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TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING READING

COMPREHENSION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN

ENGLISH CLASSROOM

(A Case Study at SMP Negeri 1 Sambi, Kabupaten Boyolali)

THESIS

By:

BAMBANG UNTORO

S891208008

This thesis is submitted as a partial fulfillment for the requirements

of obtaining the Graduate Degree in English Education

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2015


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TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING READING

COMPREHENSION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN

ENGLISH CLASSROOM


THESIS

By:

BAMBANG UNTORO

S891208008

This thesis is submitted as a partial fulfillment for the requirements

of obtaining the Graduate Degree in English Education

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2015


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APPROVAL

TEACHERS‟ ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING READING

COMPREHENSION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN ENGLISH

CLASSROOM


Bambang Untoro

NIM. S891208008

This thesis has been approved by the Board of Consultants of the English

Education Department, Graduate School of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta

on February 13th

2015

First Consultant Second Consultant

Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd. Dr. Sujoko, M.A.

NIP. 196101241987021001 NIP. 195109121980031002

The Head of English Education Department

Graduate School

Sebelas Maret University

Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd.

NIP. 195203071980031005


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TITLE .............................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL OF THE CONSULTANTS........................................................ ii

LEGITIMATION ........................................................................................... iii

PRONOUNCEMENT ...................................................................................... iv

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... v

MOTTO........................................................................................................... vi

DEDICATION ................................................................................................ vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................. ix

LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................... xi

LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................... xii

LIST OF APPENDICES.................................................................................. xii

CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 1..

A. Background of the Research..................................................................... 1

B. Problem Statement..................................................................................... 11

C. Objectives of the Research ....................................................................... 11

D. Benefits of the Study ................................................................................. 12

CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................... 13

A. Theoretical Descriptions........................................................................... 13

1. Attitude ………………. …………………….……………................. 13

a. The Meanings of Attitude ……………………………………….. 16

b. The Kinds of Attitude …………………………………………… 17

c. The Components of Attitude …………………………………… 18

d. The Factors of Attitude ………………………………………….. 20

e. The Functions of Attitude ……………………………………….. 21

2. Teaching Reading …………………................................................... 25

a. The Meanings of Teaching Reading …………………………….. 25

b. Basic Approaches in Teaching Reading ……………………….... 32.

c. The Goal of Teaching Reading ………………………………… 35

d. The Principles of Teaching Reading …………………………….. 39

e. The Teaching Reading Strategies ……………………………….. 42

B. Review of Relevant Research ……………………………………..…… 52

CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD ......................................................... 59

A. Place and Time of the Research ……………………………………….. 59

B. Research Method ………………………………………………………. 59

C. Data Resources ……………………………………………………….... 60


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D. Technique of Collecting Data ………………………………………….. 61

E. Technique for Establishing Trustworthiness ………………………….... 64

F. Techniques of Analyzing Data ………………………………………… 66

CHAPTER IV. RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ..................... 68

A. Research Findings …………………………………………………….... 69

1. Teachers’ Attitudes towards Teaching Reading Comprehension ….. 69

a. Teachers’ feelings about teaching reading comprehension … 69

b. Teachers’ actional tendency towards teaching reading

comprehension ………………………………….………………. 70

c. Teachers’ beliefs about teaching reading comprehension ……… 71

d. Teachers’ definitions of reading comprehension ………………. 72

2. The Causes of Teachers’ Attitude towards Teaching Reading

Comprehension ……………………………………………………... 73

a. Teachers’ obedience towards the Principal’s instruction ………. 73

b. Teachers’ enthusiasm towards teaching reading comprehension 74

c. Teachers’ anxiety ……………………………………………….. 74

d. Teachers’ experience…………………..……………………… 75

3. The Implementation of Teachers’ Attitude towards Teaching

Reading Comprehension in English Classroom ……………………. 76

a. The teaching of reading strategy ………………………..……… 77

b. The teaching material ………………………………………… 79

4. Schematic Representation of the Findings …………...…………….. 88

B. Discussions ………………………………………………………........... 89

C. Research Weaknesses …………………………………………………... 97

CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION AND SUGGESTION......... 99

A. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… 99

1. Teachers’ Attitudes towards Teaching Reading Comprehension ….. 99

2. The Causes of Teachers’ Attitudes …………………………………. 100

3. The Implementation of Teachers’ Attitude towards Teaching

Reading Comprehension in English Classroom …………………. 101

4. Implication ……………………………..……………………….……… 102

5. Suggestion ………………………….…………………………………... 104

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................ 106

APPENDICESS................................................................................................ 112


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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1: The Multicomponent Model of Attitude........................................... 18

Figure 2: The ABCs of Attitudes...................................................................... 19

Figure 3:Attitudes depicted as judgments influenced by external

information, the memory of past judgments, prior knowledge, and

stored new judgments....................................................................... 21

Figure 4: Program-controlled teaching/learning and its location on the

continuum........................................................................................ 33

Figure 5: Teacher-controlled teaching/learning and its location on the

continuum 34

Figure 6: Teacher-controlled teaching/learning and its location on the

continuum ........................................................................................ 35

Figure 7: Schematic Representation of Teachers’ Attitudes towards

Teaching Reading Comprehension and Its Implementation in

English Classroom .......................................................................... 89


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LIST OF TABLES

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Table 3.1: Time Schedule of the Research...................................................... 59

Table 4.1: Summary of the Research Findings .............................................. 68


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LIST OF APPENDICES

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Appendix 1 : Interview Transcripts ............................................................... 112

Appendix 2 : Observation Notes..................................................................... 128 .

Appendix 3 : Syllabus .................................................................................... 134

Appendix 4 : Teachers’ Lesson Plans ............................................................. 166

Appendix 5 : Some Photos of Observation ………………………………..... 179

Appendix 6 : Permission Letters ………………………………………………… 183


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LEGITIMATION FROM THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS

TEACHERS‟ ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING READING

COMPREHENSION AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN ENGLISH

CLASSROOM


By

Bambang Untoro

S891208008

This thesis has been examined by the Board of Thesis Examiners of the English

Education Department, Graduate School of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta

on March 12th

2015

Board of Examiners: Signatures

Chairman : Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd. (..............................)

NIP. 195203071980031005

Secretary : Dra. Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D. (..............................)

NIP. 19621231 198803 1 009

Members : 1. Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd. (..............................)

NIP. 196101241987021001

2. Dr. Sujoko, M.A. (..............................)

NIP. 195109121980031002

The Dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty


Prof. Dr. M. Furqon Hidayatullah, M.Pd.

NIP. 196007271987021001

The Head of English Education

Department of Graduate School


Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd.

NIP. 195203071980031005


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PRONOUNCEMENT

This is to declare that I myself wrote this thesis, entitled “Teachers‟ Attitude

in Teaching Reading Comprehension and Its Implementation in English

Classroom”. It neither contains plagiarism nor was it written by others. Anything

related to others‟ works quoted accordingly, the source of which is listed on the

bibliography. If then this pronouncement proves incorrect, I will be ready to

accept any academic punishment including the withdrawal or cancellation of my

academic degree.

Surakarta, February 2015

Bambang Untoro

Meterai Rp. 6000


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ABSTRACT

Bambang Untoro: “Teachers’ Attitude Towards Teaching Reading

Comprehension And Its Implementation In English Classroom (A Case Study at

SMP Negeri 1 Sambi, Kabupaten Boyolali)”. Thesis, English Education

Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University,

Surakarta, 2015. Advisors: I. Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd., II. Dr, Sujoko,

M.A.

The objectives of this research are (1) to describe the teachers‟ attitudes

towards teaching reading comprehension, (2) to describe the causes of the attitude

and (3) to describe its implementation the attitude in English classroom.

The headmaster, two English teachers, and two students of class 9 of SMP

Negeri 1 Sambi in Kabupaten Boyolali participated in this study which was

administered in a case study using Grounded Theory method. The data for this

study were taken by in-depth interview, passive participant observation and

document analysis. In analyzing the data, the writer conducted Constant

Comparative Method to derive theory from the data.

The results of the research show that the teachers‟ attitudes towards

teaching reading comprehension were: (1) the teachers were over serious to

prepare students to face the final examination; (2) they tent to teach grammar,

vocabulary and reading strategies related to the text taught, and (4) they believed

that reading comprehension was the most important skill to teach. The causes of

the attitudes were: (1) their obedience towards the Headmaster‟s instruction, their

enthusiasm towards teaching reading, and their anxiety of the result of the final

examination, and (2) their experience as teachers who understood students‟

difficulties and needs of vocabulary, grammar and reading strategies mastery. The

implementation of teachers‟ attitude in English classroom were: (1) the teaching

materials were texts, vocabulary, and grammar suitable with the blueprint of the

final examination, (2) the reading strategies taught were Instructional Cloze

Strategy and Text Structure Strategy, and (3) the purposes of reading taught were

reading for searching for simple information, skimming, and general

comprehension.

It can be concluded that teachers‟ attitudes towards teaching reading

comprehension and its implementation in English classroom are greatly

influenced by the final examination will be faced by students, teachers‟

psychological factors and experience, and the instruction of the policy makers. It

remains suggestions for teachers to learn how to enrich their knowledge and

capabilities to teach reading comprehension. Suggestions are also addressed to the

policy makers to facilitate teachers with appropriate teaching training and

guidance for balancing to their absolute policy.

Keyword: attitude, teaching reading comprehension, implementation, case study


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MOTTO

“Whatever work you do, do it for Lord” (Bible)


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DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to my beloved wife, Dhiana Prawati, and my beloved

daughter, Rahajeng Chayu Prabawati Untoro. Thank you very much for being the

„home„ of mine.

It is also dedicated to my beloved mother Ibu Djoewati Wignjosoekarto, respected

father-in-law Bapak Bambang Prawiro and mother-in-law Ibu Purbo Nunuk

Sumihari,. Thank you very much for your love and blessings.

Nor should I forget Prof. (Em) Haryono Darmowisastro and family, Prof. Dr. Joko

Nurkamto, M.Pd., Dra. Dewi Rochsantiningsih, M.Ed., Ph.D. and Dr. Abdul

Asib, M.Pd. who had motivated and facilitated me to complete this thesis. Thank

you very much for all your kindness.


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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First of all, I would like to thank to My Lord for all His blessings which

cause this thesis have been completed. I would also like to express my deepest

gratitude to the special ones who have massively contributed to the completion of

this thesis:

1. The Rector of Sebelas Maret University,

2. The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret

University for his permission to conduct the research,

3. Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd., the Head of English Education Department of

Graduate School of Sebelas Maret University, for his permission and guidance

to conduct the research,

4. Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd., the first consultant and Dr. Sujoko, M.A., the

second consultant for their insightful guidance throughout the whole process

of this research,

5. The Headmaster of SMP Negeri 1 Sambi Kabupaten Boyolali for his

permission to administer this research, and

6. Teacher S and Teacher ABH who have been the participants of this research.

Finally, I would welcome any sort of criticism and suggestion for further

improvement.

Surakarta, 2015

B.U.

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