Reading Comprehension Difficulties Encountered by English Students of Islamic University of Riau

Satriani, Estika

doi:10.25299/jshmic.2018.vol5(2).1885

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“…One part of learning a language is knowing about reading skills. Reading functions as the window of knowledge can get much information that students need, (Satriani, 2018). It is used to get information.…”

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Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Genre-Based Approach (GBA) at Senior High School

Gunawan¹

2022

acit.j.teach.educ.

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This research is about teaching reading comprehension through a genre-based approach (GBA) at senior high school. The study aimed to increase students' reading comprehension in the eighth grade at SMP Negeri 1 Sibulue through the Genre-Based Approach (GBA). This research used Classroom Action Research (CAR) that consisted of two cycles. The research subject was the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 1 Sibulue academic year 2021/2022 that consisting of 25 students. The researcher obtained the data by using a reading test and observation sheet. The results of the students’ reading tests in cycle I and cycle II had significantly different scores. There was a better increase of gains by students at the end of the action of the second cycle. The results of the study showed that the score in the first cycle to the second cycle increased based on the value of the first cycle of 61.80 and the second cycle showed 75.80. It could be stated that the student's reading comprehension at the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 1 Sibulue was at a fairly good level after the test in the first cycle and increased to a good level after the test in the second cycle.

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Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Genre-Based Approach (GBA) at Senior High School

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2022

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“…Ini artinya kemampuan untuk membaca tidak berarti apa-apa jika individu yang melek huruf tidak dapat memecahkan kode makna teks (Wells, 2012) bahkan untuk mahasiswa sekalipun. Kemampuan membaca tidak akan berguna (Satriani, 2018), ketika pembaca tidak memahami apa pun, tidak ada refleksi atau perubahan dari dirinya.…”

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Membangun Pemahaman Bacaan Mahasiswa melalui Aktivitas Pascabaca

2022

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Activity after reading (post-reading) is the stage where a reader responds to what he has read. At this stage, it is hoped that there will be changes from readers, changes in mindset, understanding, and increasing knowledge. This study describes the implementation of activities after reading carried out by students independently and structured. This research is a descriptive survey. Data were obtained from questionnaires distributed to 246 students and 11 lecturers of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Departments, Raja Ali Haji Maritime University. The findings are, first, the majority of students read fiction when reading independently. After reading, students carry out various activities such as recording quotes, summarizing readings, recording difficult vocabulary, and discussing. Second, when reading in a structured way, students read a lot of non-fiction, such as reference books, scientific articles, research reports, handouts. Activities carried out after structured reading are writing activities such as summarizing, compiling presentation materials, writing reports, and writing reviews. However, students' have obstacles when completing activities after reading, such as difficulty in concluding readings, understanding sentences, and reading vocabulary there that the expected results after reading are not optimal. These obstacles cause students to only rewrite (copy-paste) readings. Students have not yet reached the stage of how critical reading and building their mindset.

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“…These studies highlighted both the internal and external factors that influence non-English department students' speaking skills. Satriani (2018) and Kasim & Raisha (2017) explored the problems associated with the English reading skills of the English department students. These studies explained the linguistics and non-linguistic difficulties, which were very prominent in speaking skills among the English department students.…”

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Exploring the Difficulties Encountered by the Non-English Department Students in Learning the English Language: A Study on the Tertiary Level of Education in Bangladesh

Jelane¹

2021

GJHSS

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Most of the non-English departments at the tertiary level of education in Bangladesh conduct the English language course for the development of English language skills of the non-English department students. However, the non-English department students at the tertiary level of education in Bangladesh face many troubles in learning the English language efficiently. The purpose of this study was to explore the difficulties encountered by the non-English department students at the tertiary level of education in Bangladesh in learning the English language. This study followed a quantitative research approach. Data collected from 100 non-English department students both from public and private universities of Bangladesh through survey questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The findings of this study disclosed that the non-English department students face the most difficulty in productive skills (speaking and writing). Moreover, duration of the class and semester, syllabus design, needs analysis, classroom techniques, and methods are the significant factors that affect the English language learning of the non-English department students.

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Reading Comprehension Difficulties Encountered by English Students of Islamic University of Riau

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Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Genre-Based Approach (GBA) at Senior High School

Teaching Reading Comprehension Through Genre-Based Approach (GBA) at Senior High School

Membangun Pemahaman Bacaan Mahasiswa melalui Aktivitas Pascabaca

Exploring the Difficulties Encountered by the Non-English Department Students in Learning the English Language: A Study on the Tertiary Level of Education in Bangladesh

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