purpose of using the techniques in reading activities is the students are interested and enthusiastic in learning of reading materials.
a. The Purposes Using Reading Aloud Techniques
Based on the interview with the teacher, the process of English teaching and learning activity on Thursday, February 7, 2016, English
lesson, in class 7E has done. The researcher found that the English teacher Dra. Sri Widayati explained the purpose of using the reading
aloud technique.
While in the observation, the purposes using the technique were the students responded to the text read by the teacher, and the technique
helped them more understanding about how to pronounce each word which they found it, beside that they can develop their new vocabulary in
systematic awareness. The technique developed their reading habits, so reading aloud made them understand the material clearly.
The technique makes the teacher possibly to give more interesting material that they learn independently. It can develop their character to
be more conscientious, confident, and responsible for their result. After they read the text, they can minimize mistakes in spelling words.
For example:
Researcher : Tujuan dari penggunaan teknik tersebut apa ya bu? Teacher
: Untuk tujuan penggunaan teknik pengajaran bahasa Inggris yang menekankan reading skill, terutama teknik
reading aloud biasanya siswa a kan merasa lebih tertarik untuk memakai teks mbak, kemudian siswa dapa t merespon
dari teks yang saya baca, dan membantu merekam da n emahami ide pokok dari teks maupun gambar, selain itu
mereka juga dapat mengetahui bagaimana ca ra pengucapa n setiap kata, frasa, maupun kalimat yang benar.
Taken by the interview on February 12, 2016
b. The Purposes Using the Question and Answer Technique
Based on the interview with the teacher about the process of teaching and learning Thursday, February 7, 2016, English lesson, in class 7E and
8C the researcher found that the English teachers Dra. Sri Widayati and Dra.Hj. Savri Indiani Soeharno, M.Pd. explained the purpose using the
question and answer technique. While in the interview, the researcher found that the purposes using
of question and answer technique was the students can identify the main point of the text; they knew the meaning of unfamiliar words by asking
the teacher based on the text. The teacher can be easily and quickly evaluate their capability if students had really mastered the course.
After finishing the task, the students will be able to compare the question and their answer. From the technique, the teacher can build their
understanding in the material. It makes the students more careful when they answered it. For example:
Researcher : Tujuan dari penggunaan teknik tersebut apa ya bu?
Tteacher : Sedangkan teknik question and aswer siswa dapat
bekerjasama dalam sebuah kelompok untuk mengetahui makna kalimat, ide pokok, tujuan, struktur kalimat, dan
perbedaan antara satu teks dengan teks yang lainnya, sehingga dapat menganalisis teks dengan baik dan
meningkatkan komunikasi yang baik pula, selain itu dapat membentuk pembelajaran yang lebih efektif, dan biasanya
saya meminta mereka untuk menya mpaikan hasil diskusi masing-masing dalam proses Tanya ja wab.
Taken by the interview on February 12, 2016
c. The Purposes Using Silent Reading Technique
