ELT Forum: Journal of English Language Teaching
Vol 2 No 2 (2013)

THE USE OF THREE PHASES TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PARTICIPATION AND READING COMPREHENSION IN NARRATIVE TEXT




Article Info

Publish Date
08 Nov 2013

Abstract

This article is about the use of three phases technique to improve students’ participation and reading comprehension in narrative text. In order to achieve the objectives of this research, the writer adopted and action research design. The subject of this research was class 8G of SMP N 30 Semarang in the academic year 2012/2013 which consist of 37 students. There were two cycles with four phases in each cycle. They were planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The instrument for collecting data, the writer used observation checklist, field notes, test, questionnaire and documentation. The result of this study showed that three phases technique could improve students’ participation and reading comprehension in narrative text. Three phases technique namely pre reading, while reading and post reading can lead the students be more active and enthusiastic during teaching and learning process. By using three phases technique, students easily understand the content of the text and also they were active asking and giving their argument about narrative text.

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Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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The aim of this journal is to promote a principled approach to research on language and language-related concerns by encouraging inquiries into relationship between theoretical and practical studies. The journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in: first, second, and foreign ...