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reading comprehension of the students. Therefore, the research focused on using Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition as the teaching method
to improve the reading comprehension ability. It has been proved by many teachers in the past that CIRC was a good method to teach reading
comprehension. The result of the teaching and learning process was satisfying. In that case, the subjects of this research were the class VIIIH
students’ of SMP IT Abu Bakar. This class needed to be improved in terms of reading
comprehension among the other classes. Therefore, the researcher together with the collaborator decided to use
Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition to improve the reading comprehension ability of students in class VIIIH of SMP IT Abu Bakar
Yogyakarta in the first semester of the academic year of 20132014.
D. Formulation of the Problem
Based on the delimitation above, the problem of the research can be formulated as follow
: “How can the reading comprehension ability of students in grade VIII of SMP IT Abu Bakar Yogyakarta improve through the use of
Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition ?”
E. Objective of the Research
According to the formulated problem, the objective of the research is to improve student’s reading comprehension ability in grade VIII of SMP IT Abu
Bakar Yogyakarta by using Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition.
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F. Significance of the Research
This research was conducted to improve the reading comprehension ability of students in grade VIII of SMP IT Abu Bakar Yogyakarta through the
use of cooperative integrated reading and composition. Therefore, the result of the research is expected to be an important
piece of information for the people who are concerned with the language teaching and learning, especially the following parties:
1. Yogyakarta State University
As an institution concerned with the provision of teachers, this research could give information about the use of cooperative integrated reading and
composition in the reading lesson. The institution could get more insights about the alternative method to teach reading comprehension.
2. SMP students
The overall process of this research can help the students in learning reading comprehension and improve their achievement in English.
3. Teachers
The result of the research could be taken as considerations to teach and learn reading effectively, particularly in motivating students to make
reading as one of their habits. After knowing the result of the research, the English teachers are expected to improve their technique in cooperative
