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Recount text is chosen by me after considering three criteria for choosing reading text from Nuttal 1996 as quoted by Brown 2001: 314 they are: 1
suitability of content-material that students will find interesting, enjoyable, challenging, and appropriate for their goals in learning English, 2 exploitability-a
text that facilitates the achievement of certain language and content goals, that is exploitable for instructional tasks and techniques, 3 readability-a text with lexical
and structural difficulty that will be challenge students without overwhelming them. Another reason I chose recount text, considering Huck in Burns 1984.
Huck explains that children are interested in reading realistic fiction, biographies, stories about animals, tales of exploration and adventure, and stories of the past.
And recount is one of text types that retold about past events.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
Reading is one of the skill in understanding English besides listening, speaking, and writing. There are two types of reading class performance; they are reading
aloud and silent reading. Reading aloud and silent reading are different in the way how the readers read the passage or text. In reading aloud, the readers read the
passage by producing voice and in silent reading, the reader read the passage by heart. So, this study is held to compare between reading aloud and silent reading
in understanding recount text and to know which is more effective among the two. Because some people think that the answer of this study is clear, that silent
reading is more effective than reading aloud. Whereas, still many people said that they prefer reading aloud than silent reading in understanding passage or text.
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In this study I used recount text, because recount text in my opinion is a good way to mastery reading English language, because we can find the
application of recount in our live. Recount also one of text type that is taught in the Senior High School.
Ten grades are chosen as the population, because this research is held in the first semester. And recount text is taught in the first semester of ten grades in
Senior High School.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
This study began with the problem: To what extent is the use of reading aloud more effective than silent
reading in the teaching of reading recount text?
1.4 Objective of the Study
The objective of the study is: To know how far the effectiveness of reading aloud than silent reading in
the teaching of reading recount text.
1.5 Significance of the Study
This research is held for some expectations not only for the teacher and the students but also for me as the writer. Then, the advantages that is expected by me
for:
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1. The students : the students are able to read recount text in the correct
pronunciation and understanding the idea of the text using one of the reading class performances. The students will be aware to read not only in
the classroom but also outside the classroom. 2.
The teachers : the teachers can use one of the reading class performances which is more effective for their students. The teachers also able to make
the students more active in the classroom. 3.
The writer : I can improve my knowledge about recount text and I
know which is more effective among the two reading class performance, reading aloud or silent reading and I can apply it in my future.
1.6 Outline of the Report
