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joined the Basic Reading I class did some different types of exercises. They were trained to develop their reading skills and reading comprehension. They stated
that they could improve their reading skills and reading comprehension because they were doing the exercises given by the lecturer. The examples of exercise
types used were multiple choice, true-false, matching, short-answer question, fill in the blank, etc.
Since Basic Reading I was one of the subject in English Education Study Program, it had the course objectives. The objectives are seen to obtain the goal of
the course or subject. The students are provided with the hands-on experience in applying the reading strategies when reading various types of texts. Moreover, the
course helps the students develop their English vocabulary and reading aloud ability. It also helps the students become independent and effective readers. The
topics of this course include basic reading skills which consist of various reading strategies and exercises Syllabus of Basic Reading I, 2011. Thus, the research
will focus on the use of exercise types in Basic Reading I and students’ problem in reading. The title of the research is the exercise types in Basic Reading I of
academic year 20112012 in English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University.
B. Problem Formulations
Based on the previous part, which is the research background, there are two problems formulated to this research. The problems are as follows.
1. What are the exercise types used in Basic Reading I?
2. What are the students’ problems in reading in Basic Reading I?
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C. Problem Limitations
There are several classes for reading in English Education Study Program of Sanata Dharma University. However, the researcher limits the subject to Basic
Reading I. It is because the data gathering will be done in odd semester and the objectives of Basic Reading I class still emphasize on the development of the
basic reading skills. In this case, the students of Basic Reading I are given some exercise types during the course. The exercises may differ in several types such as
multiple-choices, fill in the blank, matching, etc. The students do the exercises and get the problems in reading when doing such the exercise. Hence, the
researcher limits the discussion on the use of the exercise types in Basic Reading I class of first semester students in Sanata Dharma University and its problems in
reading.
D. Research Objectives
This study intends to find the answer the two questions stated in problem formulation. There are two objectives. The first is to find out the types of exercise
used in Basic Reading I. The second is to know the students’ problems in reading when doing the types of exercise in Basic Reading I
E. Research Benefits
This research will primarily benefit the students, the lecturers, and other
researches. They are as follows.
1. The students
The research will be useful for the students in Sanata Dharma University especially English Education study program students. By knowing the type of
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exercise that they use in the reading class, will help them to know which exercise types they like most in Basic Reading I course and what problems that they face in
doing the exercise, so that they can anticipate the problem before facing the exercise types.
2. The lecturers
The research is also useful for the lecturers because the lecturers will know which type of exercise their students may have the problems and know the
purpose of giving exercise to fulfill the students’ needs Moyle, 1972. 3.
Other researchers Other researchers mean people who will conduct the similar research. This
research will be useful because they will have a method view of how to do the research. The other researcher also can apply the similar research in different
subject or participants.
F. Definitions of terms
