English Language Teaching Methodology (ELTM)
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): English Language Teaching Method

Investigating The Students' Reading Difficulties in Understanding English Text

Nurul Annisa (Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar,Indonesia)
Ummi Khaerati Syam (Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar,Indonesia)
Andi Bulkis Maghfirah Mannong (Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar,Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Apr 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the difficulties faced by the eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 3 CAMBA, as well as the factors causing the students' problems understanding English reading text. This study is qualitative. The eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 3 CAMBA were the research subjects. The data collection methods are interviews and tests. The researcher presents the data from the difficulties in understanding English reading text. The result of the research shows that there are 26.31% of students have difficulties understanding to look for the main idea of the text. Then, there are 12.86% of students have difficulties understanding the vocabulary of the text. Then, there are 8.77% of students have difficulties in understanding and making inferences from the text. Next, there are 52.04% of students have difficulties understanding to look for the detailed information in the text. The factor causing the students difficulties found in comprehending English reading text there is difficulty in understanding the meaning of words, difficulty in determining the main idea, difficulties in understanding a long sentence in the text, difficulty in understanding vocabulary, house environment, and school environment.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltm

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

English Language Teaching Methodology (ELTM), Provides research results related to teaching methods that refer to general principles, pedagogies, and management strategies used in the classroom during the teaching and learning process related to language development. The ELTM journal also Formulates ...