MATERIATS IN THE TEACHING OF READING COMPREIIENSION AT SMU

USINGHUMOROUS
STORIES
ASSUPPI,EMENTARY
MATERIATS
INTHETEACHING
OFREADINGCOMPREIIENSION
AT SMU

A THESIS
Prrtial Fulftlhncnt of thc Rc$riremcnts for
thc Serjrnr Pcodidilcn Dcarcc in
English Lrngugc Tcrching

l i -i I 1,?pi l a)

I\ig. Fu i(u,

By:
JOVITA MAGDA.LENA S.
NRP : 121309:n06

jieqrr)

UNIVERSITASKATOLIK WIDYA MANDAI,A SURABAYA
FAKUTTASKEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
JURUS$I PENDIDIKAII BAIIASADAN SENI
PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
JULI, 1998

APPROVA& SHEET
(1)

Thi s

thes is

ent i t J_ed

USING

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERTALS rN

HTMOROUS

THE

STORIES

TEACHTNG

OF

AS

READTNG

COMPREHENSIONAT SMU

and

prepared

and

submitted

been approved

and accepred

r! ec \rar qt tr ! eir ,rr cL m
e ! ar \n- rF q

fr _n
\ Jrr _

English

Language

DR.Veronica

First

L.

tho

Teaching

Jovica

as partial

(.ari.an.a

by

Diptoadi.M.Sc.

Advisor

by

Magdalena
fulfillmenc

D
r eoI In( li Ii C , t rdJ i( d .l nz . a n

the

following

S.

has

of

the

AAeagn. tyr e e

ln

advisors.

Dra. Susana Teopilus,
Second Advisor

M. Pd.

APPROI/A'. SEEET

tzl
been examin

Thi-s thesis

L^^
llcl5

Examination

with

. =l l n . ^ . l a

l .r 'r r

i - ho

committee
on July

nf

on Oral
10'

1998

- P. Soetrisno
Chairman

i

irl '
tll(

l.t ,,,.
il'/{1.( tl,.i'i'"
i
Tediasuksmana,
Drs.Hendra

M . H u m . l - . ) r q V T . r r lr r k P r i i a m b o d O

Ifember

Member

I
i
i
!

i

tl

/,'l)

/t'
//
I/
,(

.4 /\'1

DR. Veronjca

,,1

L.Diplpegizla.

lg.
Member

Member

Arrrr rrrrr

anti- w.

L . Diptoadi, M.Sc.
Dean Of The Teacher Training

Head of

Cr' l I ono

f)ona

a1

The Engllsh

r1- mon1-

ACKNOI'ILEDGEMElqTS

happy

relieved.

and

she would
help

would

and

ich

also

She

L.

Veronica

Lo

for

her

friends

would

Lhis

kindness

thesis.

to

M.Sc.

rt .;, rr eeJse e
r rn
u t

form

which

her

thank
Dra.

and

without

the

all,

the

of

gratitude

to

blessing,

enable

to

her

Susana Teopilus,

and encouragring her

husband,

sisters,

and support
Lhis

her

also

goes

and

best

mentally

in

thesis.

help

this

thesis

M
r r qa
j r.r

l-he

I nrd

will
rcna\;

not
e l I

abundantlv.

The writer

IfI

DR.

adwisors,

Her deep thankfulness

times when writing
kind

it

His

her

guiding

in

parenLs,

their

that

i q

who have encouraged

Without
i ts

like

realizes

greatesE

given

t-hac

patience

be1oved

her difficuft

i n

c

Diptoadi,

their

writing

re -h. -iv

feels

first

kindness,

loving

t ^ r r i te + r i4 n
rr
:,

writer

Therefore,
her

writer

the

Eo compleLe

has

who

faithfulness,

in

t.he

Eo express

like

ChrisL

Jesus

M.Pd.

However,

God and oEhers.

wriEer

.anlnvnrr]

thesis,

have been able

not

of

s v v v r r r ! , f + v

this

completed

Having

appear
theif

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

Page
APPROVAL SHEET (1)

i

APPROVAL SHEET (2)

l-1

iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS

vii

ABSTRACT
CHAPTER I

1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of

Study

1

1.2

Statement

of

the

Problem

5

1

n
l.ri6r.tv v )

nf

|-ha

v e 4 v J

ql-r1.il.r

5

r . r

?

i rra

1-.4 Significance

of

1. 5 Theoretical

CHAPTER II

the

5

the Study

6

Framework

1 6 S r - o n e a n d T , im i t a t i o n

10

1. 7 Research

10

1.8

Definition

r1 . Q
./

6
n ri
\J!r r r :j, asr

Methodology
of

r zz.. qe. i ri -nrn \J r r

the
^f
rJ!

t_0

key

rh^
Lr r E:

rFriuli'
- u Lr \.r J

\.......'...
I

THE NATURE OF READING
2 . 1 , The Nature
2.2 Reading
z-J

The

Readinq

IJ

Comprehension

In f luenc ing

Reading

L'7

an q i nn

Insi-de the Head
2.3.L.1

1,3
15

Processes

Factors

f-nmrr rcfr

2.3.L

of

L2

Interest

t7
ral
L>

IV

2.3 .2 Outside
2 .4

' ,L ' n e

20

t h e Head

Criteria

Materials

of

DevelonmenE
2.5 Reading Comprehension Skj-11s
2.5 .L Vocabulary
2.5.2

zt

..................2 8

Recogniti-on

Paragraph Analysis
2.5.2.1

JU

the topic

Finding

of

31

a paragrapn
2.5.2.2

nf
v-

z..J.z,.J

the main idea

Finding
a

q

z'r.a r a rr ra

3l_

r-rh

!,u!

r

J- rrrrrrrr!,

ve r rsyH- \! ,nvrr' \ r l -

i nrr

a paragraph

h6

rr n
r ri 4 J1vn!

rlal-=

i

Ic

r

af

...........................
32

. q . / E i - , r. :=- - trh rer rm
inor
\-rrrrv
c r vrtn/ Ln. v .L . r r t -

v

i nrr

a paraglraph

2.5 The

Taaah

i nrr

dal-

li

I c

nf

...........................
32
Readi-ng

r''F

33

Comprehension
z.o.L

2.6,2

teachingr

Pre

-prepara

! J.on

s tage

33

Comprehension stage

35
36
38

2.7 Indexical
Arlrr,enna

fnformation
/]rYat 2f, 1 2 6r

Used

as

an

39

U.FIAY'J,

.K

I J. I

THE NATURE OF HUMOR

44

3.1 The Definition

48

J.l

|ne

!acc.

of Humor
Humor

Influencing

ors

50
53

of Humor ...

3.3 The Clas sification

53

Humor

3 .3 . l- Verbal
3.3.2

Textual

3.3.3

Bodv

Humor
Movement

or

f:a
t J , i s fe f i rn
r - n m n - evhr rpe rnr d
evrrL}/r

it

in

sm:ll

knowledge
knowl edcrc
rhe

re).i

n'i eccs

hni1.J:

-*-lLrrLr9

r,-vvev,

st.ructure,
Tn

and

ordcr

ihew

rrr

qhor: l d

--:*--

4rom

!l

lltecLll-Lrl9>

bringing
h
. r ve rlY n
kra

their
rhc

r^lrcrhr

the

pre-

sEudents
several

as,
vocabulary
skiIls
such
reading
comprehension
The ability
of the
and paragraph analysis.
recognition
texcs does not only
scudents to comprehend the reading

vt- r

but also the
skills,
comprehension
depend on the reading
them in reading such as interest,
that influence
factors
moti-vaEion and reading environmenc .
a
involves
comprehension
of reading
The t.eaching
p
r
e
p
a
r
a
t
i
o
n
p
r
e
t
e
a
c
h
i
n
g
o
r
p
r
o
c
e
s
s
,
i
s
E
h
a
t
two-sEage
skimming
includes
stage which
sEage and comprehension
stagle, advance organizer
and scanningi . In pre-Leaching
prior
before
give
knowledge
Ehe students
is
used to
skimming
Comprehension stage involves
reading
the text.
process
use their
the
students
in which
and scanning
idea and
for general
skills
to search quickly
reading
text
to comprehend the
in order
informat.ion
specific
the
o
n
c
o
m
p
r
e
h
e
n
s
i
o
n
To check the sEudents'
totaIly.
of exercises whose sole
teacher develops a variety
text,
.=im

ic

a
n h . a n z - i n+ . r. : r,
9....9r4v

r av a
di
99+^.:,

5

nrr

qki

l lq

humor is
and enjoy
The abitity
co appreciate
people
of
independently
universal
and shared by all
their aoe. sex. socio-economic staEus. or culEure. Humor
provides
and emotional
laughter,
fun,
entertainment,
Lo be
part.j-cipation.
i-s sometimes dif ficult
However, it
of
a
l
i
n
e
u
n
d
e
r
s
t
a
n
d
e
v
e
r
y
P
e
o
p
l
e
m
a
y
understood.
humorous scory but Ehey may not see what is funny about
This can often
happen because humor is culturally
it.
based. What one country finds funny, another councry may
not find so at all.
Thus, humor must be universal . It is not successful
A
Eoo culture-specific.
if
the sit,uation
depicEed is
sender and a recipient
should share the same knowledge
joke
Humor is
understood.
in
for
to
be
order
a
such as speaker and hearer,
influenced
by seven factors
socio-economic status,
stimulus,
experience,
situation,
linguistic
competence, and culture.
into
three
divided
Based on its
humor is
form,
humor, and body movement
namely, verbal
humor, textual
or gesture humor. TexEual humor has five forms. They are
one

I ine

'ioke.
J

v r L e ,

1 - r ^ r nl- i n o s

column, and literaIly
nf

tlra

tu -Loq ,v a
r r rr r .h: j i n r r

I eoq, !a r r rr ir r r r Yn a

t

ioke

shrlrf

f exf

humor. Humor supports
rrrnr-pqq

Reqi

rlee

ioke.

humof

t.he success
httmor

ktri

nos

There
a lot of advantages to the teaching of reading.
n
o
t
t
h
e
m
c
a
n be
b
u
t
a
l
l
o
f
are a 1ot. of humorous stories
given
should
why, teacher
ThaL is
to
the students.
it to the
selecc the humorous sEory firsE before giving