Mardianah Mardianah
Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

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THE USE OF HORROR STORY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION FOR ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMAN 3 SINJAI Muthaharah Basri; Mardianah Mardianah; M. Rusdi T
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 2 No 2 (2020): Volume 2, Number 02, September 2020
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v2i2.11394

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This research aimed at investigating how the horror story was use in the reading class to improve the students’ reading comprehension of the eleventh grade at SMAN 3 Sinjai. The variables of this research were Horror Story as an independent variable and Reading Comprehension as a dependent variable. The method used in this research was Quasi Experimental research. There were two classes used as the subject in this research; MIA 3 as experimental class and MIA 2 as controlled class. The total population of this research was 186 students taken from the eleventh-grade students of SMAN 3 Sinjai. The total sample of this research was 40 students. The sample was chosen purposively. The instrument of this research was an essay test which was given both in pre-test and post-test. The result of the research shows that the students’ performance in pre-test was better compared to that in post-test. In experimental class, the mean score of pre-test was 74.9 (good) and the mean score of post-test was 87.7 (excellent). While in controlled class, the mean score of pre-test was 68.55 (fair) and the mean score of post-test was 77.85 (good). While both of the classes are improved, the significant improvement was occurred in experimental class from fair to very good score. Besides, in controlled class the improvement was only from fair to good score. In addition, the t-test value (2.23) was higher than t-table value (2.024). Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that the implementation of Horror Story was effective to enhance the students’ reading comprehension in the eleventh-year students of SMAN 3 Sinjai in academic year 2018/2019. This story makes the students learn with fun and directly involve in classroom activities.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FIX-UP STRATEGY IN TEACHING READING SKILL TO STUDENTS Munawarah Safruddin; Mardianah Mardianah; Indah Miftah Awaliah
ELTIES : English Language Teaching for EFL Learners Vol 2 No 2 (2020): Volume 2, Number 02, September 2020
Publisher : Universitas islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24252/elties.v2i2.12627

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The research aimed at finding out the effectiveness of fix-up a strategy in teaching descriptive text with the research objective:  To find out the efficacy of fix-up strategy in teaching reading skill to students of MA Darussalam Anrong Appaka Pangkep. This research was conducted at MA Darussalam Anrong Appaka Pangkep in Academic Year 2018/2019. The research findings showed that the second grades students of MA Darussalam Anrong Appaka Pangkep obtained score on pre-test with the mean score 39,28, which classified as poor. After giving treatment, the students obtained improvement, they gained score with the mean score 56,96 as fair classification. The results of the data analysis indicated that there was an improvement in the students reading descriptive text after being taught using fix-up strategy. It was proved by the result of the statistical analysis of the level significance 0.05 with a degree of freedom (df) 48 indicated t-test values of the students’ reading descriptive text (5.382) was higher than t-table value (2.021). Based on the result analysis, the impact of this research on the students of MA Darussalam Anrong Appaka Pangkep can make the students think critically when they read a text because of the students connecting their prior knowledge related to the text. The researcher found that fix-up strategy helps the students understand the text when they get stuck in reading descriptive.