Significance of the Study

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

A. Literature Review 1. What to Teach in Reading

It is important for students to do more reading practices. Students can learn many things through the activity to develop their English. In addition, a habit can help students to be familiar with reading. It can help them to do their tests easily. It is duo to students’ difficulty in English test of their school. Reading texts in Junior High Schools are taught to encourage the students learning so English can be mastered well. Teachers must teach the good way to read in English. Students usually read in first language easily but it will be different from reading in English. Therefore, it is necessary to teach the component involved in reading process. Broadman et al 2007: 8 explain that Reading comprehension involves much more than readers’ responses to text. Reading comprehension is a multicomponent, highly complex process that involves many interactions between readers and what they bring to the text previous knowledge, strategy use as well as variables related to the text itself interest in text, understanding of text types. It can be understood that reading involves some activities related to the learning of the language. The activities are including the understanding of texts or passages, memorizing vocabularies, realizing the 11 structure or grammar and the effort of using the mind and eyes movements in catching the meaning. Hence, some components involved in the reading activities such as vocabulary, grammar, texts, pronunciation, translation and strategies in reading faster must be taught in teaching-learning process. Students can be guided in reading based on the learning of the components. It is a must to understand how to read well and faster so it is expected, students can pass their examination well. What teachers should teach to students in reading is also explained by Harmer 2001: 68, reading texts also provide opportunities to study language: vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and the way we construct sentences, paragraphs and texts. Lastly, good reading texts can introduce interesting topics, stimulates discussion, excite imaginative response and be the springboard for well-rounded, fascinating lessons. Through texts, students can learn how to arrange sentences grammatically, how to understand some phrases, the meaning of vocabulary and enriching the vocabulary. Additionally, students can also learn how to discuss the text in groups. It also means that through reading texts, listening, speaking and writing skill are automatically learned by students. Hence, teachers should be able to vary in teaching so all of the learning can be achieved well. English teachers in teaching the second language to students should concern in delivering English lesson based on the students’ needs. Teaching