TEACHING READING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN I NOGOSARI IN 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR Teaching Reading to the First Year Students of SMPN 1 Nogosari in 2012/2013 Academic Year.

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TEACHING READING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN I NOGOSARI IN 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education

in Department of English

by:

ARIF WIDHI NUGROHO A 320 080 107

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TEACHING READING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 NOGOSARIIN 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

RESEARCH PAPER

Written by

ARIF WIDHI NUGROHO A 320 080 107

Approved to be Examined by Consultant:

First Consultant

(Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd., M. Pd.)

Second Consultant

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ACCEPTANCE

TEACHING READING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 NOGOSARI IN 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR

Accepted by the Board of Examiners School of Teacher Training and Education

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta On 31 Agustus 2015

Team of Examiners:

1. Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd., M.Pd. ( ) (Chair Person)

2. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum. ( ) (Member I)

3. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum. ( ) (Member II)

Dean,

Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum. NIP. 196504281993031001

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TESTIMONY

In this occasion, I state that there is no proposed work before in this research to get bachelor degree in a certain University and as long as I know, there is also no work or idea that have ever been written or published by other people, except those in which the writing are referred in research paper and mentioned in bibliography.

If it is proved there will be something wrong in my statement above in the future, so I will wholly be responsible.

Surakarta, Agustus 2015

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DEDICATION

This little work is dedicated to:

1. My beloved and respected Mom and Father.

2. My dearest brother. 3. My Lovely “Anna”

4. My friends who always help me and give me the spirit.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Praise for the Almighty God, Allah SWT, the Rab of Universe. The writer finally finished writing his research paper as one of the requirements for achieving Bachelor Degree in English Department at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The first and most important, he would like to thank Allah for blessing, loving, helping, and protecting him, because without all of them, he is nothing at all. Second, he would like to thank to the real revolutionary, Muhammad Rosulullah SAW who had opened and broken the Jahiliyah (darkness) period to the recent world. He would also like to thank everyone who deserves honor and it becomes an honor for him for receiving his or her love and help:

1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, 2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, P. Hd., as the Head of English Department who

has given his permission to conduct the research,

3. Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd., M.Pd., as the first consultant for giving him valuable guidance,

4. Dra. Dwi Haryanti, M.Hum., as the second consultant who has corrected and criticized his research paper,

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5. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M. Hum., as the examiner who has critized his research paper,

6. All lecturers of English Department for the knowledge you have shared to me,

7. The headmaster of SMPN 1 Nogosari Boyolali who has allowed the writer to carry out his research,

8. Mr. Mulyanto, the English teacher of SMP N 1 Nogosari Boyolali who has allowed, guided, and helped the writer to carry out his research,

9. My beloved mother, thanks for all: love, spirit, financial support, and praying. You are the best mother in the world,

10. My beloved father, thanks for all: love, spirit, financial support, and praying. You are the best father for me,

11. My lovely brother, Adi Sri Muryanto, who always supports and cares for his,

12. My single love, Trianasari, thanks for love and support that you gives, 13. My big families thanks for the support,

14. My best friends in English department class C members, Rendy, Ilham, Mas Huda, Septi, Laili, Ratih, Atik, Galuh, Nia, Arsida, Riska, Denik, Ambari, Deka, Yeni, Mb Dwi and others. Thanks a lot guys, I can’t make

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17. The students of SMPN 1 Nogosari Boyolali who cannot be mentioned one by one, who have helped the researches in conducting the research,

Finally, he wants to thank for the readers especially those who are eager to give constructive criticism that can make this research better. The writer hopes this research would be beneficial to everyone.

Surakarta, Agustus 2015 The writer

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SUMMARY

ARIF WIDHI NUGROHO. A 320080107. TEACHING READING TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 NOGOSARI IN 2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2013.

This research aims to describe teaching reading to junior high school students at the first year of SMPN 1 Nogosari Boyolali. It is conducted to know the materials of teaching reading comprehension, the technique used by the teacher in teaching reading comprehension, the teacher’s way to evaluate the students reading comprehension, and describe the problems faced by the teacher in implementing the method at the first year of SMPN 1 Nogosari Boyolali.

The subject of research is limited to teacher and the first grade of SMP N 1 Nogosari, in this research the writer uses qualitative method. The techniques of collecting data are the observation, interview and documentation in teaching learning process especially in teaching reading comprehension to describe the materials of teaching reading comprehension, the technique used by the teacher in teaching reading comprehension, the teacher way to evaluate the students reading comprehension, and the problems faced by the teacher in implementing the method at the first year of SMPN 1 Nogosari Boyolali. To analyze the data, the writer employs critical analysis comprising data reduction, data display, conclusion and verification.

The result of the analysis shows that: 1). the materials of the teacher are taken from the student’s workbook. 2). the technique is used by the teacher in teaching reading comprehension at SMPN 1 Nogosari are lecturing, reading aloud, and questioning but the most dominant technique applied by the teacher is lecturing. It consists of three stages namely; pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading. 3). the teacher evaluates the students by reading aloud in front of the class and closing with some questions about the text. 4). the problems faced by the teacher implementing the methods are lack of teaching media, limited of time and class management.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE ... i

APPROVAL ... ii

ACCEPTANCE ... iii

TESTIMONY ... iv

MOTTO ... v

DEDICATION ... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii

SUMMARY ... x

TABLE OF CONTENT ... xi

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ... 1

A. Background of the Study ... 1

B. Research Problem ... 3

C. Objective of the Study ... 4

D. Limitation of the Study ... 4

E. Benefits of the Study ... 4

1. Practical Benefits ... 4

2. Theoretical Benefits ... 5

F. Research Paper Organization ... 5

CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY ... 7

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1. Notion of Reading ... 8

2. Notion Reading Comprehension ... 10

3. Reading Skills and Strategy ... 11

4. The Principles of Teaching Reading ... 12

5. Techniques of Teaching Reading ... 13

6. Procedure of Teaching Reading ... 15

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ... 19

A. Type of Research ... 19

B. Object of the Research ... 20

C. Subject of the Research ... 20

D. Data and Data Source ... 20

E. Method of Collecting Data ... 21

F. Method of Analyzing Data ... 22

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION --- 24

A. Research Finding ... 24

1. The Implementation of teaching reading comprehension method ... 24