Motivation behind Playing Game
are conducted. The treatment only directed once by the researcher then the experimental group tried the strategy themselves. The result is that there is a
significant effect of the strategy used in the test. It is proved by the test result that the students’ comprehensions are increased after using the strategy.
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The fourth study is conducted by Romli with the title ‘Improving Students’
Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text through Story Mapping’ from UIN Syarief Hidayatullah Jakarta. The purpose of this study is to get the empirical
prove in improving the students’ reading comprehension of narrative text through story mapping. The researcher using a Classroom Action Research method, where
he conducts observations, interviews, questionnaires and tests. The result for this study is that the story mapping method brings an improvement to the students’
comprehension in narrative texts.
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The results of the studies above are involving many kinds of methods in language learning, which can inspire many teachers in teaching narrative texts. It
is proved that there are many ways to learn to comprehend English narrative texts. That is why researcher wants to try another method. In this study, role playing
game is going to be used and expected to have effects on students’ reading comprehension skills.
There are many differences and similarities from the study above with the researcher study. From the first and second study, both using video games as the
tool for learning which the writer will use for this study. Meanwhile the third and fourth study using a story mapping and narrative comprehension cards strategy as
the method of learning. The participants are varies from all of the study above, the researchers mostly pick intermediate level students while the writer will choose
from Junior High School students in Jakarta Selatan.
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Puspa Erika, The Effect of Using Narrative Comprehension Cards Strategy toward Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text of the Second Grade Students at SMAN 2 Bagan
Sinembah Rohil Regency, Skripsi for undergraduate Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau State Islamic University, 2015.
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Muhamad Romli, Improving the Students’ Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text
through Story Mapping, Skripsi for undergraduate Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University. 2014.