have of that text.”
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It points out that not only the feeling contributes on reading, but also the skills are used when reading. If the reader wishes to get
the general idea, he will pay less attention to the detail of the text. Based on the explanation from the expert the writer gets the point
that there are two purposes of reading; a.
Reading for information We read text in order to find out something or in order to do
something with the information we get. b.
Reading for pleasure We read text in order to get some pleasures, such as reading
novel, comic books, etc.
5. The Principles of Teaching Reading
In teaching reading there are several principles in order to achieve the purpose of reading, according to Jeremy Harmer
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, they are: a.
Encourage students to read as often and as much as possible The more students read, the better they will be. Teachers should motivate
the students to read a lot intensively. b.
Students need to be engaged with what they are reading Students who are not engaged with the reading text, not actively interested
in what they are doing. It means that students should be engaged to get a pleasure and interest in reading activity to get the benefit from it.
c. Encourage students to respond to the content of a text and explore their
feelings about it not just concentrate on its construction. Teacher must give students chance to respond to the message in some
ways. It is important that they should be allowed to express their feelings about the topic.
d. Prediction is a major factor in reading
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Alderson, 2000 op. cit., p. 50.
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Harmer, 2007, op. cit., pp. 101-2.
Teacher should give students „hints’ so that they can predict what is coming too. It will make them better and more effective readers.
e. Match the task to the topic when using intensive reading texts
The most interesting text can be determined by asking boring and inappropriate questions, the most common place passage can be made
exciting with imaginative and challenging tasks. f.
Good teachers exploit reading texts to the full Many reading text is full sentences, words, ideas, descriptions, etc. it does
not make sense just to get students to read it and then drop it to move on to something else. Good teachers integrate the reading text into interesting
class sequence, using the topic for discussion and further tasks.
From the principles of teaching reading stated by the experts, the writer takes the conclusion about the principles of teaching reading as follows:
a. Reading involves many abilities. Teacher should pay attention to
the students’ activity on reading and manage them how to use the abilities when reading. It is to make the students become a
skillful reader. b.
Teacher should present the material of reading clearly and integrate the reading text into become something fun and
enjoyment. c.
Students are motivated to read a lot. It is because they have to respond the meaning of the text.
B. Recount text
1. The Definition of Recount text
Recount is an event that happens in the past. Mark Anderson states the definition o
f recount text, “A recount is a piece of text that retells pas
events, usually in the order in which they happened.”
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It means that when the writer tells hisher events or someone’s events that has already happened in
the past, he or she telling recount. Another experts explain the definition of recount text, as Utami
Widiati states that, “Recount is a text which has social function to retell events
for the purpose of informing or entertaining.”
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It points out that recount text tells the past events and has purpose that is to inform and to entertain the
reader. The writer can do it by recalling or remembering the past event. In recount, the writer takes the detail that should be told in the text
such as a time, place, description and event. That is, he or she organizes the details of event or accident they wish to tell in the way that will be more
effectively convey the illustration. Based on the explanation above recount text is a text that telling
about an event that happened in the past. It also tells what occurred, when it occurred, where or how the event occurred. Recount could be the writer’s
experience or someone else experience, such as story of holiday or an important event of someone.
2. The Objective of Recount Text
Based on the definition of recount text before, the purpose of recount is to present the reader the story about something or to entertain the reader
about the exper ience. Mark and Kathy Anderson state that, “The purpose of a
recount is to give the audience a description of what occurred and when it occurred.”
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It means that recount is purposed to give a description about the event.
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English, South Yarra: Macmillan Education Australia PTY ltd., 1997, p. 48.
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Utami Widiati, et al., Contextual Teaching and Learning Bahasa Inggris Sekolah Menangah PertamaMadrasah Tsanawiyah Kelas VIII Edisi 4, Jakarta: Pusat Perbukuan,
Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, 2008, p. 30.
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Anderson, 1997, loc. cit.
