THE USE OF WORD SQUARE TO INCREASING THE STUDENTS READING
COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE MATERIALS
A.
Backround of
The Study
English is an important means of
communication, which is used by many countries in this world. It plays an
important role in the process of modernization as an International
language. This is why the Indonesian government chooses English as the first foreign
language to be taught in schools (Ramelan, 1992:3). By putting it as one
of the subjects in the curriculum, hopefully, students will have an ability to
use English, and when they have mastered it, the way for them to get in touch
with the International community
is wide open.
Recently from kindergarten to Senior
High School (SMA), students learn English in formal and non-formal ways. They
realize how important English is in this life, so they intend to master it such
a way that they can use that language to communicate with other people. Based
on curriculum of 2004, the scope of teaching English at Junior High Schools
includes four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In
this paper, the writer will perform reading by looking at the
consideration that success in reading will be very important to students
both for academic and vocational advancement.
Although English has been taught for a
long time, the result is still considered unsatisfactory especially in reading
comprehension. It is because the Indonesian students spend little time to read
and discuss books. They think that they???
