Abstract
Abstract : Reading is needed by people around the world. The objectives of this research were to know process teaching and learning reading of using think-aloud method, to know teacher’s problem in teaching reading of using think-aloud method and to know students’ problem in learning reading of using think-aloud method. Qualitative was used in this research as a research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to determine the sample. The class of VIII K was chosen as a sample which consisted of 37 students. In collecting the data, observation, interview and documentation were used. Three major phases of data analysis were used in this research, they were: data reduction, data display and data conclusion. This research was conducted in two meeting. After analyzing the data, there were three points of the result. First, the teacher did not apply some of steps in observation checklist, but it did not give the big influence in teaching and learning process. Second, the teacher’s problem in teaching reading through think-aloud method were that the teacher had difficulty to handle the students in giving instruction to ask and also the teacher felt difficulty to manage the time in implementing think-aloud method in teaching reading. Third, the problem faced by the students in learning reading through think-aloud method was that the students could not remember information from the text although they were using think-aloud method . Keywords: Think-aloud method, teaching reading, qualitative research.
Highlights
In teaching English, the teacher has to teach English in proper way
The First Observation a) Observation Sheet in the First Meeting. It is displayed the result of observation sheet from reduction data in teaching and learning process in the first observation that can be seen as follows: Table 5
It could be concluded that there were lost steps in the aspects that were observed in the observation. It indicated that teaching and learning reading through think-aloud method was being well applied by the teacher and students
Summary
In teaching English, the teacher has to teach English in proper way. In teachingEnglish, teacher emerges some ideas to show the words in context. In teaching English, the teacher has to teach English in proper way. Teacher emerges some ideas to show the words in context. The teacher should have an interactive or interesting method or technique to teach English. Teacher should prepare the material and method well. The students are able to be familiar to the language. There are four skills that should be mastered by students in learning English, they are Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Reading is one of the skills elaborated before. One of the purposes of reading is to understand and get the meaning behind a text. Everyone has to pass the process of reading to explain and understand what they read by identifying the meaning of words
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