Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2020)

Using POSSE Strategy in Teaching Reading Comprehension

Sudarkam R. Mertosono (Universitas Tadulako)
Erniwati Erniwati (Universitas Tadulako)
Hastini Hastini (Universitas Tadulako)
Muhammad Arid (Universitas Tadulako)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Oct 2020

Abstract

This research aims to determine if using POSSE Strategy affects reading comprehension of students majoring in English education of Tadulako University. This is a pre-experimental study using the one group pretest and posttest design. The population was 319 students in academic year 2018/2019. The samples were 35 students selected employing purposive sampling technique. Paper-and-pencil method was used when collecting the data with a test as the instrument. The test was administered twice namely pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed statistically using .05 level of significance and 34 degree of freedom. The result showed that after receiving intervention through POSSE Strategy, students scores got improved. In other words, using POSSE Strategy is effective in improving the sampled-students’ reading comprehension on any kinds of English text.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...