Suggestion for Future Researchers Suggestion for Teaching Implementation

5.2.1. Suggestion for Future Researchers

There are a lot of things that can be revealed in The City of Joy. One interesting thing that can be discussed is the heroic value in the struggle for survival of poor people as seen in the novel. The future researcher can take only the main character to be revealed. The researcher can use the psychological approach and sociocultural- historical approach to support the study. Besides revealing the heroic value, the next researcher can also analyze the struggle for survival of the poor people as seen in the novel the next researcher can take all characters or only choose one character to be revealed. Here, the next researcher also applies the psychological approach and sociocultural-historical approach.

5.2.2 Suggestion for Teaching Implementation

Teaching language can use many methods. One of the methods that can be used is by using literary work text such as short story, poetry, drama, and novel. However, using literary work text for teaching language is not an easy way. Many students are not interested to read literary works. They consider reading literary works are boring. Therefore, a teacher must select appropriate texts for teaching language so that students are interested to read the texts. In order to make the students interested to read a literary work, the reading text must be suitable with the age of the students, the students’ emotional and intellectual maturity, the students’ interest and the students’ hobbies Lazar, 1993: 52-54. Besides that, a teacher should also consider the students’ cultural background, the students’ linguistic proficiency, the students’ literary background, the availability of text, the length of text, and the exploitability. A teacher should consider the students’ cultural background so that the students can understand the reading text easily. Then, the reading text should be suitable with the students’ linguistics proficiency. The students’ literary background should also be considered because it will influence the students understanding toward literary text. Beside that, the text should be available for students and teaches, the length of the text should consider on time available and the text should give advantage to the students Lazar, 1993: 53-54.

5.2.3 Suggestion for Teaching Speaking