Identification of the Problem

the materials should also be matched to the time of the school’s schedule, and the students’ condition. Students should be given materials which can motivate them for learning because in the teaching-learning process, the students sometimes just want to release their boredom of their crowded activity in their school. Hence, by the materials, teachers are expected will be able to create different atmosphere in the learning that can encourage the students to be comfort, interested and motivated. However the main purpose is to help the students to more understand about the English lesson and be more familiar with reading. It should also be remembered that reading consists of various vocabulary and some questions of implicit and explicit information that usually make the students confused. Hence, the reading materials should be able to give more practices so the students can be really ready to face the reading tests. In addition, the final examination that usually just makes them worried will be felt relaxed. Learning languages cannot be separated from culture. Without understanding culture, the whole meaning of the language will not be comprehended in the real interaction. Learning second language, students must really understand and be familiar with the related culture in which the language they studied. It means that the students should be able to use the language according to the context situation and cultural background. The language teacher must be able to introduce the culture as well as teaching the language itself. It is necessary for students to understand the using of the language based on context situation. Teachers must guide the students to reduce culture shock of them. To reach this purpose, the language teacher should know how to change learners’ perception in target language culture. To accept, respect and appreciate one different culture can be fundamental in learning the language itself. Based on the understanding above, the writer should be able not to only design materials that are interesting or appropriate but also design materials that are related to the culture understanding. Through the materials, the students are expected to be able to comprehend the language and apply it correctly. Moreover, it is a must to be creative in exploring appropriate sources for designing the materials so the designed reading materials can represent the needs to comprehend the culture itself. It is usually difficult for students in understanding passages because they do not know more vocabulary. It can be the main point in designing reading materials in order to encourage students to enrich vocabulary. It will also be difficult for memorizing vocabulary. Therefore, learning vocabulary can also be asserted in the reading materials through various texts within different topics interestingly. It means that the designing materials should involve drilling vocabulary through various passages. For these reasons, the writer will also focus on designing reading materials that is intended to drill vocabulary through passages or texts.

C. Delimitation of the Problem

Based on the description related to designing reading materials for the eighth grade students of junior high schools, there are some problems that will be faced by the writer in creating creativity for designing the suitable materials. They are about needs of the final examination, the students’ interest, and the students’ ability. Hence, the writer will focus on how to design reading materials based on them. According to the aim for enriching vocabulary, the problem is how to create the materials that give students motivation in learning and understanding vocabulary. It is necessary for considering the kinds of the suitable text and tasks in the designing the reading materials. The next problems is how and what texts and topics for reading should be presented in the reading materials in order to be able to persuade or encourage grade VIII students of junior high schools for reading and learning well. Additionally, the next problem is how to create reading materials which contain creativity idea to be presented in each unit of the reading materials. According to the needs, the writer will also focus on preparing reading materials which are related to the final examination preparation, so the students can be ready in reading tests since in the eighth grade of the junior high school. The last is how to design good and suitable tasks that give and encourage students in learning about grammar that will be correlated to the texts, and the strategy for reading comprehension. The grade VIII students should be given such tasks that will practice them for reading so there are no problems in doing tests or examination. The tasks should be designed with good and clear instructions so additionally the problem is to know about it.

D. Formulation of the Problem

The problem can be formulated as follows: 1. What are the needs of reading materials for grade VIII students of junior high schools? 2. How to design good and appropriate reading materials for the grade VIII students of junior high schools?

E. Research Objectives

The writer formulates the objectives of this research as follows: 1. To know how to design good reading materials for the eighth grade students of junior high schools. 3. To find out suitable texts for designing English reading materials for the eighth grade students of junior high schools well. 4. To determine suitable exercises to enrich vocabulary and giving enough experiences to understand some texts in the reading materials for the eighth grade students of junior high schools well. 5. To explore ideas in designing appropriate reading materials.