STUDENTS’ COMPREHENSION OF UNFAMILIAR WORDS IN NEWSPAPER ARTICLES OF JAKARTA POST AT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF BUNG HATTA UNIVERSITY
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The purpose of this research was to describe the comprehension of the third year students of English Department of Bung Hatta University in comprehending unfamiliar words in newspaper articles of Jakarta Post. The researcher used simple random sampling technique to get representative sample. In collecting data, the researcher used reading test.The researcher found the reliability of the test was high (0,79). It means that the test was reliable. Based on the finding, the researcher found that There were 50% of students had very good comprehension in comprehending unfamiliar words in newspaper articles of Jakarta Post through example clues, in comprehending unfamiliar words in newspaper articles of Jakarta Post through definition clues, 34.30% of students had very good comprehension, In students comprehension of unfamiliar words in newspaper article of Jakarta Post through contrast clues, 56.25% of students had very good comprehension. Based on the result, the researcher gives suggestion to English lecturers of English Department, Bung Hatta University to give more questions and exercise to the students’ about unfamiliar words. For the students, they are suggested to learn more and did more exercises of understanding unfamiliar words through context clues. The researcher suggests to the next researcher to find out the students’ problem in comprehend unfamiliar words.
Key words: Reading Comprehension, Unfamiliar Words, Newspaper Articles