The students' accuracy in reading english text (a study on the students' of english educational program of the second semester at STAIN of Palangka Raya)

Istianah, Istianah (2009) The students' accuracy in reading english text (a study on the students' of english educational program of the second semester at STAIN of Palangka Raya). Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Palangka Raya.

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Abstract

The principle purpose of the study was to find out the problems about how are the students' accuracies of second semester students of English education program at STAIN of Palangka Raya in reading English text, what are the problems of accuracy of second semester students of English education program at STAIN of Palangka Raya in reading English text, what is the problem solving to solve the problems of accuracy of second semester students of English education program at STAIN of Palangka Raya in reading English text.
In this study, the writer used quantitative approach with descriptive design to answer the problems of the study. The population of this study was all the second semester students of English program at STAIN of Palangka Raya.
To get the data useable to answer the problems of the study, the writer used three methods; they were test, interview and documentation. The form of the test that used was oral test, where the students were asked to read some texts then the writer recorded and then it was corrected and analyzed. Interview method was only used to support the data that gotten were from test. Interview was conducted only to some students who had problems in reading English text, in this case, the students who got the lowest score of the criteria based on the rubric scoring of reading aloud.
The main finding of the research was the result of mean score shown that the second semester students of English program at STAIN of Palangka Raya could be categorized into the reader who approaches standard. The problems of accuracy of second semester students in reading English text were when they met some new words or unfamiliar words for them. Intonation was also included into the problem of the students when reading English text. Further finding, to solve the problems in reading, the students had some ways or strategies. Most of the students who had problems in reading chose both to ask to the lecturer or friend and looked into dictionary to solve their problems, the other students only asked to the other friends or only looked into dictionary, and the others chose to keep learning reading English text.

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