The Use Of Culture Oriented Materials In Improving Students’

Reading Comprehension At The Second Year Students Of

Sman 8 Selayar

A thesis
BY
NUR FITRIANI BURHAN
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Chapter 1 Introduction
A. Background
the writer will give material about culture to improve
students’ reading comprehension and making student
active in the learning process. In this case the
students not only learning English but indirectly
students also study the culture in the region.

B. Problem Statement
Is the use of culture oriented material effective
to improve students’ in reading comprehension
at the second years students of SMAN 8
Selayar?
C. Objective Of The D. Significance of E. Scope of the
Research the Research Research
• For the students
To Find out whether or This research focused on
• For the English
not the use01of culture 03
main idea and supporting
teacher
oriented materials is details
• For the curriculum
effective to improve the
• For the researcher
students’ in reading
comprehension,

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Chapter II
review related literature
Demir (2012:188) in his thesis, concluded that
background knowledge had a significant role in the learners’
reading comprehension performance since it helped them to
become aware of their cultures. So it improved the process
reading comprehension and it effect their minds and
representation so that they could have better performance.
Garth-McCullogh (2008:49) in his thesis, concluded that
content familiarity and cultural knowledge increased learners’
reading comprehension and facilitated the process of reading
comprehension and the learners who were familiar with the
culture of target language had higher score.
Hayati (2009:34) in her thesis, concluded that the
learners listening comprehension who received the culture of
target language increased. So it is good to select different
listening materials which are related to the target language and
make the learners aware of what they acquiring.
 Conseptual
Framework
OUTPUT
INPUT PROCESS The students
The Teaching Culture Oriented Reading
Material
of Reading Comprehension
CHAPTER III Research
Research
Variable and
Research Method Design Indicator
• Independent variable
:culture oriented
materials
• Pre- • Dependent variable:
students’ reading
Experimental comprehension
Research
• Indicators: the indicator
of this research was
literal reading consisted
off main idea and
suppporting details
Population and Sample
1. Population: the
second year
students of SMAN 8
Selayar
2. Sample : class XI
IPA (25 students)

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

Pre-test
Post-test
.
 CHAPTER IV

D
D
FINDING AND DISCUSSION
D
The result of the students Pre-test and Post-test
Table 4.1
Calculating the result of the students score in Pre-test and
A. Findings
Post-test
In these findings, the
The mean score are presented following table
researcher presents the effectiveness
of culture oriented materials to identify Improvem
the main idea of paragraph and
supporting details in the text trough ent
culture oriented materials and provides Indicator Pre-test Post-test Mean
the answer of the problem statement
that was presented in the first chapter. (X1) (X2) Score (X2 – X1)
These findings are described as
follows:
Main Idea 5.344 7.384 5.48 2.04%

Supporting 5.616 7.576 7.48 1.96%

Details
2. The Students’ Literal Reading Comprehension Table 4.2
Component of Main Idea and Supporting Details The classification and percentage of the
a. Main Idea
Students’ Literal Reading Comprehension in
The effectiveness of culture oriented
materials in improving the students’ reading Component Main Idea
comprehension of text in term of main idea can be seen
the different by considering the result of the students’
pre-test and post-test. No. Criteria Score Pre-test Post-test
Freque % Freque %
ncy ncy
1 Excellent - - 1 4%
9.6 – 10
2 Very Good - - 5 20%
8.6 - 9.5
3 Good 3 12% 7 28%
7.6 - 8.5
4 Fairly 5 20% 5 20%
6.6 - 7.5
Good
5 Fair 3 12% 6 24%
5.6 - 6.5
6 Poor 8 32% 1 4%
3.6 - 5.5
7 Very Poor 6 24% -
0 - 3.5
Total 25 100% 25 100%
 Table 4.3
b. Supporting Details
The classification and percentage of the Students’ Literal
The effectiveness of
Reading Comprehension in Component Supporting Details
culture oriented materials in
improving the students’ reading No. Criteria Score Pre-test Post-test
comprehension of text in term of Frequen % Frequen %
supporting details can be seen cy cy
the different by considering the 1 Excellent - - 1 4%
9.6 – 10
result of the students’ pre-test 2 Very Good 1 4% 4 16%
and post-test. 8.6 - 9.5
3 Good 4 16% 4 16%
7.6 - 8.5
4 Fairly Good 1 4% 11 44%
6.6 - 7.5
5 Fair 4 16% 4 16%
5.6 - 6.5
6 Poor 12 48% 1 4%
3.6 - 5.5
7 Very Poor 2 8% -
0 - 3.5
Total 25 100% 25 100%
B. Discussions
The effectiveness of the use culture oriented materials in reading
comprehension

Based on the analysis of data, the researcher found the interesting

materials for the students in reading comprehension. As (Sanderson,2002)
states that people learn trough reading and reading about interesting new
things in one’s interest subject, undoubtedly helps motivation. The discussion
aims at describing the students’ literal reading comprehension including main
idea and supporting details after being taught by Culture Oriented Materials.
 A. Conclusion CHAPTER V
CONCLUSION AND
Culture oriented materials is effective to be used to improve
students’ comprehension in reading because there is a significant SUGGESTION
difference between the progresses in reading comprehend of the
students who were studying through culture oriented materials and
those are not. By culture oriented materials, the students more
easily understand the content of reading with ease. They were very
enthusiasm when they are asked to read or even about culture. It
was proved that there was significant difference between the result
of students’ pre-test (5.48) and post-test (7.48).

B. Suggestion
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