title: READING DIFFICULTIES AND STRATEGIES BY THE EIGHT GRADE  STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 08 TULANG BAWANG BARAT: A THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE
creator: AHMAD , AD DAIRABY
subject: 370 Pendidikan
subject: 420 Bahasa Inggris dan Inggris kuno (Anglo-Saxon)
description: Reading is one of language skills the junior high school students need to master.  In spite the fact that students have learned reading, they find it difficult to  understand English texts. The current research was to explore reading difficulties  and strategies particularly encountered by the eighth grade students of SMPN 08  Tulang Bawang Barat: Based on Think Aloud Protocol Analysis.'  The current research is the descriptive qualitative research method. It particularly  aimed to explore i) the differences of reading difficulties between male and  female students, ii) the differences of reading strategies between male and female  students. The subjects of the research were the six students, three male and three  female students. The data were collected through Think Aloud Protocol and  interviews.  The results showed that male and female students had difficulties in reading in  terms of using context to determine word meanings. And in term of subcategories  both males and females is to tried to first translate the English texts into Bahasa  Indonesia to help them understand the texts more easily. Overall, the males and  females relied more on global reading strategies than problem-solving or support  strategies although they used different strategies in subcategories. However, males  tended to confirm their guesses of the text, while females preferred to checking  their understanding when encountering new information.  Keywords: Reading Difficulties, Reading Strategies, Think Aloud Protocol
date: 2023-03-30
type: Tesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
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identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/71686/1/ABSTRAK.pdf
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identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/71686/2/TESIS%20FULL.pdf
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identifier: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/71686/3/TESIS%20TANPA%20BAB%20PEMBAHASAN.pdf
identifier:   AHMAD , AD DAIRABY  (2023) READING DIFFICULTIES AND STRATEGIES BY THE EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP NEGERI 08 TULANG BAWANG BARAT: A THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE.  Masters thesis, UNVERSITAS LAMPUNG.   
relation: http://digilib.unila.ac.id/71686/