AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 NATAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2023/2024

DILA, PUTRI WULANDARI (2024) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI 1 NATAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2023/2024. Diploma thesis, UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Reading is an active process of language skills, where the reader should comprehend the text well. Most of the students usually faced difficulties when they were reading comprehension. This research only focused on analyzing the students’ difficulty in reading comprehension. Based on the preliminary research, showed that the students still faced difficulties in reading comprehension related to their aspects and factors of reading comprehension. Therefore, this research is about students’ difficulty in reading comprehension in the tenth grade of SMK Negeri 1 Natar in the academic year of 2023/2024. Descriptive qualitative research design was employed in this research. The tenth grade of Accounting was taken as a sample because they had lower scores in reading than other classes. Document analysis, questionnaires, and interviews were used to collect the data. The three major phases of data analysis are data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. After analyzing the data, the results showed that there were eight difficulty aspects for students in reading comprehension. Thus, the difficult aspect faced by the students in reading comprehension was the vocabulary. Based on the students’ interviews, there are three difficulty factors in reading comprehension. Thus, the difficult factor faced by the students in reading comprehension was the students experience difficulty in understanding reading long sentences, some difficulty in using strategies, and difficulty in concentration. Keywords: Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Students Difficulties, Descriptive Qualitative Researc

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