Improving
the Students’ Reading Comprehension through Neurological Impress Method
CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
English is one of the
subjects in Indonesia’s curriculum for elementary until university level and
also become a subject which is examined in National Examinations. Law of
National Education Standard (2005) stated: In the level of Senior High School
(SMA) or other forms in the same level, National Examination includes subjects
of Indonesia Language, English, Mathematics, and the subjects which are become
the characteristics of Education Program.
Besides as a
compulsory subject, English is also a need in this globalization era. The goals
of teaching English in Indonesia are mainly to enable the students to use
English for communication and to read books and references written in English.
The students are expected to have skills of the English language such as reading, writing, listening,
speaking, and other elements of language that must be taught to the students
through the chosen themes.
Among the four skills
above, reading get greater attention than three others, because reading is one
of the important skills. Reading can be defined as an active cognitive process
of interacting with the print and monitoring comprehension to establish meaning
and through reading we can get much knowledge, study new words, comprehend
ideas, study the word are used, how to implement the grammatical rules, and
gain the information from their reading material if they are able to derive
meaning from what they read. By reading people can explore the world, find and
improve new concept, enhance experience, find problem solving, and????????
