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TEACHERS’ BELIEFS TOWARD SILENT READING IN
EXTENSIVE READING CLASSROOM

THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan.

Mutia Ayu Krismanda
112010028

ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014

TABLE OF CONTENT

Abstract

1

Introduction

..1

Theoretical Framework

.3

The Important of Teachers’ Beliefs

.......3

How SSR Is Impelemented in the Classroom

. ..........5

Several Issues Concerning the Imoementation of SSR

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7

Research Design....................................................................................................................................11
Context of the Study .........................................................................................................................11
Participants........................................................................................................................................11
Instrument of Data Collection...........................................................................................................13
Data Collection Procedures...............................................................................................................13
Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................................15
Findings and Discussion .......................................................................................................................15
Silent Reading is Individual Process.................................................................................................15
Teachers monitor students in SSR ....................................................................................................18
Silent Reading is beneficial for students’ language learning ............................................................27
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................33
Limitation and Further Reseach

....35

Acknowledgement

..36

References

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Teachers’ beliefs toward Silent Reading in
Extensive Reading Classroom
Mutia Ayu Krismanda (112010028)

Abstract
This study aims to explore what teachers’ beliefs toward silent reading method in
Extensive Reading (ER) classroom are. This study is qualitative research. Total of 11
participants were purposely chosen from Extensive Reading teachers in English teacher
education program of Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia. Those teachers
were interviewed using semi-structured interview. The findings revealed that Sustained Silent
Reading (SSR) is individual process and beneficial for students’ language learning.
Moreover, teachers tend to monitor students in SSR. However, some factors such as the
environment of the classroom that should be quite and relax, the appropriateness of selecting
topic and level of the book that the students read, the follow-up activity and also teacher as a
role model during SSR time in the classroom should be really noticed and considered while
implementing SSR in ER class. The purpose of noticing teachers’ belief as a role model will
impact the effectiveness of implementing SSR in Extensive Reading classroom.
Keywords: teachers’ beliefs, sustained silent reading, extensive reading, classroom