Using reciprocal teaching method for reading comprehension of ESP learners at The Islamic Education Department of STAI Bahrul 'Ulum Jombang / Nailul Fauziyah
| Main Author: | Fauziyah, Nailul |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed |
| Terbitan: |
, 2012
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.um.ac.id/58601/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Thesis.GraduatePrograminEnglishLanguageEducationStateUniversityofMalang.Advisors(1)Prof.AliSaukahM.A.Ph.D.(2)Prof.Moh.AdnanLatiefM.A.Ph.D.KeywordsReadingComprehensionReciprocalteachingmethodself-monitoringactivities.Comprehensioninreadingactivityisnotonlydecodingsymbolsintosoundsbutitalsomakesareaderconstructthemeaningwhileinteractingwiththeprintedpage.Basicallyreadingcomprehensionisnotasasingleskillinpronouncingskilleventhoughitisasacombinationmanyskillsthatleadstothederivationofmeaning.Moreoverwithoutunderstandingreadingdoesnotmeananything.Thusareadercanbemeantsuccessincomprehendingtextwhentheunderstandingandgettingthemeaningoccurredin.TheteachingofreadingthatmerelyemphasizedoncomprehendingthetextratherthanteachinghowtoreadwithingoodpronounciationhadpracticallyheldupthesecondsemesterstudentsofIslamicEducationDepartment(PAI)atSTAIBahrulUlumJombangintheacademicyear2009/2010.Thestudyisfocusedontheimplementationofthereciprocalteachingmethodtoimprovestudentsreadingcomprehensionandlearningparticipation.Thestudentsfoundmanyproblemsinreadingcomprehensionsuchasincomprehendingthemessageingivingthecorrectanswerbesideslowmotivationandreluctancetoreadandlackofvocabulary.ThustoovercometheseclassroomproblemstheReciprocalteachingandlearningprocessisimplementedbyapplyingthefourstrategiesofpredictingquestioningclarifyingandsummarizinginreadingexpositorytexts.Thefourstrategiesteachthestudentstobethestrategicreadersandabletobeself-monitoringontheirunderstandingthetext.Thereciprocallearningactivitiessetthemtobeindependentreadersthoughtheteacherisnotamongthem.Furthermoreinreciprocalteaching-learningprocessthestudentsareencouragedtosummarizethecontentofwhattheyreadthenmakethemgeneratethequestionstofindoutthemainideaofthepassageclarifyanythinginthepassagewhichisnotunderstandableandpredictaboutthetopicofthetext.Theclassroomactionresearch(CAR)isintendedtoknowhowthemethodcanimprovestudentsreadingcomprehensionandtheirinvolvement.Theresearchfindingsshowthepositiveimprovementofbothstudentsreadingachievementandinvolvementinreciprocalteaching-learningprosess.Wheretheachievementgainshowsencouragingupshotasindicatedbytheincreaseofthestudentsreadingscorestartingfromthepreliminarystudythat14studentswhogottheminimumscoreof65graduallydecreasedintosevenstudentsincycle1.Andincycle2therearethreestudentsgotscore65and22studentsachievedgreaterthan65points.Sointhisstudythereciprocalteachingmethodsucceedsimprovingstudentsabilityinreadingcomprehension.Becauseasthecriteriaofsuccesseachstudentisabletoachievethereadingscore65andgreaterthan65.Inregardwiththestudentsparticipationintheteachingandlearningprocessinthetwocyclessixmeetingsoftheresearchtheanalysisofobservationfieldnotesandquestionnairedatademonstratedpositiveresultinthateachstudentisgettingmoreactiveinteractiveinterestandmotivatedinvolvinginthelearningprocess.Inconclusionthestudentsoflowlevelproficiencyasthemajoritygroupintheclasshavedemonstratedapositiveimprovementofachievementandlearningparticipationwithinsixmeetingsbutnotforthehighproficientstudentswholooklessenthusiasminthesecondcycleoftheresearchduetotheirboredomonrepetitivestrategies.SoitissuggestedtoEnglishteacherstofindanewwaywhichiscollaboratedwithfourstrategiesinreciprocallearningprocesstodeveloptheirstudentsreadingskill.Forinstancethereciprocalteachingmethodisadaptedbycombiningitsproceduresorinstructionsinmorechallengingtasksandbyselectingtheappropriateinstructionandreadingmaterialwithinstudentspurpose.AndforfurtherrecommendationdevelopmentofappropriateprocedureofReciprocalteachingmethodinanotheractionresearchcanbeconductedwiththediversityofreadingmicroskillsandthevarietyofchallengesfordifferentlevelofproficiencyinordertoreduceboredomwhileexperimentalresearchcancomparetheeffectivenessofthismethodtoothersintheimprovementofESPlearnersreadingcomprehensioninlearningEnglish.