JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS (STAD) AND LEARNING MOTIVATION TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPETENCE OF THE EIGHTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 UBUD IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013

Penulis : Jony Anto, Pt1, Padmadewi, N.Y2., Putra, A., J., N 3

Keywords: Reading, Learning Motivation, High Motivation, Low Motivation, STAD Method, Conventional Method.

Jurnal Penelitian | JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS (STAD) AND LEARNING MOTIVATION TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPETENCE OF THE EIGHTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 UBUD IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 | Language is an important part of human for communication. In reality, language is a means of conveying ideas, mind, opinions and feeling. Language is used by people in a particular country; it means that people from various countries have different languages. However, to maintain the communication among people from different countries, it has been agreed to use only one international language that is the English language. English is spoken in the most International events and it used as the medium of information flow in science, technology, and culture as well. 

Thus, it is not surprising that the teaching of English is carried out in many parts of the world. Finnochiaro (1975) states that, language learners should be given insight into the place and function of various language items and skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities; that is, in real communication situation. Among these skills, reading is the fundamental skill. 

It is supported by Moats (1999) as cited in Westwood (2008) who states that reading is the fundamental skill upon which all formal education depends. Through reading, students’ knowledge will automatically be enriched which eventually can influence their language skills, such as speaking, listening, and writing. Burns et.al (1996) also states that reading can be a way to share another person’s insight, joys, sorrows, or creative endeavors. Reading helps the reader to construct knowledge, share experiences, feeling, ideas, and developing new perspective. It can be said that reading is a tool for expanding reader’s knowledge and helping the readers to communicate with other people. Bond (1979) also states that, “reading is the ability to draw meaning from the printed page and interpret this information appropriately”. 

Indeed, reading for general comprehension requires rapid and automatic processing of words, strong skill in forming a general meaning representation of main ideas, and efficient coordination of many processes under much emitted time constraints. In teaching reading comprehension the teacher has to have a goal to minimize reading difficulties and to maximize comprehension by providing culturally relevant information. What the students read must be relevant to their need and interest and they must be ready, willing and able to read it.

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JURNAL BAHASA INGGRIS THE EFFECT OF STUDENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENT DIVISIONS (STAD) AND LEARNING MOTIVATION TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPETENCE OF THE EIGHTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 UBUD IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013