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THE USE OF RETELLING STORY TO TEACH READING

COMPREHENSION TO ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF

MA MIFTAHUT THULLAB CENGKALSEWU SUKOLILO PATI

IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

By

M. ANIQ ALFA CHOIRONI

NIM 200732001

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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THE USE OF RETELLING STORY TO TEACH READING

COMPREHENSION TO ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF

MA MIFTAHUT THULLAB CENGKALSEWU SUKOLILO PATI

IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education

By

M. ANIQ ALFA CHOIRONI

NIM 200732001

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

- Keep on walk though the light’s gone out

(Alvaro)

- Know more than other, work more than other, expect less than other.

(William Shakesphere)

This research is dedicated to:

Allah SWT, my God who gives me life, faith and Islam.

Rosulullah Muhammad SAW as the greatest prophet.

My Hero, my beloved mother who gives me everything in my life.

My beloved father who keeps me well and teaches me everything in my

life. I just say thanks to my beloved parents.

Friends Family and All the people whoever teach, help support, suggest

and inspire etc.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Thanks to Allah for the blessing, mercy and compassionate given to the

writer, so she finished her research entitled “The Use Of Retelling Story To Teach

Reading Comprehension To Eleventh Grade Students of MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013”.

The writer realizes, she would not be able to complete her skripsi without

support, advice and guidance from many persons. Therefore, she would like to

express her sincerest gratitude to:

1. Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M.Pd as the Dean of Faculty of Teacher Trainining and

Education, University of Muria Kudus.

2. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S, M.Pd as the Head of Department of English

Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Muria

Kudus.

3. Ahdi Riyono, S.S, M.Hum as the first advisor who always gives guidance,

advice and idea to the writer.

4. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd as the second advisor who has carefully read and

made several corrections for the improvement of this research.

5. All of the lecturers and staffs of English Education Department Education

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muria Kudus who

have gave their contribution to the writer for completing this research.

6. H. Sufa’at, S.Ag as the Headmaster of MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati who has permitted to the writer to do this research at this school.

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7. Alha Rahmatina, S.Pd as the English teacher of the eleventh grade students of

MA Miftahut Thullab Cngkalsewu Sukolilo Pati who has given guidance in

conducting this research.

8. All of the eleventh grade students of MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati in the academic year 2012/2013 for their cooperation.

9. His beloved parents (Mr. Qomaruddin, S.Pd,i and Mrs. Rohmah). His beloved

brothers All his family who always care, pray and give his support.

10. All of his friends in University of Muria Kudus especially “EED 2007” and

who cannot be mentioned one by one.

11. Everyone who cannot be mentioned one by one, for their support, help, and

participation because without all of you this skripsi could not have been

completed.

The writer realizes that his skripsi is not perfect. Therefore, the writer

apologies for any mistakes and happily receives for critics and suggestion. The

writer hopes that it will be useful for everyone.

Kudus, March 2013

The writer

M. Aniq Alfa Choironi

200732001

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ABSTRACT

Choironi, Aniq Alfa. 2013. The Use of Retelling Story to Teach Reading

Comprehension to Eleventh Grade Students Of MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati In the Academic Year 2012/21013 Skripsi.

Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and

Education, University of Muria Kudus. Advisors: (i) Ahdi Riyono, S.S,

M.Hum (ii) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd. M.Pd.

Key Words: Retelling Story, Reading Comprehension

Reading is an important aspect in language learning. By reading, we can

convey information and ideas. Reading skill is the ability to read including about

the understanding of meaning and also message, which implied in the reading

text.The students are expected to be able to use English both oral and written

communication. In fact, many students have difficulties in reading English. The

students are passive in the teaching and learning process of reading, the students

don’t have any idea or initiative to read, or when they have ideas, they don’t know

how to express the ideas. It’s due to the lack of vocabulary, lack of understanding

of grammatical patterns, and lack of practicing English reading. Based on the fact,

the writer thinks that it would be better using retelling story to solve this problem.

Retelling Story is the activity to retell the story or event again in own language. Its

make process of teaching and learning more fun and comfort to the students. The

writer is interested in using retelling story because this technique is easy to

practice.

The objective of this research is to find out whether or not there is a

significant difference between the reading ability of the eleventh grade students of

MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the academic year 2012/2013

before and after being taught by using retelling story.

Experimental design is design, of this research, use one group pre-test

post-test. The population is the eleventh grade students of MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the academic year 2012/2013. The writer chooses

XI as experiment. The number of sample is 30 students. The writer used a test as

instrument of the research. The test is multiple choice and essay consist of 20

items. The result of this research shows that there is a significant difference

between reading ability of the eleventh grade students of MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the academic year 2012/2013 before and after being

taught by using retelling story, it is presented with the t-test (to) = 17.84 > t-table

(tt)= 2.05. It indicates that alternative hypothesis that there is significant difference

between reading ability of the eleventh grade students of MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the academic year 2012/2013 before and after being

taught by using retelling story is confirmed. Therefore, the writer suggest that it

would be better for the teacher to apply retelling story as effective technique to

teach reading, because it can improve reading skill for the students.

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ABSTRAKSI

Choironi, Aniq Alfa. 2013. Menceritakan kembali Cerita Untuk Mengajar

Pemahaman Membaca Pada Kelas XI MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati Tahun Akademik 2012/2013 Skripsi. Program Studi

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan,

Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing: (i) Ahdi Riyono, S.S,

M.Hum. (ii) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd.

Key Words: Menceritakan kembali Cerita, Pemahaman membaca

Membaca merupakan aspek penting dalam pembelajaran bahasa. Dengan

membaca, kita dapat mengungkapkan informasi dan ide. Pemahaman membaca

merupakan aktivitas membaca yang memahami tentang arti/makna dan juga pesan

yang secara tidak langsung ada pada teks bacaan. Para siswa diharapkan mampu

untuk menggunakan bahasa Inggris secara lisan maupun tertulis. Pada

kenyataannya, para siswa masih mengalami kesulitan dalam membaca dalam

bahasa inggris. Para siswa masih pasif dalam proses pembelajaran membaca,

mereka tidak mempunyai idea tau inisiatif untuk membaca, atau ketika mereka

punya ide, mereka tidak tau bagaimana mengekspresikan ide mereka. Ini

dibuktikan dengan kurangnya kata-kata, kurangnya pemahaman tentang tata

bahasa, dan kurangnya praktek membaca dalam bahasa inggris. Berdasarkan

kenyataan tersebut, penulis berfikir untuk memggunakan retelling story untuk

menyelesaikan masalah tersebut. Menceritakan kembali merupakan aktivitas

menceritakan cerita atau kejadian dengan bahasanya sendiri. Ini membuat proses

pembelajaran menjadi menyenangkan dan nyaman bagi siswa. Penulis tertarik

untuk menggunakan retelling story karena tekhnik ini mudah digunakan.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan

yang signifikan antara kemampuan membaca siswa kelas XI MA Miftahut

Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati tahun akademik 2012/2013 sebelum dan

sesudah diajar menggunakan retelling story.

Experimental design adalah desain dari penelitian ini, menggunakan satu

group pre-test post-test. Populasinya adalah kelas XI MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati tahun akademik 2012/2013. Penulis memilih kelas XI

sebagai kelas eksperimen. Jumlah sample 30 siswa. Penulis menggunakan tes

sebagai alat penelitian. Bentuk tes yaitu pilihan ganda dan uraian yang berjumlah

20 soal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan antara kemampuan

membaca siswa kelas XI MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati tahun

akademik 2012/2013 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan

menceritakan kembali, ini ditunjukkan dengan hasil t-test ( to )= 17.84 > t- table (tt

) = 2.05. Ini menunjukkan bahwa alternatif hipotesis yang menunjukkan ada

perbedaan antara kemampuan membaca siswa kelas XI MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati tahun akademik 2012/2013 sebelum dan setelah diajar

dengan menggunakan menceritakan kembali. Oleh karena itu, penulis

menyarankan bahwa akan lebih baik jika guru menerapkan menceritakan kembali

sebagai teknik yang efektif untuk mengajar membaca, karena dapat meningkatkan

kemampuan membaca bagi siswa.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER ........................................................................................................ i

LOGO ........................................................................................................... ii

TITLE ........................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION .................................................................... iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL .......................................................................... v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ....................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. ix

ABSTRAKSI ............................................................................................... x

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. xi

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................... xv

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................... xvi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research ............................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .................................................................... 3

1.3 Objective of the Research ................................................................... 3

1.4 Significance of the Research .............................................................. 4

1.5 Scope of the Research ......................................................................... 4

1.6 Operational Definition ........................................................................ 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

AND HYPOTHESIS

2.1 Teaching English in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo ... 6

2.1.2 The Curriculum of Teaching English in MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati ................................................................ 7

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2.1.3 The Purpose of Teaching English in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati ..................................................................................... 8

2.1.4 The Material of Teaching English in MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati ................................................................. 8

2.1.5 The Technique of Teaching English in MA Miftahut Thullab

Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati ................................................................. 10

2.2 Reading ............................................................................................... 11

2.2.1 Skill of Reading .................................................................................. 12

2.2.2 The Purpose of Teaching Reading for MA ......................................... 13

2.3 Retelling Story .................................................................................... 14

2.3.1 The Purpose of Retelling Story in Teaching Reading ........................ 16

2.4 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Retelling Story ..................... 16

2.4.1 The steps of Retelling Story ............................................................... 17

2.5 Review of Previous Research ………………………………………. 17

2.6 Theoritical Framework ……………………………………………… 18

2.7 Hypothesis …………………………………………………………… 19

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

3.1 Design of the Research ........................................................................ 20

3.2 Population and Sample ....................................................................... 22

3.3 Instrument of the Research .................................................................. 23

3.4 Technique of Collecting Data ............................................................. 25

3.5 Technique of Analyzing Data ............................................................. 26

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CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Research Finding ..................................................................................... 30

4.1.1 The Pre Test Result ............................................................................. 30

4.1.2 The Post Test Result ........................................................................... 32

4.2 Hypothesis Testing .............................................................................. 33

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 Discussion ............................................................................................ 36

5.1.1 The Ability of Reading the Eleventh Grade Students of MA Miftahut

Thullab Sukolilo Pati in the Academic year 2012/2013 Before and After

Being Taught by Using Retelling Story ………………......................... 37

5.1.2 The Significant Differences between the Ability of English Reading of

the Eleventh Grade Students of MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati In the Academic Year 2012/2013 Before and After Being

Taught by Using Retelling Story …………………………………….. 38

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................... 41

6.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................... 42

BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................ 43

APPENDICES ............................................................................................. 44

CURRICULUM VITAE .............................................................................. 84

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

3.1 The Criteria of the Reading Ability ................................................. 28

4.1 The Frequency Distribution of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh

Grade Students in MA Miftahut thullab Cengkalsewu Academic

Year 2012/2013 Before being Taught by Using Retelling story …... 31

4.2 The Frequency Distribution of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh

Grade Students in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo

Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 After being Taught by Using

Retelling story ……………………………………………………… 32

4.3 The Result of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh Grade Students

in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the

Academic Year 2012/2013 Before and After being Taught by

Using Retelling story ………………………………………………. 34

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figures Page

3.1 Pre Experimental Design pre-test post-test one group.......................

20

4.1 The Bar Diagram of the Reading ability for the Eleventh Grade

Students in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the

Academic Year 2012/2013 Before being Taught by Using Retelling

Story………………………………………………………………..

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4.2 The Bar Diagram of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh Grade

Students in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu in the Academic

Year 2012/2013 After being Taught by Using retelling story …….. 33

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1. Syllabus …......................................................................................... ....... . 45

2. Pre test item .............................................................................................. 62

3. Post test item ............................................................................................ 62

4. Lesson plan .............................................................................................. 66

5. Score of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh Grade Students in MA

Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the Academic Year

2012/2013 Before being Taught by Using Retelling story …... ............... 71

6. The Calculation Mean and Deviation standard of the Reading Ability

for the Eleventh Grade Students in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 Before being Taught by

Using Retelling story ……………………. .............................................. 72

7. Score of the Reading Ability for the Eleventh Grade Students in MA

Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu Sukolilo Pati in the Academic Year

2012/2013 After being Taught by Using Retelling Story......... ................ 74

8. The Calculation Mean and Deviation Standard of the Reading Ability

for the Eleventh Grade Students in MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati in the Academic Year 2012/2013 After being Taught by

Using Retelling story ……………………………. .................................. 75

9. The Calculation reliability of try out test of the reading ability of

Eleventh Grade students of MA Miftahut Thullab Cengkalsewu

Sukolilo Pati In The Academic Year 2012/2013 …………………. ....... 77

10. Calculation of t observation (t-test) ................................................... ...... 79

11. The value of t- table ……………………………………………….. ....... 82