FACTORS INFLUENCING THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSIONAT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY

SEPRIADI, SEPRIADI and Khairul, Khairul and Ernati, Ernati (2016) FACTORS INFLUENCING THE THIRD YEAR STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSIONAT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

This research aimed at describing the factors influencing the third year students’ reading comprehension at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was descriptive. The population of this research was the third year students at English Department of Bung Hatta University. The number of population members of this research was 54 students, and they were divided into two classes. The researcher used total sampling technique to select sample and the researcher decided to take all population as sample because the population was less than 100 subjects. The instrument used to get the data was questionnaire. In analyzing the data based on the response of questionnaire, and its reliability index was 0.78.(see Appendix 3)It means that the instrument was reliable. Based on the result of analyzing data, it can be found that internal factor (74.96%). (see Appendix 4) influenced dominantly the students’ reading comprehension especially motivation factor (77.22%). (see Appendix 6) and interest factor (70.44%). (see Appendix 6) External factor has 69.78% (see Appendix 4)influencing students’ reading comprehension. They are lecturer factor has 75.63% (see Appendix 8) influencing students’ reading comprehension and reading material factor has 63.93% (see Appendix 8) influencing students’ reading comprehension. Finally, it can be concluded that internal factor especially the motivation factor influenced dominantly students’ reading comprehension. Because of that, the researcher proposed some suggestions. First, the lecturers has to give more motivation to the students. Second, the lecturers have to give the interesting material to the student. In other word, it can build the students’ interest in reading comprehension. Last, the next researcher is suggested to do a research about the aspects that causes the students interest in reading comprehension.

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