TY - JOUR AU - Mustafa, Mutakhirani AU - Bakri, Nurfadillah PY - 2020/07/21 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - ANALYZING THE LEVEL OF THE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION IN COMPREHENDING THE NARRATIVE TEXT JF - Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education JA - acit.j.teach.educ. VL - 2 IS - 2 SE - Language Teaching, Literature, Linguistic & English for Specific Purpose DO - 10.30650/ajte.v2i2.1387 UR - https://journals.umkt.ac.id/index.php/acitya/article/view/1387 SP - 152-161 AB - <div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x3 pg-1h4 pg-1y7 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">&nbsp;</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x7 pg-1h4 pg-1y8 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">The research aimed at finding out the analyzing of students’ reading</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y9 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">comprehension at the second year of SMU Negeri 4 Bulukumba Kab. Bulukumba.</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x7 pg-1h4 pg-1ya pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">The findings of this research that the researcher known the ability of the</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1yb pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">students’ reading comprehension on level at the second year of SMA Negeri 4</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1yc pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">Bulukumba to have “Low” level.</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x7 pg-1h4 pg-1yd pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">Based on the finding indicated that the second year of students’ SMA</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1ye pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">Negeri 4 Bulukumba in answer or identifying reading comprehension test, there</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1yf pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">were 60% students got correct answer in ( answer with literal) and 40% students</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y10 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">had incorrect answer. Then 40% students had correct answer in (Interpretation)</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y11 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">and 60% students had incorrect answer. Then 30% students had correct answer in</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y12 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">(Critical) and 70% students had incorrect answer. Then 35% students had correct</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y13 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">answer in (Creative) and 65% students had incorrect answer.</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x7 pg-1h4 pg-1y14 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">Based on the finding about the students competence on reading</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y15 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">comprehension level, some problems or difficulties were faced by the second</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y16 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">grade students of SMA Negeri 4 Bulukumba in analyzing reading test with correct</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y17 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">answer which were answer with literal, interpretation, critical and creative. Based</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y18 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">on the result of questionnaire of students, the researcher finds out some solution</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y19 pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">from the problem of the students in reading. The students are suggested to</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y1a pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">practice reading anything that they like, for example reading a article, reading,</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y1b pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">essay, reading a book, reading newspaper and reading novel every day. The</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y1c pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">students practice interpreting what has been reading in improving reading</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y1d pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">comprehension.</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x8 pg-1h4 pg-1y1e pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">Keywords: Student, Reading Comprehension, Level, Analyzing</div><div class="t pg-1m0 pg-1x9 pg-1h4 pg-1y1f pg-1ff2 pg-1fs2 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0">&nbsp;</div> ER -