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CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS
Table.1 Condition based on the gender
No Batch
Sample Female
Male
1.
2.
3. 2005
2006
2007 44 44
37 37
19 19 31 31
23 23
16 16 13 13
14 14
3 3
Total 100 100
70 70 30 30
From the data above, I can see that the most samples are women. It proves that in English Department the most dominant students are women. The
percentages of women are 70 in other hand the percentage of man are 30. In 2005’ from 44 samples, the percentages of women are 31 and the men are
13. In 2006’ from 37 samples, the percentages of women are 23 and the men are 14. In 2007’ from 19 samples, the percentages of women are 16
and the men are 3. For the clearer, see the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35
Women Men
2005 2006
2007
Chart.1
Condition based on the gender
Table.2 Condition based on the interest in reading literary works in Senior High School
No Sample
Interested Not Interested
1. 100 100
58 58 42 42
Total 100 100
58 58 42 42
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If I see the table, the percentages of English students in University of Sumatera Utara out of 100 samples who were interested in reading literary works
were in Senior High School are 58 and 42 are not interested in reading literary works when they were in Senior High School. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
Interested
Are not interested
Chart. 2
Condition based on the interest in reading literary works in Senior High School
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Table.3 English Department as the first choice
No Sample
First Choice Others Choice
1. 100 100
56 56 44 44
Total 100 100
56 56 44 44
Based on the table above, it can be seen that out of 100 samples, the students who has chose English Department as their first choice are 56 and 44
students did not choose English Department as their first choice. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
English Department as
First Choice
English Department as
others choices
Chart. 3
English Department as the first choice Table.4 English Department as others choice
No Sample
Second choice Third choice
1. 44 100
36 82 8 18
Total 44 100
36 82 8 18
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If I see the table, out of 44 samples, the students who has chose English Department as their Second Choice are 36 82 and the students who has chose
it as their third choice are 8 18. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90
Students who has chose English
Department as their Second choice
Students who has chose English
Department as their Third choice
Chart .4
English Department as another choice Table.5 The Reasons to study in English Department
No Sample
Study about language
Study about literature
Did not answer
1. 100 100
82 82 15 15
3 3
Total 100 100
82 82 15 15
3 3
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If I see the table 5, out of 100 samples, 82 82 the students chose English Department because they wanted to study about the language and only 15
15 students wanted to study about Literature, and 3 3 did not answer the question.
From this table I know that almost all of the students chose English Department because they wanted to study about Language than to study about
literature. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90
Study about language
Study about literature
students who did not answer
the question
Chart.5
The Reasons to study in English Department
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Table.6 The reasons for reading literary works
No Sample
Like reading Have to read
1. 100 100
43 43 57 57
Total 100 100
43 43 57 57
Based on the table above, out of 100 samples the students who like reading literary works as their reason to read literary works is 43 43 and the rest of
them 57 57 read literary works because they have to read. Based on the table I can see, it is so ironically that more than 50 student
in English Department read literary works because they have to read the literary works not because they like reading literary works. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who like
reading
The students who have to
read
Chart.6
The reasons for reading literary works Table.7 The reasons for enjoying reading literary works
No Sample Interesting
Add knowledge
Enrich vocabularies
All Others
reasons
1. 43
100 12 28
7 16 9 21
14 33
1 2
Total
43 100
12 28 7 16
9 21 14
33 1 2
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According to the table above, out of 43 samples I can see some reasons why the students enjoying reading literary works, there are: 12 28 like reading
literary works, because it is interesting, 7 16 like reading literary works because it is add knowledge, 9 21 like reading literary works because it is
enrich vocabularies. In addition, 14 33 like reading because it is interesting, add knowledge, and enrich vocabularies, and 1 2 enjoying reading literary
works because they are interested to the story. See the chart below.
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 The students who are
interested in reading literary works
The students who can add their knowledge by
reading literary works
The students who can enrich their vocabularies
by reading literary works
The students who chose all answer
The students who gave others reasons
Chart.7
The reasons for enjoying reading literary works
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Table.8 The reasons for reading literary works as obligatory task
No Sample
Boring Difficult
All Others
reasons
1. 57 100
17 30 26 46
7 12 7 12
Total 57 100
17 30 26 46
7 12 7 12
From the table 8, I can see there are two reasons why the students in English Department read literary works; first, they like reading and the second one
because they have to read it. They have to read literary works it is means they do not like reading literary works.
There are some reasons why the students said they do not like it; 17 30 answered that reading literary works is a boring activity, 26 46 said that it is
difficult for them to read literary works. More over 7 12 do not like it because reading literary works is a boring activity and it is difficult for them, 7 12 gave
others reasons like reading is wasting time and they must do their assignments. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who felt
boring
The student who think it
is difficult
The students who have
chose all answer
The students who give
others reasons
Chart.8
The reasons for reading literary works as obligatory task
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Table.9 The ways to get Literary works
No Sample
Borrow from
library Borrow
from someone
Rent Buy
Browsed In
internet
1. 100
100 33 33
22 22 2 2
16 16
27 27
Total 100
100 33 33
22 22 2 2
16 16
27 27
Based on the table, out of 100 samples, the students get literary works with some ways, there are; 33 33 borrowing from the library, 22 22 borrowing
from someone, 2 2 renting the literary works, 16 16 buying and 27 27 browsed in internet.
I can see that most of the students 33 33, borrowing from the library as their alternative to get literary works. The other ways to get literary works is by
browsed in internet 27 27. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35
The students who borrow
from library
The students who borrow
from someone else
The students who rent them
The students who buy them
The students who browsed
in internet
Chart.9
The ways to get Literary works
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Table.10 The favorite genre
No Sample
Prose Play
Poem
1. 100 100
60 60 25 25
15 15
Total 100 100
60 60 25 25
15 15
If I see on the table above, out of 100 samples the most favorite genre is prose 60 60, and followed by play 25 25 and next to it is poem 15 15.
See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
Students who like prose
Students who like play
students who like poem
Chart.10 The favorite genre
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Table.11 The reasons for choosing prose works as the favorite genre
No Sample
The Characters
Theme Setting Plot
Others Answers
1. 60
100 10 17
15 25
21 35
10 17
4 6
Total 60
100 10 17
15 25
21 35
10 17
4 6
Based on the table 11, 60 samples chose Prose as their favorite genre. There are some reasons why they chose it as their favorite genre; they like the
characters 10 17, they like the theme 15 25, they interesting with the place and culture 21 35. They like the plot of the story 10 17 and some students
4 6 gave others reasons they like prose because the story is dynamic and unique.
In addition, the most favorite reason why they chose prose are they likes the place and the culture of the story 21 35. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
The students who like the
characters
The students who like the
theme
The students who like the
setting
The students who like the
plot
The students who gave
others answers
Chart. 11 The reasons for choosing prose works as the favorite genre
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Table.12 The favorite prose works
No Sample
Classic Prose
Contemporary Prose
Did not answer
1. 60 100
29 48 22 37
9 15
Total 60 100
29 48 22 37
9 15
Based on the table above, out of 60 samples who like prose, 29 48 chose classic prose as their favorite prose. Some classic prose that they like are:
‘Animal Farm’, ‘The Old Man and The Sea’, ‘Jane Austen’, ‘Sillas Manner’, ‘Scarlet letter’, A Tale of Two Cities’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘Oliver Twist’ and
‘Lady Chatterley’s Lovers’. Meanwhile 22 37 chose contemporary prose as their favorite. Some Contemporary prose, which they like, are: ‘Twilight’, ‘Harry
Potter’, ‘The Da Vinci Code’, ‘The Kite Runner’, ‘The Trilogy of Lord of The Rings’, ‘The Broken Wings’, ‘Jacky Faber’, ‘A Rose for Emily’, ‘Trilogy of
Indiana’, and ‘Life on the Refrigerator’s Door’. And 9 15 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who like classic prose
The students who like contemporer
prose
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 12 The favorite prose works
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Table.13 The reasons for choosing play as the favorite genre
No Sample
Theme Plot
Dialogue Moral
lesson Others
Reasons
1. 25
100 3 12
4 16 10 40
7 28 1 4
Total 25
100 3 12
4 16 10 40
7 28 1 4
Based on the table 13, out of 25 samples who chose Play as their favorite genre there are some reasons why they chose it as their favorite genre: because
they like the Theme 3 12, they like the Plot 4 16, they interesting with Dialogue 10 40. They like the Moral lesson 7 28 and 1 4 gave others
reasons because they like act. In addition, the most favorite reason why they chose prose is they like the Dialogue 12 48. See the chart below
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45
The students who like the theme
The students who like the plot
The students who like the dialogue
The students who like the moral lesson in the
play
The students who gave another reasons
Chart.13 The reasons for choosing play as the favorite genre
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Table.14 The favorite play
No Sample The Death
of Salesman
Romeo and
Juliet A Doll’s
House Others
Plays Did not
answer
1. 25 100
3 12 7 28
2 8 5 20 8 32
Total 25 100 3 12
7 28 2 8
5 20 8 32
Based on the table above, out of 25 100 samples who like play, some play that they like are ‘The Death of Salesman’ 3 12, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 7
28, and ‘A Doll’s House’ 2 8. Others plays 5 20, which they like, are ‘The Merchant of Venice’,’ a Street Car Named Desire’,’ Riders to the Sea’,
‘Macbeth’ and ‘Mid Summer Night’s Dream’. Moreover, 8 32 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 The students
who like The Death of
Salesman The students
who like Romeo and Juliet
The students who like A Dolls
House
The students who chose
others plays
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 14 The favorite play
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Table.15 The reason for choosing poem as the favorite genre
No Sample
The words
Figurative speech
Short form
The Meaning
1. 15
100 5 33
1 7 2 13
7 47
Total 15
100 5 33
1 7 2 13
7 47
According to the table 15, out of 15 100 samples that chose Poem as their favorite genre there are some reasons why they chose it as their favorite
genre; because they like the words 5 33, they like the figurative speech 1 7, they like the short form 2 13. They like the Meaning 7 47.
In addition, the most favorite reason why they chose prose is they like the meaning of the poem 7 47. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who like the
words
The students who like the
figurative speech
The students who like the
short form
The students who like the
meaning
Chart.15 The reason for choosing poem as the favorite genre
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Table.16 The favorite poem
No Sample
I’m Nobody
Who are You
Catherine’s Dreams
Red Rose
Others Poems
Did not
answer
1. 15
100 2 13
3 20 2
13 6 40 2 13
Total 15
100 2 13
3 20 2
13 6 40 2 13
Based on the table above, out of 15 100 samples who like poem, some poem that they like are I’m Nobody who are You 2 13, ‘Catherine’s Dreams’ 3
20, and ‘Red Rose’ 2 13. Others poems 6 40, which they like, are ‘Democracy’, ‘The Road not Taken’, ‘The wild Rose’, ‘The Craned Wall’,
‘Stopping by Woods on A Snowy Evening’, and ‘Fire and Ice’ . Moreover, 2 13 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45
The students who like Im
no Body Who are You
The students who like
Catherines Dreams
The students who like Red
Rose
The students who like
others poems
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 16 The favorite poem
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Table.17 The favorite theme
No Sample
Romantic Heroic Religious Feministic Others
answers Did not
answers
1. 100
100 62 62
22 22
5 5 4 4
3 3 4 4
Total 100
100 62 62
22 22
5 5 4 4
3 3 4 4
According to the table 17, the theme most liked by most of students is romantic 62 62, followed by 22 22 like heroic theme, 5 5 like religious
theme, and 4 4 like feminism theme, 3 3 like others themes like mystery, struggle of life, science, etc. Moreover 4 4 did not answer the question. See
the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70
The students who like
Romantic theme
The students who like Heroic
theme
The students who like
Religious theme
The students who like
Feministic theme
The students who like others
themes
The students who like more
than 1 themes
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 17 The favorite theme
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Table.18 The favorite text to read
No Sample
Read original text Read simplified
1. 100 100
31 31 69 69
Total 100 100
31 31 69 69
From the table above, I can conclude that the students prefer to read literary works in simplified than to read it in the original text. Almost 70 of
students like reading literary works in simplified. Contrast with the students who like reading the literary works in original text only 31 students like it. See the
chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70
The students who like to
read the original text
The students who like to
read the simplified
Chart.18 The favorite text to read
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Table.19 The hardest genre of literature
No Sample
Prose Play
Poem
1. 100 100
10 10 17 17
73 73
Total 100 100
10 10 17 17
73 73
According to the table above, out of 100 samples, most of the students chose poem as the hardest genre of literature for them to understand. 73 73
students chose poem as the hardest genre of literature for them to understand, 17 17 students chose play as the hardest genre of literature for them to understand
and 10 10 students chose prose as the hardest genre of literature for them to understand. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The students who chose
prose
The students who chose
play
The students who chose
poem
Chart. 19 The hardest genre of literature
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Table.20 The short stories have been read by the students
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
Did not answer
1. 100 100
9 9 26 26
63 63 2 2
Total 100 100
9 9 26 26
63 63 2 2
According to the table above, out of 100 samples, 63 63 students have been read more than 5 short stories since they studied at English Department, 26
26 students have been read 2-5 short stories since they studied at English Department and only 9 9 students have been read 0-1 short story since they
studied at English Department. In addition 2 2 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70
The students who read 0-1
short story
The students who read 2-5
short stories
The students who read
more than 5 short stories
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart.20 The short stories have been read by the students
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Table.21 The novels have been read by the students
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5 Did not
Answer
1. 100 100
11 11 47 47
41 41 1 1
Total 100 100
11 11 47 47
41 41 1 1
According to the table 21, out of 100 samples, 47 47 students have been read 2-5 novels since they studied at English Department, 41 41 students
have been read more than 5 novels since they studied at English Department and 11 11 students have been read 0-1 novel since they studied at English
Department. Meanwhile 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who read 0-1
The students who read 2-5
The students who read
more than 5
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 21 The novels have been read by the students
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Table.22 The plays have been read by the students
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
Did not answer
1. 100 100
14 14 48 48
37 37 1 1
Total 100 100
14 14 48 48
37 37 1 1
Based on the table 22, out of 100 samples, 48 students have been read 2- 5 plays since they studied at English Department, 37 students have been read
more than 5 plays since they studied at English Department and 14 students have been read 0-1 play since they studied at English Department and 1 1 did
not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who read 0-1
play
The students who read 2-5
plays
The students who read
more than 5 plays
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 22 The plays have been read by the students Table.23 The poems have been read by the students
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
1. 100 100
5 5 14 14
81 81
Total 100 100
5 5 14 14
81 81
In table 23, out of 100 samples, 81 81 students have been read more than 5 poems since they studied at English Department, 14 14 students have
been read 2-5 poems since they studied at English Department and 5 5
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students have been read 0-1 poem since they studied at English Department. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90
The students who read 0-1
poem
The students who read 2-5
poems
The students who read
more than 5 poems
Chart. 23 The poems have been read by the students
Table.24 The interest in reading others prose besides the works studied in class
No Sample
Yes No
Did not answer
1. 100 100
58 58 41 41
1 1
Total 100 100
58 58 41 41
1 1
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Based on the table above, I can conclude that out of 100 samples the students who read others prose besides the prose in class are 58, and 41 did
not read others prose besides the works that they study in class and 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who read others prose
besides the works studied in class
The students who did not read others
prose besides the works studied in
class
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 24 The interest in reading others prose besides the works studied in class
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Table.25 The number of prose works that the students have been read besides the prose studied in class
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5 Did not
answer
1. 58 100
5 9 30 52
22 38 1 2
Total 58 100
5 9 30 52
22 38 1 2
According to the table above, out of 58 100 samples, I can see that 30 52 students have been read 2- 5 prose besides the prose they study in class, 22
38 students have been read more than 5 prose besides the prose they study in class. Moreover, 5 9 students have been read 0-1 prose besides the prose they
study in class and 1 2 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who read 0-1
prose besides the works
studied in class The students
who read 2-5 prose besides
the works studied in class
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart. 25 The number of prose works that the students have been read besides the prose studied in class
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Table.26 The interest in reading others plays besides the works studied in class
No Sample
Yes No
Did not Answer
1. 100 100
27 27 72 72
1 1
Total 100 100
27 27 72 72
1 1
Based on the table 26, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples, only 27 27 students who read other plays besides the plays they study in class and 72
72 did not read others plays besides the works that they study in class. Meanwhile 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The students who read play
besides the play studied in class
The students who did not read
play besides the play studied in
class
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart.26 The interest in reading others plays besides the works studied in class
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Table.27 The number of plays that the students have been read besides the play studied in class
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
1. 27 100
4 15 19 70
4 15
Total 27 100
4 15 19 70
4 15
Based on the table above, out of 27 100 samples, I can see that 19 70 students have been read 2- 5 plays besides the plays they study in class, 4
15 students have been read more than 5 plays besides the plays they study in class. In addition, 4 15 students have been read 0-1 play besides the plays they
study in class. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 The students who
read 0-1 plays besides the plays
studied in class
The students who read 2-5 plays
besides the plays studied in class
The students who read more than 5
plays besides the plays studied in
class
Chart.27 The number of plays that the students have been read besides the play studied in class
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Table.28 The interest in reading others poems besides the works studied in class
No Sample
Yes No
1. 53 100
53 53 47 47
Total 53 100
53 53 47 47
If I see the table above, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples, 53 53 students read others poems besides the poems they study in class, and 47 47
did not read others poems besides the works that they study in class. See the chart below.
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44 45
46 47
48 49
50 51
52 53
The students who read others
poems beside the poems
studied in class
The students who did not
read others poems beside
the poems studied in class
Chart. 28 The interest in reading other poems besides the works studied in class
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Table.29 The number of poems that the students have been read besides the poem studied in class
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
1. 53 100
6 11 28 53
19 36
Total 53 100
6 11 28 53
19 36
Based on the table 29, out of 53 100 samples, I can see that 28 53 students have been read 2- 5 poems besides the poems they get in class, 19 36
students have been read more than 5 poems besides the poems they get in class. In addition, 6 11 students have been read 0-1 poem besides the poems they get in
class. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who read 0-1
poem beside the poem
studied in class
The students who read 2-5
poem beside the poem
studied in class
The students who read more
than 5 poem beside the
poem studied in class
Chart. 29 The number of poems that the students have been read besides the poem studied in class
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Table.30 The interest in reading obligatory novels
No Sample
All 2 of them
Only 1 No
Did not answer
1. 100 100
44 44 48 48
5 5 2 2
1 1
Total 100 100
44 44 48 48
5 5 2 2
1 1
From the table above, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples, 48 48 students ever read two of the obligatory novels. 44 44 students have read all of
the novels, 5 5 students ever read one of the novels and 2 2 never read the novels and 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who interested in reading
all of the novels that inquired
The students who interested in reading
2 of the novels that inquired
The students who interested in reading
1 of the novels that inquired
The students who are not interested in
reading the novels that inquired
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 30 The interest in reading obligatory novels
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Table.31 The favorite novel studied in the class
No Sample
The Old man
And the Sea
Sillas Manner
Pride and Prejudice
Did not answer
1. 92
100 46 50
24 26 21 23
1 1
Total 92
100 46 50
24 26 21 23
1 1
Based on the table above, out of 92 100 samples, I can see that their favorite novel is The Old Man and The Sea with 46 50. Followed by Sillas
Manner with 24 26 and Pride and Prejudice with 21 23. Meanwhile 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45 50
The students who chose The Old Man
and the Sea
The students who chose Sillas
Manner
The students who chose Pride and
Prejudice
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 31 The favorite novel studied in the class
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Table.32 The reason for choosing the favorite novel
No Sample Characters Theme Setting Plot
Others Answers
Did not answer
1. 92
100 34 37
31 34
22 24
1 1
2 2 2 2
Total 92
100 34 37
31 34
22 24
1 1
2 2 2 2
According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 92 100 samples, 34 37 students chose the novel because the characters in the novel
are interesting. 31 34 students chose it because the theme, 22 24 students chose it because in the novel contains fascinating culture and place. 1 1 chose
it because the plot of the novel, 2 2 chose it because the morel lessons in the novels and 2 2 did not answer the questions. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
The students who like the
characters
The students who like the
theme
The students who like the
setting
The students who like the plot
The students that gave others
answers
The students that did not
answer the question
Chart.32 The reason for choosing the favorite novel
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Table.33 The interest in reading obligatory poems
No Sample
All 2 of them
Only 1 No
Did not
answer
1. 100 100
33 33 41 41
15 15 10 10
1 1
Total 100 100
33 33 41 41
15 15 10 10
1 1
From the table 33, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples 41 41 students ever read two of the obligatory poems. 33 33 students have read all of
the poems, 15 15 students ever read one of the poems, 10 10 never read the poems and 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
45
The students who read all of the
poems that inquired
The students who read 2 of the poems
that inquired
The students who read 1 of the poem
that inquired
The students who did not read the
poem that inquired
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart.33 The interest of students in reading obligatory poems
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Table.34 The favorite poem studied in the class
No Sample
The Road Not Taken
I am No Body Who are You
Fire and Ice
Did not answer
1. 74
100 24 32
41 55 8 11
1 1
Total 74
100 24 32
41 55 8 11
1 1
Based on the table above, out of 74 100 samples, I can see that their favorite poem from the poems studied in the class is I am No Body Who are You
with 41 55, followed by The Road Not Taken with 24 32. Followed by Fire and Ice with 8 11 and 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart
below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who like The
Road Not Taken
The students who like I am No
Body Who are You
The students who like Fire
and Ice
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart.34 The favorite poem studied in the class
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Table.35 The reason for choosing the favorite poem
No Sample
The words
Figurative speech
Short form
The Meaning
Others Answers
1. 74
100 16 22
10 13 7 9
39 53 2 3
Total 74
100 16 22
10 13 7 9
35 53 2 3
According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 74 100 samples, 35 53 students chose the poem because the meaning of the poem, 16
22 like the words in the poem. 10 13 like it because the poem has figurative speech, 7 9 like the short form. 2 3 chose it because the moral
lessons and messages in the poem. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who like the
words
The students who like the
figurative speech
The students who like the
short form
The students who like the
meaning
The students who gave others
reasons
Chart. 35 The reason for choosing the favorite poem
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Table.36 The interest in reading obligatory plays
No Sample
All 2 of them
Only 1 No
Did not answer
1. 100 100
20 20 53 53
22 22 4 4
1 1
Total 100 100
20 20 53 53
22 22 4 4 1 1
From the table 36, out of 100 samples, I can conclude that, out of 100 100 samples, 53 53 students ever read two of the obligatory plays. 20
20 students have read all of the plays, 22 22 students ever read one of the plays and 4 4 never read the plays. Meanwhile 1 1 did not answer. See the
chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who read all of
the plays that inquired
The students who read 2 of
the plays that inquired
The students who read 1 of
the plays that inquired
The students who did not
read the plays that inquired
The students who did not
answer the question
Chart.36 The interest in reading obligatory plays
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Table.37 The favorite play studied in the class
No Sample A Streetcar
Named Desire
Romeo and Juliet
The Death of Salesman
Did not answer
1. 73
100 16 22
44 60 12 17
1 1
Total 73
100 16 22
44 60 12 17
1 1
Based on the table above, out of 73 100 samples, I can see that their favorite play is Romeo and Juliet with 44 60. Followed by A Street Car
Named Desire with 16 22, The Death of Salesman with 12 17 and 1 1 did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who like A Streetcar
Named Desire
The students who like Romeo and
Juliet
The students who like The Death of
Salesman
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart.37 The favorite play studied in the class
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Table.38 The reason for choosing the favorite play
No Sample
Theme Plot
Dialogue Moral
lessons Others
answer
1. 73 100 17 23 14 19
15 21 24 33
3 4
Total 73 100 17 23 14 19 15 21
24 33 3 4
According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 73 100 samples, 24 33 students chose the play because the moral lesson in the play,
14 19 like the plot, 17 23 chose it because the theme. 15 21 chose it because the dialogue of the play and 3 4 gave others reasons why they like that
play because the content of the play, the play ordered by the lecturer, etc. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35
The students who like the theme
The students who like the Plot
The students who like the dialogue
The students who like the moral
lesson The students who
gave others reasons
Chart. 38 The reason for choosing the favorite play Table.39 The interest in following the growth of literary works
No Sample
Yes No
1. 100 100
28 28 72 72
Total 100 100
28 28 72 72
Based on the table above, it shown that, out of 100 100 samples, only 28 28 students who are interested in following the growth of literary works,
and 72 72 students are not interested in following the growth of literary works. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The Students who interested in
following the growth of literary
works
The Students who are not
interested in following the
growth of literary works
Chart. 39 The interest in following the growth of literary works Table.40 Special times prepared to read literary works
No Sample
Yes No
1. 100 100
20 20 80 80
Total 100 100
20 20 80 80
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According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples only 20 20 students who have special time to read literary works, but 80 80
students do not have special time to read literary works. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The students who have
special time to read literary
works
The students who do not
have special time to read
literary works
Chart. 40 Special times prepared to read literary works Table.41 Literary works having read in a month
No Sample
0-1 2-5
More than 5
Did not answer
1. 100 100
57 57 36 36
5 5 2 2
Total 100 100
57 57 36 36
5 5 2 2
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According to the table 41, out of 100 samples, I can conclude that, only 5 5 students who read literary works more than 5 works in a month, 36 36
students read 2-5 literary works in a month, 57 57 read 0-1 literary works in a month and 2 2 students did not answer the question. See the chart below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who read 0-1 literary
works in a month
The students who read 2-5 literary
works in a month
The students who read more than 5
literary works in a month
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart.41 Literary works having read in a month
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Table.42 The amount of money prepared to buy literary works
No Sample
Yes No
1. 100 100
22 22 78 78
Total 100 100
22 22 78 78
According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples, only 22 22 students who have special budget to buy literary works, and 78 78
students do not have special budget to buy literary works. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The students who have
special budget to buy literary
works
The students who do not
have special budget to buy
literary works
Chart. 42 The amount of money prepared to buy literary works Table.43 The amount of money allocated to buy literary works
No Sample
0 - Rp.25.000
Rp.26.000 –
Rp.50.000 Rp.51.000
– Rp.100.000
More than
Rp.100.00
1. 100
100 6 6
6 6 7 7
3 3
Total 100
100 6 6
6 6 7 7
3 3
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According to the table 43, out of 100 samples, I can conclude that, 6 6 students who allocate 0 – Rp.25.000 to buy literary works, 6 6 students who
allocate Rp.26.000 – Rp.50.000 to buy literary works, 7 7 students who allocate Rp.51.000 – Rp.100.000 to buy literary works and 3 3 students
allocate more than Rp.100.000 to buy literary works. See the chart below.
1 2
3 4
5 6
7
The students who allocate 0 – Rp.25.000
to buy literary works
students who allocate Rp.26.000 – Rp.50.000
to buy literary works
students who allocate Rp.51.000 – Rp.100.000
to buy literary works
students who allocate more than Rp.100.000
to buy literary works
Chart.43 The amount of money allocated to buy literary works Table.44 The favorite subject
No Sample
Linguistics subjects
Literary subjects
Did not answer
1. 100 100
68 68 29 29
3 3
Total 100 100
68 68 29 29
3 3
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From the table above, out of 100 samples, 68 68 students like linguistic subjects, 29 29 students like literary subjects, and 3 3 did not answer the
question. It is show that more than 50 50 students of English literature Department prefer linguistic as their favorite subject to literature. See the chart
below.
10 20
30 40
50 60
70
The students who like linguistic
subjects
The students who like literary
subjects
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart.44 The favorite subject
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Table.45 The benefit of reading literary works in improving language skill
No Sample
Yes No
1. 100 100
93 93 7 7
Total 100 100
93 93 7 7
Based on the table above, I can see that, most of the students, 93 93 students agree that there are some benefits of reading literary works in improving
their English skill when they read literary works and 7 7 did not agree that there are some benefits of reading literary works in improving their English skill.
See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 100
The students who agree that there are some
benefits of reading literary works in
improving their English skill when they read
literary works
The students who do not agree that there are
some benefits of reading literary works in
improving their English skill when they read
literary works
Chart.45 The benefit of reading literary works in improving language skill
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Table.46 The benefits of reading literary works
No Sample
Enrich vocabularies
Understand More about
grammatical Understand
More about pronunciations
The style
Others reasons
All
1. 93
100 58 62
2 2 2 2
19 20
1 1 11
12
Total 93
100 58 62
2 2 2 2
19 20
1 1
11 12
According to the table above, I can see that one of the benefits of reading literature is enriching students vocabularies 58 62, others benefits are the
students are familiar with the style 19 20, understand more about grammatical 2 2, understand more about pronunciations 2 2, can help the student
writing well 11, and 11 12 students answer that the benefits of reading literature are enrich vocabularies, know the style, know the pronunciations and
know grammatical. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70
Enriching students
vocabularies
The students understand more
about grammatical
The students understand more
about pronounciations
The students are familiar with the
style
The students who gave others
reasons
The students who chose all of the
benefits
Chart. 46 The benefits of reading literary works
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Table.47 The relationship between the lectures competency and the interest of students in reading literary works
No Sample
Yes No
Did not answer
1. 100 100
74 74 20 20
6 6
Total 100 100
74 74 20 20
6 6
From the table 47, I can conclude that 74 74 students agree that, there is a relationship between the competence of lectures in teaching literary material
and the interest of students in reading literary works, 20 20 do not agree that there any relationship between the competence of lectures in teaching literary
material and the interest of students in reading literary works and 6 6 students did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
The students who agree that, there any
relationship between the quality of
lectures in teaching literary and the
interest of students in reading literary
works
The students who do not agree that, there
any relationship between the quality
of lectures in teaching literary and
the interest of students in reading
literary works
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 47 The relationship between the lectures competency and the interest of students in reading literary works
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Table.48 The students’ opinion about the lectures way of teaching literary material
No Sample
Yes No
Did not answer
1. 100 100
62 62 37 37
1 1
Total 100 100
62 62 37 37
1 1
Based on the table above, I can see that 62 62 students like the way of lectures when they teaching literary material, 3737 students do not like the
way of lecturers when teaching literary material, and 1 1 students did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70
The students who like the way of lectures
teaching the literary material
The students who do not like the way of
lectures teach the literary material
The students who did not answer the
question
Chart. 48 The students’ opinion about the lectures way of teaching literary material
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Table.49 The students’ opinion about the teaching material
No Sample
Good and Enough Good but
not Enough Bad
1. 100 100
33 33 56 56
11 11
Total 100 100
33 33 56 56
11 11
According to the table above, I can conclude that, out of 100 samples, 56 56 students give comment that the literary material that the lecturers give to
the students is good but not enough for them. 33 33 students give comment that the literary material that the lecturers give to the students is good enough and
11 11 students give comment that the literary material that the lecturers give to the students is bad. See the chart below.
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10 20
30 40
50 60
The students who give comment that the
literary material that the lecturers give to
them are good and enough
The students who give comment that the
literary material that the lecturers give to
them are good but not enough
The students who give comment that the
literary material that the lecturers give to
them are bad
Chart. 49 The students’ opinion about the teaching material
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Table.50 The students’ opinion about the teaching style
No Sample
Make presentation
Make A
group Invite
Poets, Play
wrights, etc
Make performance
Others ways
All Did
not answer
1. 100
100 12 12
20 20
36 36 24 24
3 3 3
3 2 2
Total 100
100 12 12
20 20
36 36 24 24
3 3 3
3 2 2
Based on the table above, out of 100 samples, 36 36 students chose invite poets or writers to perform and teach in the class, 24 24 students chose
make performance about the works, 20 20 students make a group about it and 12 12 students chose make presentation about the works. 3 3 students
answer another ways like; read the literary works and study it by them self, the lecturers explain about the culture and situation. 3 3 students chose all the
ways to make the them interested in reading literary works; make performance, discuss about the works, invite the poet, playwright, and make a group to study
about the works. In addition, 2 2 student did not answer the question. See the chart below.
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5 10
15 20
25 30
35 40
The students who chose make
presentation
The students who chose discussion
in group
The students who chose like to invite
poets or writers to perform and teach
in the class The students who
chose make performance
The students who gave others
reasons
The students who chose all of the
options
The students who did not answer the
question
Table.50 The students’ opinion about the teaching style
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
