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INTRODUCTION
English is a foreign language is formally taught in Indonesia from the elementary school
through university. It is expected that the graduated students are able to master English well
and reading. Reading, as one of the language skills must be mastered by the students. By
reading, the students get much information and to improve our translation ability, because if
we read something and we don’t know the meaning, it is useless. But if we understand and
also know that reading can help us to get some information we should try to read it.
In Indonesia English a foreign language according to KTSP, English may be tough from the
fourth year of elementary school as an elective subject. The objectives of teaching English
are in tented to improve the students’ skill in communication. The skills include listening,
speaking, and writing. Practice the speaking skill that the students have been studying
English. The students will find that learning reading skill and understand English is not as
difficult. Reading is an activity for setting information skills which is taught in the school
from elementary school until university as the main subject. It takes on a very significant role
Based on this research, the most important, problem as MTs N 1 Batanghari Metro is the
students interest in learning English is low and there are many reason for this condition,
another reason are of motivation to learning English; learning facilities, and psychological. In
general student still have difficulties in understanding reading comprehension the common
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problem from our students’ vocabulary in their native language, the students’ assume that
Result of data from pra survey in MTsN 1 Batanghari, 4 students’ have score from 85-100
that is excellent, 5 students’ have score 75-84 that is good. 4 students’ have score 60-74 that
is satisfactory, 12 students’ have score 40-59 that is unsatisfactory, and 11 students’ have
Likewise the condition in MTs N 1 Batanghari, in the eight class student face difficulties in
their reading comprehension. One of case that causes students reading comprehension is
students’ interest. From the problem above, the researcher wants to know whether there is
any correlation between students’ interest in learning English and reading comprehension.
Related with the problem about. The researcher would like to have research about the interest
English in reading comprehension. Hopefully the student are able to increase students’
3. The correlation between the students’ interest in learning English and reading
comprehension.
Based on the identification problem above the research would like to focus the investigation
only on “The Correlation Between The Students’ Interest In Learning English and The
3. Is there any correlation between the students’ interest in learning English and reading
comprehension?
3. To know whether is the correlation between the students’ interest in learning English
After doing this. The research hopes that the result of this research can be useful:
1. To give information for the English teacher that there is a difference between students
This research is a quantitative descriptive research which was focused on student interest in
learning English and reading comprehension. The scope of the research are as follow:
2. The subject of this research in the first semester students of MTs N 1 Batanghari.
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3. The object of this research is “the correlation between the students interest in learning
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
In the research, there are many research discussing reading. The research have purpose to
increase the students’ ability in reading. Many of them use the class room action research.
The first research over view in Uni Asnawati’s S1-thesis (2008) the title is “Correlation
Between Students’ Vocabulary Mastery and Their Reading Comprehension Ability in the
She finds that her students get difficulties in reading comprehension ability, because the
students do not vocabulary mastery, it will be difficult for the student in reading
comprehension, she formulates of the problem background: is true any their reading
comprehension ability. In her objective of the research is to identify whether there is the
significant correlation between vocabulary mastery and their reading comprehension ability,
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the student who get good scores in vocabulary mastery test tended to get good scores to in
reading.
The second, research overview in Sari, Kartika 2009 the title is “the implementation of
skimming technique in students reading ability at the eight grade in SMP Paramarta Seputih
Banyak Lampung Tengah Academic Year 2009/2010. She find that her students get
difficulties in reading oral understanding of the skimming technique. The most important
problems not enjoy their material in the homework and there are many reason for his
condition, another reason is a long article and not familiar so that the lack of time.
The result of the analysis indicates that most of the students’ have difficulties in their reading
comprehension ability. Based previous research overview above, the researcher is interested
to find out the correlation between the students’ interest in learning English and the reading
comprehension.
2.2Theoretical Review
Interest is to give attention, the condition of wanting to know or learn about, the
used impersonally.
Based on the quotation above, it can bed inferred that interest is the condition of
some object concern. Interest is not only expressed by the statement to show that
students prefer to something, bat also can be their activity on join a program.
variety.
Many factor that influence of interest toward something. That rise from internal
According to craw and crow, the are there factor including interest.
2) Social motive, that can become the factor which up of interest for
doing something.
There are three kinds of interest. Depending on the interest appear. On the
1) Based on the interest appear, interest can be differed into two parts.
study.
extrinsic.
Intrinsic interest is the interest that connects with activities, that is the be
basic or gin interest. Extrinsic interest in the interest connecting with the
3) Based on the way give expression. Interest can be different into four
a) Expressed interest
b) Manifest interest
c) Tasted interest
d) Inherited interest
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follow:
Reading is one of a good way to get much information and to improve our translation
ability because if we read something and we do not know the meaning, it is useless. But if
we understand and also know that reading can help us to get some information we should
Reading need student’s ability in understanding the meaning and main idea, Dechan
Infahmi Abdul Ghafur (2008:7) states that reading is more that simple recognition of the
organic symbols of the word, it is a progressive comprehension of the meaning and idea
Based on the concept previously descried it can be concluded that reading has throng to
enrich language. Reader’s knowledge about the culture, attitude, believes, behavior, and
Siahaan (2008:28) reading can be variable according to level of proficiencies. For the
enable the student to use the language as a tool of communication to both the native and
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non-native speakers of the language in bath spoken and written language. For those
whose knowledge on the formal aspect and principles of the language are already in good
command to express them and can understand after. Reading then touch the stages of the
Richard and Bamford say that “reading is the construction of the meaning involutes the
reader commenting information from the writer’s message with previous knowledge to
The students ability in reading means that the students can understand about the text.
Before going further to discuss the concept of reading comprehension, it is good to know
firefly what reading putting the contact and communication with idea. Therefore, reading
is actually a conversation of sorts bet weed a writer and reader. Reading as a complex
Based on this statement does not only read, tot also needs thinking and our language skill.
Moreover reading English text. Without using that skill, someone will get
In establishing the concept of reading in this level this article tries to integrate there
interrelated terms, Siahaan (2008:117). The first term is reading it is one of the four
language skill. It is categorized in to the are of a receipted skill. This category is a skill to
The third term is “background knowledge” the most basic background knowledge which
the readers must improve to his mind is the linguistic code of the language of the text he
is reading. On the level of linguistic analysis, the principle deal with the way a sentences
is structured. How it owns semantic meaning and how that meaning function in a
communicative interaction.
Dalman said that comprehension is more that moving that each letter of alphabets
standing for reading involutes more than word recognition that without comprehension no
reading takes place. Following Dalman in Setiyadi (2007:519) it is important that help be
given to the learners in acquiring such skill as noting detail that support the main idea of a
selection. Judging the authenticate of a report. And making generalizations on the basis of
what is read. Therefore, a number of various comprehension skills are identified below.
As suggested by adamant all the seraphic skills may be classified according to:
The fallowing skills are classified according to the purpose of the reader. Study the
Furthermore, Sutanto (1988:5) says that reading meaning communication. It means that
through reading the reader are able to catch the writer’s idea and directly have he
perception in this mind about. What they read. So based on this explanation it may be
said that reading is a process of interaction between the winter and through his language
Eskye, said that reading comprehension means knowing what one already knows. More
cues. He says that reading comprehension is not different from other kind that depends on
comprehension is a process in which the reader uses the background knowledge to make
sense of what the reading and make students enjoyable in studying English ever they will
Interest is main requirement or making tracing learning process become effective and
competent. If the teacher does not pay attention to the interest, educational goal or
purpose will not obtained well and maximally, interest can be use to facilities learning in
a num of ways.
Previous research has established that interest in a text is related to better comprehension
and recall, but the impact of interest on reading comprehension in testing situation has
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been not widely investigated. This study used Hararical Linear Model (HML) to examine
the relationship between students’ interest in reading passage and their performance on
reading comprehension test items over those passage, the study involved 19.735 students
significant relationship between interest and test performance was found. Which was
stronger for students of higher ability level. A second HML analysis was employed to
explore whether certain passage characteristics was associated with higher or lower
interest.
Interest is main requirement or making teaching tearing process become effective and
competent. If the teacher does not pay attention to the interest education goal of purpose
will not well and maximally. Interest can be use to facilitate learning in nom of ways.
According to Guntur Tarigan that “interest is the biggest influence in student learning. If
the text which given by teacher is appropriate cultch their interest and ability also they
will be good learning”. Previous research has established that interest in a texts is related
to better comprehension and recall. But the impact of interest on ready comprehension
English is important to be teaching and learning because it has accepted and use as the first
international language for communication propose and English has also playing an impotent
role in national development. In instructional English most of the students get difficulty to
understand in reading comprehension. The common problem comes for our students’ interest
in learning English. The teacher must apply method and techniques to support their way of
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teaching, so teacher’s creativity in applying technique will interest the students’ attention and
2.2 Hypothesis
Based on the theorist and statement assumption, there research hypothesizes “there is
significant correlation between the second year of MTs N students’ interest in learning
CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHOD
The research is quantitative one, because the research will study about product of
teaching learning process. The writer will like to investigate the significant correlation
between students’ interest in learning English and reading comprehension. The research
design is correlation study. The research will not apply any treatment to the samples. She will
analyze the collected data taken from student’s answer to the questionnaire about interest in
In the research, there are two variables: independent and dependent variable. The
independent variable is Interest in leaning English called X. The dependent variable that
observes and measures to determine the degree significance of the independent variable and
1. Interest is the condition of waiting to know of enggaged the attention of a person of thing
as the subject to some objeck concern. Interest is not only expressed by the statement to show
that student’s prefer to something, but also can be their activity on join a program. So the
teacher must be have tecnique is an activity who give information in learning English proses
the student’s in order easy to touch lesson especially in the students’interest in learning
english are;
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1) The Students’ interest in learning English can be improve the students’ readi ng
comprehension, 2) The Students’ interest in learning English to increase the students’ skill in
reading.
2. Reading is one of a good way to get much information and to improve our translation
ability. Reading comprehension is a process in which the reader use the background
knowledge to make some sense of whta the readong and make students’ enjoyable in
studying English ever they will find the difficulties in their translation some words in the
articles. . Some of way have they do get solution in order the students can be improved
English lesson especially reading comprehension. The students’ perception to English are:
1) The student’s understand with their reading comprehension, 2) The students’ reading
The wrier design the meansurement of variable is to know the result of students’ interest in
The writer gave test reading comprehension and test angket to know so far the students’
interest in learning english. The test is objective test that is multiple-choice test that consist of
50 items of five options a, b, c, and d. Each item gets 2 points. The students have learned the
materials of the test. The score of every test is 0 for lowest and the highest score is 100.
3.3 Population
The data will be collected all of students in MTsN 1 Batanghari. The total number of
student is 600 students which consist of 16 classes. Each class consist of 35 until 37 students.
The classes were not graded based on the intelligence level so that all of them have the same
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to be taken as the sample. And then the research takes the sample from each group
proportionally.
In this research, the writer used the cluster random sampling technique (is a sampling
technique used when “natural” groupings are evident in a statistical population. In this
technique, the total population is divided into these groups (or cluster) and a sample of the
group is selected), because the students in the experimental class and the control class are
heterogonous and the ability of each student is different from others. There would be two
classes. One class consists of 36 students as experimental class and other class consists of 34
3.5.1. Procedure
In a effort of collecting the data on both the students’ interest (X) and reading
comprehension (Y), the writer will be used the instrument, i.e. questionnaire. The type of
questionnaire items is the objective test. The writer will be distributed 60 questionnaire items
items about student interest in learning English. The questionnaire will be constructed based
on the theory, definition and explanation of students’ interest in learning English and reading
interest in learning English and reading comprehension. This questionnaire requires the
method, and observation also documentation as supporter method to collect the data at MTsN
To get the data, the researcher used questionnaire as a primer method, and observation
also documentation as supporter method to get the data. There are two kind of specification
table of instrument:
all of variable that will be measured, completed with all source of data, all method,
b. Special specification table of instrument that is made to illustrate plan of points that
Before the questionnaire will be distributed to the respondents, a try out will be
3.6.2. Validity
To determine its validity, the questionnaire will be constructed based on the theory,
questionnaire requires showing their interest in learning english and reading comprehension.
rxy =
∑xy
(∑x )(∑y
2 2
)
(Suharsimi Arikunto, 2006: 273)
Then from the calculation result to interpreting the coefficient correlation, according
3.6.3. Reliability
know whether the questionnaire is reliable or not. The researcher will employ the Spearman
2 xR xy
r11 =
1 + Rxy
Note:
1. Primer
1) Questionnaire
respondents about the report of themselves or known matters. It is used to mention the
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method or instrument. This instrument to support the data and correlation between students’
interest in learning English and reading comprehension are multiple choice forms. This
questionnaire requires the students to show their interest in learning English and Reading
In this research, the writer will be used direct questionnaire and indirect questionnaire
that is showed to the students to get data about students’ interest in learning english and
reading comprehension. The questionnaire used liker scale. It is a scale contains of degree of
respondent answers about the question about respondent agreeing about the statements that is
told to answering options that have been provided. Each item has a numerical value, for
example:
1 =I never do it
2 =I almost never do it
3 =I something do it
4 =I often do it
The weight of score answering between 1 – 4 score. Each item consists of four choices that
have weight of each option. Its mean that for first choice is 1 poin, second choice is 2 poin,
third choice is 3 poin, and the fourth choice 4 poin. So, each item of questions is provided
four choices.
2. Secondary
1) Observation
In this research, the writer used observation non participant, it is the writer just
performing perception at the research area and the researcher not do activity in object that is
observed by the researcher. The data that is observed in this research is a supporter data;
Documentation
Documentation the source of information is all of kind in the source information that
is related with document. Actually, it is can formal document or informal document. In this
method, the writer used it to get data of the students MTsN 1 Batanghari in academic year
2010/2011 and also to get the supporter data at environment of the research.
To find the correlation between students’ interest in lerning english and reading
comprehension, the data analysis of this research is used product moment correlation by
n∑ xy ( ∑ x )( ∑ y )
rxy =
{∑ x 2
− (∑ x)
2
}{∑ y − (∑ y ) }
2 2
n = Total sample
Then from the calculation result to interpreting the coefficient correlation, according
reading comprehension. This hypothesis can be accepted if robsevation (ro) is higher than r
table (rtab).
english and reading comprehension.. This hypothesis can be accepted if robsevation (ro) is
To find the significant correlation between X and Y, the following formula will be
used.
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r n −2
t=
1−r 2
(Sugiyono, 2008:184)