in order to encourage students’ reading motivation and enhance students’ vocabulary in learning English as a foreign language.

2. Motivation

There are various definitions of motivation. The word motivation means the need or reason for doing something. In education field, motivation is an essential condition of learning. Simanjuntak 1988 also adds, “Motivation is seen as the fulfil ment of needs” p. 3. Murray 1964 defines, “A motive is an internal factor that arouses, directs and integrates person beha viour” p. 7. In this research, the motivation is the power inside the students that arouses, directs, and integrates their behaviours in studying English especially in reading activities. 7

3. Authentic Texts

Media is the best tool to help the students in creating and exploring their ideas and imaginations. It is important for teachers to implement many techniques and media as possible in order to enhance students in learning. Using authentic materials for reading is one of teaching methods in studying English. There are various definitions of authentic materials. Jordan 1997 explains, “Authentic texts are not written for language teaching purposes” p. 113. Gebhard 1983 adds, “Authentic materials include anything that is used as a part of communication” p. 100. In this research, the authentic materials refer to hortatory exposition text from English magazines. The researcher uses hortatory exposition texts from English magazines as the reading source to encourage the students’ reading motivation in studying English.

4. Hortatory Exposition