Increasing Students’ Reading Comprehension by Using Extensive in Reading Recount

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10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_14How to use a DOI?

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Reading comprehension; Extensive reading; Teaching reading; Recount text

Abstract

This research discussed about applying extensive reading in recount text for increasing students’ reading comprehension at grade XI of SMA IT Darul Hasan Kota Padang Sidempuan. Actually students only used GTM (Grammar Translate Method) in learning process, lack motivation to read, poor sources, and limited time to read, as a result; students knew a few about the vocabulary, not increase reading comprehension. So, based on the Kemmis and McTaggart design was used by the researcher to perform classroom action research. The researcher employed two cycles in this study, with two encounters in each cycle. The information came from both quantitative (the average score on students ‘ reading assessments) and qualitative sources (observation notes and interview). The result percentage in second test was better than first test. The end of this research after using extensive reading the result showed that students more interested in reading. Extensive reading gave improvement students’ Reading comprehension at grade XI SMA IT Darul Hasan Padang Sidempuan. According to observation notes, the students appeared more engaged and eager to learn reading comprehension.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fatma Muhriza
AU  - Edi Trisno
AU  - Yunita
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/30
TI  - Increasing Students’ Reading Comprehension by Using Extensive in Reading Recount
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on English Language and Teaching (ICOELT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 102
EP  - 111
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-166-1_14
ID  - Muhriza2023
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