7 view and interpret the teaching and learning activities in Book Report Course.
This perception is derived from students’ opinions.
2. Book Report Course
According to the academic guideline year 2007 of English Language Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University, Book Report Course has
two credits. It is designed to introduce students to English novels, increase their interest and improve their ability in reading literary works, in particular novels.
The course’s competences standard are to make students to be able to develop basic understanding of reading English novels both the simplified and the original,
and to write reports containing information about the book, setting of place and time, characters’ names and description, conflict, theme, summary, and personal
opinion about the novel.
3. Assessment
Assessment, according to Brown 2004: 4, is not necessarily a test. Brown defines assessment as whilst process that has a broader scope than a test.
Brown explains that student’s impromptu respond or comment on the teaching learning activities is assessment. The teacher assesses the students
subconsciously. Davies 2000: 170 agrees that assessment has more general meaning and concept than a test. In this research, the assessment means all
activities which assess students’ ability related to accomplishing Book Report Course. It includes choosing the book, reading, making the written report,
reporting it orally, and answering the lecturers’ questions.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter is going to discuss the relevant theories underlie in the research. This chapter will be divided into two parts. They are theoretical
description and theoretical framework.
A. Theoretical Description
It presents the description of important points in this study. They are perception, learning factors, assessing Extensive Reading, and Book Report
Course.
1. Factors Influencing Perception
George and Jones 2005: 106 state that through perception people try to make sense of their environment and the objects, events, and other people around
it. There are some factors influencing perception. They are the perceiver, the
target, and the situation. a.
The perceiver
Robbins 2001: 122 states that perception is influenced by personal characteristics of the individual perceiver. There are some relevant personal
characteristics affecting perception; they are attitudes, motives, interests, past experience, and expectation.
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