The Effect Of The Direct Method On The Reading Comprehension Ability Of Second Year Students At SLTP Advent 4 Paal Dua, Manado - Abstract

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This study investigates how teaching reading comprehension to second-year students at SLTP Advent 4 Paal Dua, Manado is influenced by the Direct Method compared with the Lecture Method. The research involved seventy-six students divided into experimental and control groups. The main problem focuses on the effect of the Direct Method in reading comprehension instruction. Results indicate no significant difference between groups, though mean post-test scores show a slight variation favoring the Direct Method. The study recommends using the Direct Method to improve reading comprehension ability.

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The Effect Of The Direct Method On The Reading Comprehension Ability Of Second Year Students At Sltp Advent 4 Paal Dua, Manado Marlin Marpaung [marlin.marpaung@unai.edu](marlin.marpaung@unai.edu) Universitas Advent Indonesia ABSTRACT This study is to find out the reading comprehension ability of the students at SLTP Advent 4 Paal Dua Manado, when being taught using the Direct Method and the Lecture Method. The population of this study was seventy-six second year students at SLTP Advent 4 Paal Dua Manado, who were divided into two groups, the experimental and control group. The main problem of this study is to find out the effect of the Direct Method in teaching reading comprehension. The result showed that there was no difference in the reading comprehension ability of the students who are taught using Direct Method and students who are taught using Lecture Method. But there was slightly difference between the mean score of post-experimental and post-control. Therefore, the suggestion for English teachers is to teach the reading comprehension using the Direct Method because the Direct Method can improve students’ ability in reading comprehension. Key words: Reading comprehension, Direct Method. Introduction Nowadays, English plays an important role in the world. It is the key to the international currencies of technology and commerce. Especially in facing the era of globalization, such as in free markets, businessmen and women for instance who want to sell their products, mechanics who have to read instruction manuals, doctors who need to keep up with developments in their fields and students whose courses of study included English, realized the key demand of learning this language (Hutchison and Waters, 1986) . It is important to be learnt in order to be able to communicate with people from other countries and to help some people improve their careers. Foreign language is offered as a course in all junior and senior high school and universities with the aim to provide students with the ability to comprehend particular discourse as well as to communicate with other English speakers. Reading is one of the four fundamental skills in English that a person should master. It is one of many factors that determine a persons’ success in acquiring knowledge which in turn affects one’s life career. De Boer and Dallmann (1970) state that: “in this age of communication, our attention is constantly being drawn to the new technological means of telephone, telegraph, radio, television, teletype and satellite as instruments of communication. Indeed, some voices suggest that the new media will soon replace the book. Yet technology has not replaced reading. The printed page reaches millions still untouched by electronics, and for those who can take advantage of the newer devices. Reading still serves unique purposes. It is the key to unlock the bodies of knowledge.” In Indonesia, English is offered as a compulsory subject in junior and senior high school. Teachers need to choose particular methods or techniques to facilitate learning. As Lardizabal at, al (1991) said that a good teaching method isone that makes use of principles of learning by doing and permits the operation of these principle such as readiness, exercise and effort. A method should meet different needs, interests, aptitudes and emotional maturity of the students. It should provide growth and development in knowledge, ideas, habits, skills and abilities; attitudes and sentiments. There are nine methods according to LarsenFreeman (1986), the grammar translation method, the direct method, audiolingual method, community language learning, silent way, suggestopedia, total physical response and the communicative approach. One or more of these needs to be applied to teaching reading comprehension. Background of the Study Finocchiaro (1973) mentions four skills of language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Reading means interpreting written language

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What is the main purpose of the study?

To find out the effect of the Direct Method on students’ reading comprehension ability.

How were the students grouped in the research?

Seventy-six second-year students were divided into an experimental group and a control group.

What is the key result comparing the two teaching methods?

There was no difference in reading comprehension ability between students taught by the Direct Method and those taught by the Lecture Method, though post-test mean scores showed a slight difference.

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