CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
A. Conclusions about the Product
This research was aimed at revealing the reading target needs, the learning needs, and finding out the characteristics of an appropriate set of task-based
supplementary English reading materials focusing on descriptive texts for Grade VII students of Junior High School. The conclusion of this research was gained
from the findings and discussion in the previous chapter.
1. The Reading Target Needs
The reading target needs refer to what the learners need to do in the target situation. According to the needs analysis that was conducted on 3
rd
November 2015, the target needs of Grade VII students of Junior High School can be
concluded as follows. a.
The main goal of the students in learning English is to answer all of reading questions correctly in order to pass the exam.
b. The students‟ lacks were related to the vocabulary, grammar, generic
structure and social function of the texts. c.
The students expected to be able to communicate in English well after learning the English reading materials.
2. The Learning Needs
The learning needs are related to the students‟ opinion about what they should do to attain the target situation. It covers the components of tasks proposed by
Nunan 2004, those are inputs, procedu res and the learners‟ role.
In terms of inputs, the students wanted the short texts that are supported with pictures. They claimed that pictures give them the clear description of the object
that is discussed in the texts. The students also wanted the texts that are completed with vocabulary list. Moreover, they liked to read texts taken from the internet,
magazines or newspaper. In terms of procedures, the students liked to learn the texts through various
activities, those are gap filling activities, matching activities, answering comprehension questions in the form of multiple choice and short answer
questions, truefalse activities, arranging jumbled words and sentences and discussion. The students prefer to find out the meaning of words in the dictionary
rather than guess the synonym or the antonym of those words. Related to the learners‟ role, the students expected to complete the activities
in groups. They also expected to have reading activities that allow them to interact with their friends and their English teacher.
3. The Characteristics of the Appropriate Task-Based Supplementary
Reading Materials
The materials should be based on the learners‟ needs. The data of the learners‟ needs can be gathered by conducting needs analysis. There are some
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