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By
DWI PUJI ASTUTI
NIM 200832094
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the SarjanaProgram
in English Education
By
DwiPujiAstuti
NIM 200832094
MOTTO:
DEDICATION:
This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of DwiPujiAstutihas been approved by the
Advisor II
Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Dean,
This is to certify that the Skripsi of DwiPujiAstuti (NIM 200832094) has been
Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Dean,
The first and foremost, the writer wishes to express his highest gratitude and all
best to Allah SubhanahuwaTa'alathe King of universe also almighty for the blessing
so that the writer is able to accomplish this skripsi entitle "The Reading
This skripsi could not have been completed without support and guidance from
many people. So, the writer would like to express her great gratitude to:
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, SS, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department of
3. TitisSulistyowati, SS, M.Pd as the first advisor. The writer thanks to her for all
4. Rismiyanto, SS,M.Pd as the second advisor. The writer thanks to him for his
5. The writer’s beloved parents who always give support to the writer to do and to
University who always support and help the writer in learning English.
8. Her friends in English Education Department of Muria Kudus University and all
Finally, the writer also realizes that the writing is still far from perfect so the
writer still needs some comments and suggestions for the goodness in the next time.
It will be useful for her for further research and study and all of the readers.
Teaching English as the first foreign language is much needed in every levels
of education especially in Indonesia. The aim is to develop spoken and written
communication capability which is reflected in listening, speaking, reading, and
writing. The four basic language skills above are equally essential for students to
learn and it is emphasized on reading. They have many difficulties in reading English
text due to the different English features from their mother tongue, Indonesian.CIRC
method makes students more understand and be easy to comprehend reading text. It
also can improve the students’ motivation and help them to try move on one step
from other.
The objectives of this research proposal are (i) to find out the reading
comprehension in descriptive text of the seventh grade students of MTs
NegeriGembongPati in the academic year 2011/2012 before being taught byusing
CIRC method, (ii) to find out the reading comprehension in descriptive text of the
seventh grade students of MTs NegeriGembongPati in the academic year 2011/2012
after being taught by using CIRC method, (iii) to find out the significant difference
between the reading comprehension in descriptive text of the seventh grade students
of MTs NegeriGembongPati in the academic year 2011/2012 before and after being
taught by using CIRCmethod.
The writer did the research for the seventh grade students of MTs
NegeriGembongPati in the academic year 2011/2012.This research used the one
group pretest posttest design.There were 145 students. Here, the writer uses cluster
random sampling technique to determine the sample. Finally, the class for the
experimental group is VII B. Pre-test is given to the students in the experimental
groups. Then, they are taught descriptive texts by using CIRC method and then are
given a post-test
The mean of post-test is 87,67 and it is categorized as “Excellent”. It is higher
than the mean of pre-test which is 72 and categorized as “Good”. Thus, the
hypothesis research is accepted.The result shows that during the treatments, most of
the students have good scores and they can do the task better. It is one of the
advantages of using the group style in doing the reading task.
Based on the research result above, it is suggested to English teacher to
consider about using CIRC method in the elementary and the secondary level in
teaching reading.
Page
COVER ...................................................................................................................i
LOGO ..................................................................................................................... ii
TITLE ................................................................................................................... iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION .............................................................................. iv
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL ...................................................................................... v
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ................................................................................. vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................vii
ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................... ix
TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................... xi
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................ xv
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................. xvi
LIST OF APPENDICES ..................................................................................... xvii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
NegeriGembongPati .................................................................................... 11
NegeriGembongPati .................................................................................... 12
NegeriGembongPati .................................................................................... 13
Method ......................................................................................................... 26
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................ 66
APPENDICES ...................................................................................................... 68
CURRICULUM VITAE .................................................................................... 147
Table Page
Figure Page
Appendix Page
1. Syllabus .............................................................................................................. 68
2. Lesson Plan ........................................................................................................ 70
3. Rekap Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal Mts Negeri Gembong Pati........................... 86
4. The List of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs NegeriGembongPati Taught
by Using CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition) Method
in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ....................................................................... 89
5. The Table of Specification of RCAT (Reading Comprehension Achievement
Test) of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs NegeriGembongPati in the
Academic Year 2011/2012 ................................................................................ 90
6. Pre-test RCAT (Reading Comprehension Achievement Test) ............................. 91
7. Post-test RCAT (Reading Comprehension Achievement Test) .......................... 95
8. The Score of Pretest RCAT (Reading Comprehension Achievement Test) of
the Seventh Grade Students of MTs NegeriGembongPati before being
Taught by Using CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition)
in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ....................................................................... 99
9. The Score of Posttest RCAT (Reading Comprehension Achievement Test)
of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs NegeriGembongPati after being
Taught by Using CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition)
Method in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ........................................................ 100
10. The Index of Realibility of the Pretest RCAT ................................................. 101
11. The Calculation of Realibility of the Pretest RCAT ........................................ 102
12. The Statistic Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the Reading
Comprehension in Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs
NegeriGembongPati before being Taught by Using CIRC (Cooperative
Integrated Reading and Composition) in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ....... 103
13. The Statistic Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the Reading
Comprehension in Descriptive Text of the Seventh Grade Students of MTs
NegeriGembongPati after being Taught by Using CIRC (Cooperative
Integrated Reading and Composition) in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ....... 105
14. The Calculation of t-Test for the Pretest and Posttest Data .............................. 107
15. Nilai-NilaiDalamDistribusi t .......................................................................... 109
16. Students’ Worksheet of Pre-test and Post-test ................................................. 110