AN ANALYSIS OF THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN COMPREHENDING HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXTS AT SMA N 1 KAYUTANAM

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Abstract

This research was aimed to describe the students’ ability in comprehending hortatory exposition texts through the generic structure and language features. The design of this research was descriptive research in nature. The population of this research was SMAN 1 Kayutanam. In selecting sample, the researcher used stratified cluster random sampling.The selected classes became this sample were XII IPA 2 (22 students) and XII IPS 4 (22 students) (28.5%). The data were collected by giving a reading test in the form of multiple choices. Before giving the test, the researcher tried it out to the students out of sample to find out the reliability of the test and to find out the item difficulty and item discrimination of the test. The result of data analysis showed that the students’ ability in comprehending hortatory exposition text was moderate (61.36 %). Specifically, the students’ ability in comprehending the thesis of hortatory exposition text was moderate (79.5 %). The students’ ability in comprehending the arguments of hortatory exposition texts was moderate (56.81 %). The students’ ability in comprehending the recommendation of hortatory exposition texts was moderate (63.63 %).The students’ ability in comprehending the language feature of hortatory exposition texts was moderate (54.5 %). The researcher suggests the teachers should give more exercises, and give remedial program for the students. The students are suggested to learn more about hortatory exposition text and the next researcher will use this research as a reference.

Key words: Reading Comprehension, Thesis, Arguments, Recommendation, Hortatory Exposition Text.