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research under the title: “Improving Students‟ English Reading Comprehension
Ability Through Cooperative Integrated Reading and C omposition”A
Classroom Action Research at Class VIIIA of SMP Negeri 1 Matesih in the Academic Year of 20092010 .
B. Problem Statements
Based on the background of the study, the writer formulates the problems as follows:
1. Can Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition method improve
st udents‟ reading comprehension ability at Class VIIIA of SMP Negeri 1
Matesih in the Academic Year of 20092010? 2.
How is the teaching learning process when Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition is used to improve
students‟ reading comprehension ability at Class VIIIA of SMP Negeri 1 Matesih in the Academic Year of
20092010? C.
The Objective of the Study
Based on the problem statement above, the objective of the study are: 1.
To find out whether Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition method can
improve students‟ reading comprehension ability at Class VIIIA of SMP Negeri 1 Matesih in the Academic Year of 20092010.
2. To find out the teaching learning process when Cooperative Integrated
Reading and Composition is used to improve students‟ reading
comprehension ability at Class VIIIA of SMP Negeri 1 Matesih in the Academic Year of 20092010.
D. The Benefit of the Study
The writer hopes that the result of the study will provide some contribution to improve the quality of the English language teaching and learning.
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1. For the students The result of the research will make the students realize that reading is an
important thing in learning a language. It can also encourage them to be active in learning by which they will be able to improve their reading comprehension
ability. 2. For the teachers
The result of the study can be used as a reference in developing the learning quality and improving the method of learning which is appropriate to
the condition in the class. 3. For the school
The result of this study is expected to give some contribution to the school in teaching reading at Junior High School.
4. For other researchers The writer expects that the result of this study can be used as a reference
and as a starting point by other researchers in developing further research about Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition.
5. For the government The result of this study can give some consideration in making some
education decisions in Indonesia. The government should give regular training to the teachers in order to improve teachers‟ quality.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED THEORIES
