A STUDY ON THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION ABILITY TO COMPREHEND ENGLISH NARRATIVE MONOLOGUE TEXT AT SMPN 12 PADANG
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Abstract
The purpose of this research was to describe the ability of the second year students of SMPN 12 Padang in listening narrative monologue text. In this research, the population was the second year students of SMPN 12 Padang. The number of the population was 250 students.The instrumentation used to get the data was listening test in the form of multiple choice. Before the writer gave listening test to the sample, the test was tried out in advanced. To know the reliability of the test, the writer used Pearson Product Moment formula.The result of this study showed that in general that the second year students of SMPN 12 Padang had moderate ability to listen narrative monologue text. It was proved that there were 10 students (31.25%) who had high ability, 20 students (62.50%) who had moderate ability, and 2 student (6.25%) who had low ability In details, to listen orientation of narrative monologue text, there were 9 students (28.12%) who had high ability, 19 students (59.37%) who had moderate ability, and 4 students (12.50%) who had low ability. The second, to listen complication of narrative monologue text, there were 8 students (25.00%) who had high ability, 20 students (62.50%) who had moderate ability, and 4 students (12.50%) who had low ability. The last, to listen resolution of narrative monologue text, 10 students (31.25%) got high ability, 21 students (65.62%) got moderate ability, and 1students (3.12%) got low ability. the writer suggests to students of SMPN 12 Padang in listening narrative monologue text. Therefore, they should do more practice in listening narrative monologue text. The teachers should give more exercises to the students listen to narrative monologue text. They can give enrichment and remedial teaching about listening narrative monologue text to the students.The last, to further writer, the writer suggests to the next writer to do further research on problem faced in listening narrative monologue text.
Key words: Ability, Narrative monologue text, Listening Comprehension.