e. The Advantages of Content-Based Instruction CBI Method
CBI method is praised for many reasons. Peachy 2003 proposes the advantages of CBI method as follows.
1 CBI method can make learning a language more interesting and motivating.
Students can use the language to fulfill a real purpose, which can make students both more independent and confident.
2 Students can also develop a much wider knowledge of the world through CBI
method which can feedback into improving and supporting their general educational needs.
3 CBI method is very popular among EAP English for Academic Purposes
teachers as it helps students to develop valuable study skills such as note taking, summarizing and extract ting key information from texts.
4 Taking information from different sources, reevaluating and restructuring that
information can help students to develop very valuable thinking skills that can then be transferred to other subjects.
5 The inclusion of a group work element within the framework given above can
also help students to develop their collaborative skills, which can have great social value.
From the above advantages of CBI method, it is obvious that the use of CBI method in Psikologi Belajar dan Pembelajaran class helps the students to
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B. Theoretical Framework
In this theoretical framework, the researcher tries to relate the theory to this research in order to answer the research question. The research problem is the
students‟ reading attitude towards the use of CBI method which is implemented in Psikologi Belajar dan Pembelajaran class. In order to answer the research
question, the researcher used McKenna et al. 1995 theory about reading attitude. McKenna, et al. 1995 states that reading attitude is positively associated with
student s‟ achievement potential through practice. Based on this theory, reading
attitude has a considerable influence on persons success in reading comprehension. Reading skill is very dominant in Psikologi Belajar dan
Pembelajaran course because all of the materials are in English with a lot of new vocabularies and formal words. Therefore, the
students‟ reading attitude towards the use of CBI method which is implemented in Psikologi Belajar dan
Pembelajaran course will influence the students improve their reading skill. In addition, it is very good for the future, because actually Psikologi Belajar dan
Pembelajaran course is taken by the beginner semester students of ELESP in Sanata Dharma University.
Good reading attitude would influence students‟ achievement toward reading. It means that students must understand the material
well and along with that, students can improve their vocabulary, grammar, and other skills indirectly.
According to Richard and Rodgers 2001, someone who learn a second language can be said to be successful if the information they acquire is regarded
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