AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES TO COMPREHEND PROCEDURE TEXT ORALLY (LISTENING SKILL) AT MTsN KURANJI PADANG

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Abstract

This research attempted to describe the second year students’ difficulties to comprehend procedure text orally (listening skill) at MTsN Kuranji Padang. The design of this research was descriptive. The number of population members of this research was 200 students. They were divided into six classes. The researcher used stratified cluster random sampling technique to get representative sample. The instrumentation used to collect the data was listening test. In this test, the researcher gave the text of procedure text and than played the recording of procedure text. The reliability index of this test was .98. The result of this research demonstrated that in general the second year students of MTsN Kuranji Padang had difficulties in comprehending procedure text orally (listening skill). They had difficulties in comprehending goal, material and step. The result of the research showed that 19 students out of 30 students (63.33%) had difficulties in comprehending the goal, 19 students out of 30 students (63.33%) had difficulties in comprehending the material and 19 students out of 30 students (63.33%) had difficulties in comprehending the step.Based on the fact, it can be concluded that the second year students at MTsN  Kuranji Padang had difficulties in comprehending procedure text orally (listening skill). By having known the students’ difficulties in comprehending procedure text orally (listening skill), the teacher was expected to improve students skills in comprehending procedure text orally (listening skill) by giving more exercises to the students that can minimize students difficulties in comprehending goal, material and step.

Key words : Analysis, difficulties, comprehend, procedure text