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reading the book and deciding in advance where the stopping points will be for each section.” Schultz, 2010.
In applying DR-TA technique, the students should have some background knowledge of their reading materials. Thus, it is a challenge for teachers who
teach the students who studied English as the second language where most of the students are not quite familiar with different cultural background of the reading
texts. “Since it involves predicting what will happen next, DR-TA must be used with a story that is unfamiliar to the students. However, students should have
some background knowledge.” Schultz, 2010. Based on the discussion above, it can be concluded that students who are
taught using Note-Taking Pairs have better reading competence than students who are taught using DR-TA technique.
2. Students having high linguistic intelligence have better reading
competence than students having low linguistic intelligence
The students who have high level of linguistic intelligence will have a better attitude in following the teaching and learning process. They will pay much
attention to the teacher’s instruction. All the activities in the class will be done actively and do the task correctly. They are not easy to give up and getting bored
than the students who have low level linguistic intelligence. If they do not understand the teacher’s instruction, they won’t be shame to ask about it. Having
high linguistic intelligence has a close relationship to the ability of reading competence because this area has to do with words, spoken or written.
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Some criteria of having linguistic intelligence ability are also stated in Multiple Intelligences 2011 as follows:
1 a deep understanding of words and a sensitivity to the literal and figurative
meanings of words, 2
highly developed oral and written communication skills, 3
knowledge of grammar rules and when it is appropriate to disregard those rules,
4 sensitivity to the musical qualities and rhythms of words,
5 knowledge of the many different uses for language, such as persuasion,
information, or pleasure. Having high linguistic intelligence has a close relationship to the ability of
reading competence and taking notes by the students because this area has to do with words, spoken or written. “People with linguistic intelligence love and are
talented with words. They enjoy reading, writing and learning languages. They have an ability to teach and explain things to others. They learn best by reading,
taking notes and going to lectures.” My Personality, 2007. On the contrary, the students who have low level of linguistic intelligence
usually have low attitude in joining the teaching learning process. They will have little attention to the teacher’s instruction. They will be passive in doing the
activities and always depend on their friends and the teacher all the time in teaching and learning process. They are easy to give up and getting bored. They
just listen and always become follower what their friends doing.
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Some of us often have difficulties in putting our thoughts in right words. Some face problems in wording their emotions. They fail in expressing what they
want to say. Being able to word every emotion verbally is one skill, while wording one’s thoughts and emotions in the written form is another. However, a
blend of these capacities is found in some of the blessed individuals among us, the linguistically intelligent ones My Personality, 2007
Based on the discussion above, it can be concluded that students having high linguistic intelligence have better reading competence than students having
low linguistic intelligence.
3. There is an interaction between teaching techniques and student’s
