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SKRIPSI INVESTIGATING READING STRATEGIES IN PROFESSIONAL READING USED BY THE FOURTH-SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITAS TIDAR IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
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Wulandari, Arganing Putri. (2022). Investigating Reading Strategies in Professional Reading Used by the Fourth-Semester Students of English Education at Universitas Tidar in the Academic Year 2021/2022. A Paper. English Department. Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Tidar. First Advisor Rini Estiyowati Ikaningrum, M.Pd., Second Advisor Gilang Fadhilia Arvianti, M.Hum.
Keywords: Reading, strategies, professional reading
In learning English, reading is crucial for the students to get knowledge and idea from the text. According to the literacy level, students in post-secondary education should master the information level. The writer found that postsecondary education students have many problems with reading, especially in professional reading classes. Therefore, the writer decides to investigate the kinds of reading strategies and the dominant reading strategy used by the students in professional reading classes, especially the fourth-semester students of the English language education study program of class 1 in Universitas Tidar the academic year 2021/2022. This research used qualitative research, and the sample subject of this research is the fourth-semester students of the English language education study program of class 1 in Universitas Tidar in the academic year 2021/2022 who did the presentation, there are 17 students. The writer applied questionnaire and interview to gain the data. It is used to know the kinds of reading strategies and the dominant reading strategy used by the students in professional reading class. The result of this study shows that in the questionnaire result shows that the average memory strategy is 71.36%. Besides, cognitive strategy is 76.02%. While the average compensation strategy is 67.63%, for metacognitive strategy is 67.05%. The following strategy affective strategy is 63.52%, and the social strategy is 60.52%.Meanwhile, the interview results in memory strategy show that most students answer they never memorize a sentence. Then, in the cognitive strategy, the entire students answer; they will try to guess the meaning if they do not know it. In compensation strategy, most students answer they evaluate their reading. Furthermore, in the metacognitive strategy, the students answered they could become good readers by increasing their vocabulary. In affective strategy, most students answer they read a book according to their mood. Besides, in social strategy most students answer there are any interactions in class. Based on the result, it could be concluded that all the students used all the strategies, and the dominant strategy is cognitive. In suggestion, the students should know and use the reading strategies that are appropriate to their ability. If they use the proper strategy, it will improve their reading ability.
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