C. Suggestions
The results of the study prove that the use of printed mass media in teaching reading can improve students’ reading comprehension ability. Based on
the result above, the writer hopes that this study will give benefit for the betterment of English teaching and learning process.
The writer would like to give some suggestions which hopefully these suggestions will be useful for the students, teachers, the school, the other
researcher, and the government. 1. Students
English as a second language seems difficult to learn if there is no will and motivation to learn it. The students who are taught by using texts from printed
mass media should be aware of the importance of reading to get some information they need. They shoul not judge that reading as a boring activity.
Students in general should encourage themselves to learn more, to ask what they do not understand and to learn as much as possible.
2. Teachers The teacher should know how to enhance their ability in teaching and to
develop a good athmosphere in the class, so that the students learn at ease and comfortably in their class. Beside that, the teacher should be selective and
creative in choosing appropriate materials to improve students ability and to enhance students’ motivation in learning English. The teacher can use the texts
from printed mass media especially magazines to improve students’ ability in reading comprehension. The use of printed mass media which are close with
students’ daily life and offer motivating material can motivate the students to learn. The fact that printed mass media provide us with information and
entertainment so, it can be use as teaching materials in reading comprehension lesson.
3. The School a. The school should also improve the quality of the teacher in English teaching
by giving some regular training. b. The school has to complete the facilities which can support the development
of teaching and learning quality. 4. The other researcher
This study discusses the use of printed mass media to improve students’ reading comprehension which is conducted on the eighth grade of Junior
High School students. The writer hopes that this technique can be applied by other researcher in the other level students.
5. The Government The writer hopes that the result of the study can give some consideration
for the government in making education decision in Indonesia.