IMPROVING
THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS READING SKILL THROUGH JIGSAW TECHNIQUE AT SMP
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
- Background of Problem
In Indonesia, the use of English as
the printing media has been familiar for decades. The local and the
international public of Tempo magazine and the Jakarta Post and some other
English local magazine provide evidence for such situation. The use of English
as a tool to deliver materials in those media indicates that English is widely
used In Indonesia. Viewing this condition, English is adopted in the curriculum
by which big proportion of school hours given to the teaching and learning.
English as a subject matter in school covers the four basic language skill: listening, speaking,
reading and writing. English is a international language and as a compulsory
subject to be learn in Indonesia and it is included in national test as a
reflection on student’s English mastery.
Recently, English has been becoming
number one topic that is being talked by scientist. It is because, almost every
person in this earth needs to study English. Learning English is very
important. English is essential for education advancement or career development
and for interaction with people in other countries. Besides, English is also
used to develop science, technology and culture. Based on the national
education system, there are four skills which must be acquired by students in
learning English, they are reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Furthermore, English also has three components that are vocabulary, grammar and
pronunciation. Among the four basic
skills, reading is one of the most important skills in learning language
because the success of their learning depends on the greater part of their
ability to read. Based on Cline, F., Johnstone, C., & King, T. (2006: 2)
Reading is the process of deriving meaning from text. For the majority of
readers, this process involves decoding written text. Some individuals require
adaptations such as braille or auditorization to support the decoding process.
Understanding text is determined by the purposes for reading, the context, the
nature of the text, and the readers’ strategies and knowledge.
Reading is one of the most
important skills in learning language
because the success
of their learning
depends on the greater part of their ability to read In
connection with the purpose of teaching reading, it
is important to
define what reading
is. Reading is construction of
meaning from a printed or written message. The
construction of meaning involves the
reader connecting information
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