Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate whether the application of Two Stay - Two Stray strategy significantly improves the students’ achievement on reading comprehension exposition text. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. The subject of this research was the second grade of SMA Negeri 2 Binjai which consisted of 36 students. The research was conducted in two cycles. The first cycle consisted of three meetings and second cycle consisted of three meetings. The instrument for collecting the quanitative data was essay test for reading and the instruments for collecting the qualitative data were diary notes, observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, interview sheet and students’ activities record. Based on the analysis, students’ achievement is improved in every test. In test I, the mean score was 56.44. In test II in cycle I, the mean score was 69.89, and in the test III in cycle II, the mean score was 81.58. Based on the observation sheet, diary notes, and interview sheet, it was found that the teaching learning process ran well. the students were more active, enthusiastic in working in group . It was concluded that Two Stay-Two Stray Strategy can improve the students’ achievement in reading exposition text.
Highlights
IntroductionIt is because language is a system of arbitrary conventionalized vocal, written, or gestural symbols that enable members of a given community to communicate intelligibly with one another (Brown, 2000:5)
The research indicated that there was an improvement on the students‘ achievement in reading analytical exposition text taught by Two Stay Two Stray strategy
The qualitative data taken from the observation sheet and questioner sheet showed that students‘ interest in reading analytical exposition text because they could discuss and share their knowledge and opinion each other in group and with the other group
Summary
It is because language is a system of arbitrary conventionalized vocal, written, or gestural symbols that enable members of a given community to communicate intelligibly with one another (Brown, 2000:5). That is why a global language connecting all people around the world is needed. The presence of English as a universal language makes everybody realize that this language is needed to be learned. That is why Indonesian governments as stakeholder in Education set English as one of the subject in the school. This describes that everybody in our country is expected to be capable in using English as foreign language
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