AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN NDERSTANDING A REPORT TEXT AT SMA NURUL IKHLAS PADANG PANJANG

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Abstract

In this research, the researcher described the problems faced by the second year students at SMA Nurul Ikhlas Padang Panjang in understanding a scientific report text. The background in choosing this title was most of the students had difficulties in understanding a report text. In this research, the researcher used descriptive method. The purpose of this research was to describe the second year students’ ability in understanding a report text. The population of this research was the second year students of SMA Nurul Ikhlas Padang Panjang. The population was 136 students. The total of the sample were 37 students, it was chosen by using stratified cluster random sampling technique. The data were collected through reading test in the type of multiple choices. The result of this research showed that in general, the ability of the second year students at SMA Nurul Ikhlas Padang Panjang in understanding a scientific report text was moderate. In fact, there were 22 (59.5 %) students had moderate ability in understanding generic structure, there were 33 (89.2 %) students had moderate ability in understanding general classification, there were 31 (83.8 %) students had moderate ability in understanding description, and there were 34 (91.9 %) students had moderate ability in understanding language features. In conclusion, the ability of the second year students at SMA Nurul Ikhlas Padang Panjang in understanding a scientific report text was moderate. Dealing with the conclusion, the researcher has suggestion for the teachers; they should explain more about the material of report text and give more exercises to improve students’ ability in understanding report text and for the students; they should do more exercises to improve their ability in understanding report text.

Key Words: Reading, Report Text, Scientific, Generic Structure, Language Features.