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did not pay attention to the teacher and were busy to chitchat with their friends. The fifth problem was the lack of the students‟ participation especially in asking
questions and giving opinions or ideas during the teaching and learning process of reading.
C. Limitation of the Problem
Based on the problems stated in the identification of the problems above, there were several problems occurring in the teaching and learning process of
reading. However, it is not feasible to solve all of the problems. The researcher and the English teacher decided to choose the lack of
the students‟ reading comprehension as the most important problem to solve considering the
importance of reading mentioned in the background of the study.
D. Formulation of the Problem
Based on the limitation of the problem above, the problem was formulated as follows “How can the students‟ reading comprehension be improved through
the use of the Semantic Mapping S trategy?”
E. Objectives of the Study
The study was carried out to improve the students‟ reading comprehension
by using the Semantic Mapping Strategy.
F. Significance of the Study
The result of this study is expected to give some practical and theoretical significance for these following parties:
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1. Practical significance
a. The English teacher of SMPN 3 Pakem can use the finding of this study to
solve the problem in the classroom, in other words, she can use this technique to improve the
students‟ reading comprehension. The finding of this study can also be used as a means to motivate the teacher to vary her technique for
teaching reading so that the students will not be easy to get bored with the teaching and learning process.
b. As the subject of the research, the researcher hopes that this study will help
the students comprehend English texts easily and motivate the students of SMPN 3 Pakem to love reading.
c. The collaborator and other researchers can make the results of this study as
one of the references about the technique used in teaching reading that they can improve it using many other references.
d. The researcher hopes that this study will give invaluable experience as the
first study the researcher conducted. 2.
Theoretical significances Theoretically, this study provides beneficial and referential contributions in
giving general knowledge of the way to improve the students‟ reading skills through the Semantic Mapping Strategy.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEWS
