Descriptive News Item Test I

No. Partic ipants Identification and purpose Generic structure Features Total name purpose Identification Descriptio n subject tense 12. L √ √ - √ √ √ . 13. M √ √ √ √ √ √ 14. N √ √ - √ √ √ . 15. O √ √ - √ √ √ . 16. P √ √ - - - √ . 17. Q √ - - √ √ √ . Total . . . Average 70.59 70.59 70.59 70.59 Table 4.4. showed the result of microteaching students’ level of comprehension of descriptive. The highest score was obtained by participant M who scored 100. The lowest score was obtained by participant A, E, K, and P who scored 50.00. The average score was 70.59 or in other words, there were 70.59 of all 17 participants, for about 12 participants, comprehend descriptive texts. For further details, there were 85.29 of all 17 participants, for about 15 participants, comprehend the social function of descriptive which was to describe a particular person, place, or thing. There were 35.29 of all 17 participants, for about six participants, comprehend the generic structure of descriptive texts and 94.12, for about 16 participants comprehend the lexicogrammatical features of descriptive.

e. News Item

The news item text was the text titled Town Contaminated which was on the first number of the test I. Table 4.5. News Item No. Partic ipants Identification and purpose Generic structure Features Total name purpose Newsw orthy event Backgr ound event Sources subject tense 1. A - √ - - - - √ . 2. B √ √ - - - √ √ . 3. C - √ - - - - √ . 4. D - √ - - - - √ . 5. E - √ - - - √ √ . 6. F - - - - - √ √ . 7. G √ √ - - - - √ . 8. H √ √ - - - √ √ . 9. I - - - - - - √ . 10. J - √ - - - - √ . 11. K - √ - - - - √ . 12. L √ √ - - - √ √ . 13. M - - - - - - √ . 14. N √ √ - - - √ √ . 15. O - √ - - - - √ . 16. P - √ - - - √ √ . 17. Q - √ - - - - √ . Total . . Average 36.13 36.13 36.13 36.13 Table 4.5. showed the result of microteaching students’ level of comprehension of news items. The highest score was obtained by participant B, H, L, and N who scored 57.14. The lowest score was obtained by participant I and M who scored 14.29. The average score was 36.13 or in other words, there were 36.13 of all 17 participants, for about six participants, comprehend news item texts. For further details, there were 58.82 of all 17 participants, for about ten participants, comprehend the social function of news items which was to inform readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which were considered newsworthy or important. There were no participants comprehend the generic PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI structure of recount texts and 70.59, for about 12 participants comprehend the lexicogrammatical features of news items.

f. Analytical Exposition

The analytical exposition text was the text titled Integrated Pest Management which was on the fifth number of the test I. Table 4.6. Analytical Exposition No. Partic ipants Identification and purpose Generic structure Features Total name purpose thesis arguments reiteration subject tense 1. A - - - - - - √ . 2. B - √ - - - - √ . 3. C - - - - - √ √ . 4. D - - - - - √ √ . 5. E - - - - - - √ . 6. F - √ - - - √ √ . 7. G - - - - - √ √ . 8. H - √ √ - - √ √ . 9. I - - - - - √ √ . 10. J - - - - - - √ . 11. K - - - - - - √ . 12. L - - - - - √ √ . 13. M - - - - - - √ . 14. N - - - - - √ √ . 15. O - - - √ - √ √ . 16. P - - - - - - √ . 17. Q - - - √ - - √ . Total . . . Average 26.89 26.89 26.89 26.89 Table 4.6. showed the result of microteaching students’ level of comprehension of analytical expositions. The highest score was obtained by participant H who scored 57.14. The lowest score was obtained by participant A, E, J, K, M, and P who scored 14.29. The average score was 26.89 or in other words, there were 26.89 of all 17 participants, for about five participants, comprehend analytical exposition texts. For further details, there were 8.82 of all 17 participants, for about two participants, comprehend the social function of analytical expositions which was to persuade the reader or listener that something is the case. There were 5.88 all 17 participants, for about one participant, comprehend the generic structure of recount texts and 76.47, for about 13 participants comprehend the lexicogrammatical features of analytical expositions. For further details of the participants’ level of comprehension of the first test, focusing on each essential part of the text types identification and purpose, generic structure, and lexicogrammatical features, the researcher provided table 4.7, 4.8, and 4.9 as follows. Table 4.7. Identification and Purpose of the First Test No. Partici pants Identification and purpose Total news item descriptive Narrative recount analytical exposition procedure 1. A 50 100 100 . 2. B 100 100 50 50 50 50 . 3. C 50 100 50 50 . 4. D 50 100 100 100 . 5. E 50 50 50 50 50 . 6. F 100 100 100 50 50 . 7. G 100 100 100 100 . 8. H 100 100 50 50 50 . 9. I 100 50 50 50 . 10. J 50 100 100 100 . 11. K 50 100 100 50 . 12. L 100 100 100 100 . 13. M 100 100 100 . 14. N 100 100 100 100 . 15. O 50 100 100 100 . 16. P 50 100 100 100 50 . 17. Q 50 50 100 100 50 . Average .