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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Learning about English has been directly involved four English skills, they are listening comprehension skill, speaking skill, writing skill and the last one is reading skill. Those skills are really important for the learners to study and master. At first, the writer needs to classify two classifications of these skills into two parts; first, is speaking and writing skills are classified as productive skill and second, reading and listening skills are classified as receptive skill. At this writing the writer will focus talking about reading comprehension. There are some problems students have appeared while learning about reading comprehension. The problem is not only for the beginner, but also for intermediate and advance learners, just like how learners can understand about the English reading text. Like getting the main idea, main problem of the text, topic sentences and many more. This problem might be easy for learners to solve or getting solution. But at some reasons also, this can be common problems have been done by all aspect of learners. The second problem is how the learners comprehend their understanding about one text. The learners often do this common mistake very often. It could be seen from some reading test like national examination or even in English test for international standard. For the learners who take English as their foreign language is getting difficult to understand the English text easily and broaden their mind to see meaning behind the text itself. Another case of how students or learners cannot broaden their comprehension is because the English reading text needs to read for many times. We dont just analysis the construction

and grammatical or the system of its language, but learners insist to understand broaden their mind and to see the real meaning behind the reading text provided. For some problems above actually it has been detected in daily English learning whether at school, private school, and even at university level. Actually it is really important for the teacher have good strategy in how they provide step of teaching reading comprehension. And students also will understand about how to broaden their mind about what they learn. For those problems above, actually there will be one item problem for the writer need to give solution; it is about the students improvement in reading comprehension by using skimming method, include how the learners get the main idea of the text and how they broaden their knowledgment from the text of what they read . Improving students reading comprehension by using skimming method at the second grade students of Mts .. in academic year 2011/2012. The problem of mastering In this thesis writing, the writer focuses talking about reading comprehension. Where this B. Statement of the Problem Based on the problem stated above, the writer formulates statement of the problem which is formulated into question. Is skimming method effective to improve students reading comprehension for second grade students of Mts ? C. Objective of the Study The objective of this study is to find about the effectiveness of skimming method in improving students reading comprehension of the second grade students of Mts .in academic year 2011/2012.

D. Significance of the Study The writer formulates two classifications of significance of the study in this investigation they are: Theoretical significance The result of the study is expected to be English teacher guidance to design materials of the study or and as reference for the learner in improving their reading comprehension. Practical significance The result of this investigation on the following day can be an alternative way for the teacher to be applied for teaching reading skill, so the students or learners can understand easily while learning about English language, especially at reading comprehension. The result also is expected to help the learner of English more attractive in learning about reading comprehension. E. Scope of the Study Based on the problem appeared in this study, the scope of its study will talk about the effectiveness of skimming method tin improving students reading comprehension and the subject of this investigation will be at the second grade students of MTs school) in academic year 2011/2012. F. Assumption of the Study The writer assumes that the method in this study has been taught through teaching and learning process of the second grade students of mts . And students interested is additional appeared to learn about reading comprehension. G. Hypothesis of the Study (junior high

Sekimming method is not effective to improve students reading comprehension for second grade students of Mts ?

H. Definition of Key Terms There are some words for the writer needs to elaborate to avoid misunderstanding about the tiutle of this thesis, they are: Improving Skimming method Reading comprehension

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE A. Teaching of reading comprehension B. Techniques of reading comprehension C. Rrrrr D. Rrrr E. Jajaja

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A. Research Design This study is designed as quantitative research where experimental study which involves experimental and control group. At first the writer manipulates the condition of the research for experimental group as the main investigation toward learning process about speaking. Then, the treatment reveals to English debate technique as (independent variable) in the process of learning and teaching about speaking to know about the students speaking ability (dependent variable). The element shown the significance technique used to improve learners understanding. The second, the writer also deliberately controlled group through the event and teaching in what they were interested in or by applying the other instrument and material through dialogue technique used while teaching English for speaking skill.

B. Population and Sample Techniques

Before the writer goes to the field for investigating the problem which could be important for writer to know at first is about the technique which makes easily while doing the investigation in the field.

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Population

Population is the whole subject in this research area. In the encylopedia of educational evaluation, population was defined as a set or a collection of all elements prosesing one or more atributes of interest (Searvia B inderson, 1975 : 339). The

population of this study was student at 2nd grade of SMAN 1 Keruak in academic year 2011/2012. The number of whole students at this level or grade are 218 students which are devided into 6 Classes. They are: XI IPA 1: 34, XI IPA 2: 34, XI IPS 1: 36, XI IPS 2: 41, XI IPS 3: 40, and XI BAHASA: 33. Then, the numbers of population are 218 students. But the writer classifies and takes two classes of students as the populations. They are students of XI IPA 1 and XI IPA 2. So the number of populations are 68 students.

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Sample

Sample is the part or representative subject from the population. In this study, the sampling technique used by writer is called classes sampling. It is called classes sampling because the writer takes two classes as sample of this research, they are: XI IPA 1: which the number of students in each classes are 34 students, and XI IPA 2 are 34 students. So the whole samples are 68 students.

If the number of subject is less than 100 of the students, then, all will be taken as sample but, if the major subject is more than 100, the researcher can get 10% till 15% or 25 or 25% (Arikunto, 2006).

Based on the explanation above, Then, the writer would take all students as sample, which consist of 68 students that was devided into two class, there are 34 students of XI IPA 1 class as experimental group and 34 students of XI IPA 2 as control group.

C. Method of Data Collection

D. Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND ANALYSIS A. Research Finding B. Data Analysis and Discussion

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion B. Suggestion