The effectiveness of using SMART
Strategy in reading comprehension of second grade students
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This
chapter discusses about background of the
research, research problems, objectives of the
research, research hypothesis, significance of theresearch,
scope and limitation of the research, definition of key terms.
A. Background of the Research
English is one
of international languages which has an important role in the
world. In Indonesia, English is a foreign
language that is taught from elementary
school to University. English is a
foreign language used as a medium of instruction at
school, many students think that English is the most difficult subject.
The
goal of teaching and learning English is to
produce and comprehend language that are spoken
and written. Some people think that a
successful English learner is a person
who can speak English fluently. They do not know
that a person who is said a success English learners is a person who masters in
all of English skills
There
are four skills in English, they are
speaking, writing, listening and reading. One of the language
skills that has to be mastered by students in learning a foreign language is
reading skill. It is very important in the process of learning because
reading in English helps the students
learn to think in????????
