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EXTENSIVE READING METHOD AND READING COMPREHENSION AMONG THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS

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ABSTRACT EXTENSIVE READING METHOD AND READING COMPREHENSION AMONG THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS Sarah Vanessa Tomatala ID 1421001 The purpose of this study is to find out the improvement of students’ reading comprehension through Extensive Reading (ER). They were divided into two parts, one class read individually and the other class read in group. This study used quantitative research method and comparative design by using pre-test and post test. This study was designed to find out the answer of the following question: Is there any significant difference on students’ reading comprehension between those who are taught ER individually and those who are taught ER in group? What are the students’ response toward ER? The instrument used for this study is reading comprehension test, which contained of 15 questions and a questionnaire which contained of 10 questions. The result of this study shows that both classes gave improvement in their reading comprehension. In addition, there is significant difference between those who were taught ER individually and those who were taught ER in group. This research furthermore showed that there were positive responses concerning the method applied in improving students’ reading comprehension. Keywords: ER (Extensive Reading), Reading Comprehension