An Analysis of the First Year Students’ Ability in Comprehending Generic Structure and Identifying Language Features of Announcement Text at SMP Adabiah Padang

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the first year sudents’ ability in comprehending generic structure and identifying language features of announcement text at SMP Adabiah Padang. The design of this research was descriptive method. The population of this research was the first year students of SMP Adabiah. To select the sample the writer used cluster random sampling technique. The class chosen was VII 8. In collecting the data, the writer used reading test on announcement text in the form of multiple choices. The witer tried out the test to the students out of the sample. The writer found the reliability of the test by using split half method. It was found that coefficient correlation was .93 and r table .33. It means that r calculated is bigger than r table so the test was reliable. The result of this research showed that in general the ability of the first year students’ of  SMP Adabiah in comprehending generic structure and identifying language features of announcement text was moderate. It was proved by the fact that 22 students (64.70) had moderate ability. The students’ ability in comprehending generic structure of announcement text was moderate. It was indicated by the fact that the majority of students (55.88%) belonged to moderate category and the students’ ability in identifying the language features of announcement text was also moderate. It was supported by the fact 21 students (61.76) had moderate ability.

Keywords: Analysis, Comprehending, Generic Structure, Language Features, Announcement