AN ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN COMPREHENDING WORDS HAVING GENERAL AND SPECIFIC IDEAS IN PARAGRAPH AT BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY
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The aim of this research was to find out the ability of the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University in Comprehending Words Having General and Specific Ideas at Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was 56 students of second year at English Department of Bung Hatta University. In selecting the sample the writer used total sampling techniques. The total number of the sample was 56 students, 28 students are from class A, 28 students are from class B. From the result of analyzing the data, the writer found that the students’ reading ability in comprehending words having general and specific ideas in paragraphs was moderate. The result of the data analysis showed that the students’ ability in comprehending words having general and specific ideas in paragraph was moderate. It is proved that, 14.28% students had high ability, 62.50 % of students’ had moderate ability and 23.22% students had low ability in comprehending words having general idea in paragraph. It also found 21.43 % students had high ability, 66.07 % students had moderate ability and 12.50 % students had low ability in comprehending words having specific ideas in paragraph on the second year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University. Learning from the result, it can be concluded by the students’ ability in comprehending words having general and specific ideas in paragraph was moderate. The researcher suggests to English lecturers of English Department, Bung Hatta University to give more exercises about words having general and specific ideas in paragraph. For the students, they are suggested to learn more and did more exercises to comprehend words having general and specific ideas in paragraph. The researcher suggests to the next researcher to find out the students’ problem in comprehend words having general and specific ideas in paragraph.
Keyword : Analysis, Ability, Reading, Comprehending, Words, General and Specific ideas, Paragraph