CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
English as a world language plays an important role in the
development of science and technology. Many scientific articles or books in
general are written in English. That demands those who are involved in any
particular field to be able to understand the English written materials to
group information and knowledge. English involve four language skills namely,
speaking, listening, writing and reading.
Reading is about
understanding written texts. It is a complex activity that involves both
perception and thought. Reading consists of two related processes: word
recognition and comprehension. Word recognition refers to the process of
perceiving how written symbols correspond to one’s spoken language.Comprehension is the process of making sense of words, sentences and connected
text. Readers typically make use of background knowledge, vocabulary, grammatical knowledge,
experience with text and other strategies to help them understand written text.
Much of what we know about reading is based on studies.
Reading as one of the language skill is very important in language
teaching and learning process but, it is not easy to do. Those skills must be
taught integrated as much as possible. The priority of teaching English in
school is reading because it can cover three other skills. Reading may be
considered as the key to get information from books, magazines, newspaper and
brochure. The development of science demands people to read a lot. Many science
books written in English and reading skill will aid students to fulfill their
need. Habit reading skill can also enrich vocabularies.
The teaching of English is necessary to develop especially in
teaching reading comprehension because the techniques of teaching influence the
students’ success. Therefore, the teacher of English must select the suitable
way, method, and strategy to teach.
Based on information from an English teacher and observer,
result about the students achievement especially in reading English at SMA Tut
Wuri Handayani Makassar of the tenth year students in the last semester. That
the students’ value average still got 4.0 . while the standard reading in
curriculum is 6,5. it’s happened because the teacher is not using
especially method in reading is lack, the researcher wants to solve this
problem until the students have a good score and achieve the score 7,0-9,0 and
as target in reading English comprehension. Therefore, the writer will give solution about
the problem with Predicting Strategy. Predicting strategy is one strategy to
use reading comprehension.
Readers must make logical predictions based on information from the
text and their prior knowledge. Knowledge of fictional text structures such as
characters, setting, problem, resolution, theme or lesson assist students in
making predictions. Nonfiction reader aids such as text headings,
illustrations, and features such as maps, captions, and tables also help
students make logical predictions about what they think they will learn from
the reading.
In order to do this successfully, students must activate relevant
background knowledge that they possess on the topic. Once students have made a
prediction, they have a purpose for reading, to confirm or disprove their
prediction. Furthermore, the opportunity has been created for the students to
link the new knowledge with the knowledge they already possess. By making
predictions, readers are using the following processes: prior knowledge,
thinking on a literal and inferential level, adding to their knowledge base,
linking efferent and affective thinking processes, making connections,
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