Teaching the key vocabulary
R: S:
Kalau mau mencari informasi tertentu dari teks, masih dibaca secara keseluruhan?
Do you still read the whole text to find the specific information?
Enggak Miss. Pakai strategi supaya cepat carinya. Kalau mau mencari, ingredients, tidak perlu dibaca seluruh teks, cukup melihat
bagian-bagian tertentu saja. Jadi gak lama bacanya.
No, I do not. I use the strategy, and that will be quick. If I want to find the ingredients
I just need to read a particular part. It will not take too long to read.
AppendixInterview Transcript 8
From the students’ responses above, it can be seen that the students was able to read efficiently. It is because the use of semantic mapping involves the use
of efficient strategies namely scanning and skimming. The students also got the benefit of using another reading strategy, namely skimming. It can be seen from
the interview transcript below.
R: S:
Galan, sekarang kalau mau mengetahui intisari dari teks masihkah dibaca semua teksnya?
Galan, if you want to know the gist of the text, do you still read the whole text?
Sudah tidak mbak, kan sudah belajar pakai strategi. Cukup baca bagian tertentu aja, misalnya bagian awal paragraph atau bagian
awal dan akhir dari teks.
I do not do it anymore. I have learned the reading strategy. I just need to read some parts of the text. For
example in the beginning of each paragraph or in the beginning and the end of the text.
AppendixInterview Transcript 8
After learning how to use proper reading strategies, the students spent less time to read and comprehend the text. Reading strategies helped the students to
read texts efficiently.