Delimitation of the Problems

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D. Formulation of the Problems

In reference to the delimitation of the problem, the problems are formulated as follows: a. How is recognizing text organization implemented to improve grade nine students’ reading comprehension ability at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 20142015? b. How could recognizing text organization improve students’ reading comprehension ability?

E. Objective of the Research

With regard to the research questions above, the objective of the research are presented as follows: a. To describe how recognizing text organization is implemented to improve grade nine students’ reading comprehension ability at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 20142015. b. To document how recognizing text organization could improve grade nine students’ reading comprehension ability at SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Yogyakarta in the academic year of 20142015. 7

F. Significance of the Study

There are two kinds of advantages for this study, namely theoretical and practical benefits. The expected results of this study both theoretical and practical are as follows. 1 Theoretical benefits a. This study is expected to be a reference for those who want to conduct research about improving student’s reading comprehension ability through recognizing text organization. b. This study is able to support the educational world issue that recognizing text organization is beneficial to improve the student’s reading comprehension ability because the interactive processing is useful in activating students’ background knowledge and developing students’ vocabulary mastery by making prediction of the text and guessing the meaning of difficult words. 2 Practical benefits a. For the teachers of SMP Muhammadiyah 8 Yogyakarta, the research can be used as a means to improve the students’ reading comprehension ability in encouraging the achievement of student’s learning output in English. b. For the researcher herself, the result of the research can develop her mind through the problem-solving process and be a valuable experience related to her knowledge in research on education, her life, and experience.