WINARNI , 2201406081 (2011) The Use of Science Articles in“Hello” Magazines as a Means of Teaching Reading Comprehension to the Eleventh Grade of IPA Students of SMA Negeri 1 Grobogan 2010/2011. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

Reading is one of the four skills that should be mastered by students in the English learning process. By reading a passage, students were able to get information and help them to learn more about English. Unfortunately, it was often difficult to make students become interested in the reading passage especially in the foreign language. Giving such interesting materials and differences nuances of teaching learning process will be motivated students to read in English. The research in this final project was focused on the use of cultural approach in teaching reading by using science articles in “Hello” magazines as a media. It aimed to improve students’ skills in reading comprehension. This study was carried out under the consideration that the students often encounter problems in comprehending the text passage. The research was done in the form of action research, which was conducted through two cycles of activities. It was done to gain the data from students’ reading comprehensions improvement using cultural approach in teaching learning process. The data were collected in both qualitative and quantitative forms. The qualitative data were collected from questionnaires, whereas the quantitative data were collected from the result of the sequence of reading test. The result of the study showed that the students’ skill in reading text increased. The sequence treatment using cultural approach was given to the students in the purposes of improving their knowledge about science information and solve theirs in understanding reading text.

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