STUDENTS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT TAUGHT USING AUTHENTIC MATERIAL AND MODIFIED MATERIAL

Afini Rahmadia Putri, Bambang Setiyadi, Deddy Supriyadi

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan pengaruh dari authentic material dan  modified material, mengetahui materi yang lebih efektif, dan mengetahui persepsi siswa di dalam pencapaian pemahaman membaca. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian perbandingan yang menggunakan desain Static Group Comparison. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di kelas dua SMA Muhammadiyah. Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan tes di dalam bentuk narrative text. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan adanya perbedaan signifikan dari pemahaman membaca siswa antara yang diajar dengan menggunakan authentic material dan yang diajar dengan modified material. Disamping itu, authentic material lebih efektif daripada modified material di dalam pengajaran pemahaman membaca. Ini dapat dibuktikan dengan peningkatan authentic material lebih tinggi dari modified material. Selain itu, siswa memiliki persepsi lebih positif terhadap authentic material daripada modified material. Pada akhirnya, penelitian ini menyarankan guru Bahasa Inggris seharusnya menggunakan authentic material  di dalam pengajaran membaca.

 

This study is aimed to compare the effect of authentic material and modified material, to find out the material which is more effective, and to find out students’ perception on reading comprehension achievement. This research is a comparative study that used Static Group Comparison Design. This research was conducted at the second year of SMA Muhammadiyah. The data were collected by using test in narrative text. The results of this research show that there is a significant difference of students’ reading comprehension between those taught using authentic material and those using modified material. Then, authentic material is more effective than modified material. It provides evidence that the gain of authentic material is higher than modified material. Beside that, the students have more positive perception toward authentic material than modified material. Last, it is suggested that the teacher of English may considering using authentic material in teaching reading.

Keywords: authentic material, modified material, reading comprehension

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