An Analysis on the Problems Faced by the First Year Students of SMAN 2 Pulau Punjung in Comprehending Recount Text

Isra, Miranda Buana and Khairul, Harha and Lely, Refnita (2015) An Analysis on the Problems Faced by the First Year Students of SMAN 2 Pulau Punjung in Comprehending Recount Text. Diploma thesis, Universitas Bung Hatta.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out the problems faced by the first year students of SMAN 2 Pulau Punjung in comprehending recount text. This research was limited to the students problems in comprehending orientation, events, and re-orientation of recount text. The design of this research was descriptive. The population of this research was the first year students of SMAN 2 Pulau Punjung. The number of population was 164 students. The researcher took the sample by using stratified random sampling technique. The researcher took two classes as sample; X MIPA 1 and X IS 1. The number of sample was 54 students. The data were collected by giving a reading test. To know the reliability of the test, the researchwer used split half method. The reliability index of this test was .84 and it was categorized into very high correlation. The result of data analysis revealed that the majority of the first year students of SMAN 2 Pulau Punjung had problems in comprehending the recount text. It was indicated by the fact that there were 30 students (55.56%) who had problems in comprehending recount text and there were 24 students (44.44%) who had no problems in comprehending recount text. Many students had problems in comprehending the orientation of recount text. It can be shown by the data that there were 26 students (48.14%) who had problems in comprehending the orientation and 28 students (51.86%) had no problems. The result of data analysis also demonstrated that most students had problem in comprehending the events. It was indicated by the fact that there were 33 students (61.12%) who had problems and 21 students (38.88%) who had no problems in comprehending the events. In comprehending the re-orientation of recount text, many students also had problems. It can be shown by the data of analysis that there were 39 students (72.23%) who had problems and 15 students (27.77%) who had no problems in comprehending the re-orientation. Finally, based on the findings, it could be concluded that many students of the first year of SMAN 1 Pulau Punjung had problems in comprehending the recount text. Consequently, it is suggested to English teachers to give the students more explanation about the orientation, events, and re-orientation of recount text and give more exercises to the students to improve their skills. Based on the result of the research, the English teacher are suggested to give the students more explanation or review about orientation, events and re-orientation. The students are suggested to learn more about recount text and to do more exercise in order to comprehend their ability in recount text. For the futher researcher, the research suggest to the next researcher to find out the ability of students’ comprehending the recount text.

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