Problems of the Research Objectives of the Research Significance of the Research For the English Teacher For the Students For the Future Researchers

5 purpose in China can increase intrinsic motivation to learn English. Chinese students who were serious to learn English for the purpose of real communication appeared ready to try something new. Many other internet capabilities such as audio, video, and voice chat, are currently available and could make an English classroom truly virtual because the Internet is available anywhere in the world. The third study was done by Bilgin 2010. She conducted an experimental research in ITU Istanbul Technical University School of Foreign Language. She investigated the effects of two online programs, Active Reading and Tense Buster, on the beginner level ELT preparatory students’ reading and grammar achievement. She found that the use of online program from the Internet, helped the students learn English easier and more convenient. Based on the previous research findings above, it showed that the use of the reading material adapted from the internet could improve the students reading achievement. Based on those research outcomes, the use of the reading material from the internet were effective materials that were able to improve the students’ comprehension ability and their motivation and participation. This present classroom action research used the reading materials adapted from the internet to improve XI MIA grade students’ active participation and their reading comprehension achievement at SMA Negeri Rambipuji Jember. Based on the explanations above, the researcher was interested in conducting a classroom action research entitled “Improving XI MIA Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement of Narrative Text by Using Material Adapted from the Internet at SMA Negeri Rambipuji Jember in the 2014-2015 Academic Year ”.

1.2. Problems of the Research

Based on the background of the research above, the problems of this research are: 6 1. Can the use of reading materials adapted from the internet improve students’ active participation in reading teaching learning process for the class XI MIA students of SMAN Rambipuji Jember? 2. Can the use of reading materials adapted from the internet improve reading comprehension achievement for the class XI MIA students of SMAN Rambipuji Jember?

1.3. Objectives of the Research

Based on the background of the research above, the objectives in this research are: 1. To improve class XI MIA students’ active participation in reading teaching learning process at SMAN Rambipuji Jember. 2. To improve class XI MIA students’ reading comprehension achievement at SMAN Rambipuji Jember.

1.4. Significance of the Research

The results of this research are expected to be useful for the English teacher, the students, and the other researchers.

a. For the English Teacher

The result of this research are expected to be useful for the English teacher to improve herself in selecting appropriate materials from the Internet for teaching reading comprehension which can attract the students’ attention and motivation to read. The reading materials adapted from the internet can help the students to study more focus and resulting in the improvement on their active participation and achievement of reading. 7

b. For the Students

The results of this research are expected to give students a new learning experience by using reading materials from the Internet to improve their reading comprehension achievement, especially in comprehending words, sentences, paragraphs, and texts.

c. For the Future Researchers

The results of this research are expected to be useful for other researchers who have similar problems in teaching reading to conduct a further research to improve the students’ reading comprehension achievement and participation using the other language skills such as writing and listening, or using another research design, such as an experimental research on “The Effect of Using Reading Materials Adapted from the Internet on the Eighth Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension Achiev ement”. 8

CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE