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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN UNDERSTANDING IDIOM THROUGH READING TEXT (A Case Study ) A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Cultural Sciences of Hasanuddin University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain Sarjana Degree In English Department INDA LESTARI F21114003 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY MAKASSAR 2018 ACKNOWLEDGMENT In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All praises belong to Allah, Lord of the world, who has given His love and mercy to the writer to finish her thesis. Peace and salutation be upon to the prophet Muhammad SAW, his family, his companion, and his followers. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the help and contributions to all of lecturers, institution, family and friends who have contributed in the different ways hence this thesis is processed until it becomes a complete writing which will be presented to the Faculty of Cultural Science in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Bachelor in English Department. The writer also realized that she will never finish this paper without the help of some people around her. Therefore, the writer would like to give her deepest gratitude and appreciations to: 1. Dra. Marleiny Radjuni, M.Ed. and Dra. Francisca E. Kapoyos.M.Ed. as her advisors who have given to the writer precious help, the guidance, valuable suggestions, constructive critics and the advices patiently to her during the completion and the development of the study. 2. She would like to thank her parents for their examples of strenght and faith with the gratitude for their love, care and prayer, and also to her beloved brother-sisters and all families who always pray and motivate her to finish her study. 3. Prof. Dr. Akin duli, M.A. as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Science in Hasanuddin University and all the staffs. v 4. Dr. Abidin Pammu, M.A., Dipl. TESOL as the Head of English Department and Sitti Sahraeny, S.S., M.A as the Secretary of The English Department in Hasanuddin University. 5. All lecturers in English Department who always give motivation and valuable knowledge during her study. 6. All students of the seventh semester of English Department, as the participants of this study. 7. The seniors who have never been bored to listen and answer her logical and unlogical questions. 8. All of her friends as “EXCALIBUR” who accompanied her when she was “in trouble”, her dearest teammates for their willingness to give a straightaway and useful help any time needed. They are good supporters who keep on encouraging her to be always optimistic. The words are not enough to say any appreciation for their help and contribution in this paper. May Allah, the Almighty bless them all. Moreover, the writer also realized that this paper is far from perfect. It is a pleasure for her to get critiques and suggestions to improve this paper. Makassar, January 12th 2018 The Writer vi TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE ............................................................................................................................. i LEGITIMACY ............................................................................................................... ii AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................... iii APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... vii ABSTRAK ..................................................................................................................... ix ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... x CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION A. Background of Study .................................................................................. 1 B. Identification of Problem ............................................................................ 3 C. Scope of Problem ........................................................................................ 4 D. Research Question ...................................................................................... 4 E. Objective of the Study ................................................................................. 4 F. Significance of the Study................................... ......................................... 5 CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL REVIEW A. Previous Study ............................................................................................. 6 B. Theretical Framework. ................................................................................ 9 a. Reading ................................................................................................... 9 1. The Definition of Reading ................................................................ 9 2. Comprehending the Reading Text .................................................... 10 3. Types of Reading ............................................................................. 12 4. Strategies in Comprehending Text ................................................... 14 5. Purpose of Reading .......................................................................... 16 6. Techniques in Assessing Reading Comprehension .......................... 17 7. Recount Text .................................................................................... 18 b. Idioms ..................................................................................................... 19 1. The Definition of Idiom ................................................................... 19 2. Types of Idiom ................................................................................. 21 vii 3. Factors Idiom Comprehension ......................................................... 24 4. Mastering the Idiom ......................................................................... 25 C. Theoretical Hypothesis ............................................................................... 28 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY A. Method of Research ..................................................................................... 29 B. Population and Sample ................................................................................ 30 C. Research Instrument .................................................................................... 30 D. Procedure of Collecting Data ...................................................................... 31 E. Procedure of Data Analysis .......................................................................... 33 CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Findings ....................................................................................................... 36 B. Discussion ................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusions ................................................................................................. 52 B. Suggestions .................................................................................................. 52 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 54 APPENDICES ......................................................................................................... 57 viii ABSTRAK INDA LESTARI. 2018, Improving Students’ Ability in Understanding Idiom Through Reading Text (A Case Study) (Dibimbing oleh Marleiny Radjuni dan Fransisca E. Kapoyos) Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah kemampuan mahasiswa dalam memahami idiom dapat meningkat melalui teks bacaan pada mahasiswa sastra Inggris semester 7 di Universitas Hasanuddin. Sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 20 responden. Metode yang digunakan untuk menganalisis skor yang diperoleh mahasiswa dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif melalui teknik pre-experimental dengan melakukan pre-test dan post-test. Untuk menunjukkan pandangan mahasiswa terhadap belajar memahami idiom melalui teks bacaan, penulis memberikan kuesioner dengan 8 pertanyaan. Hasil dari kuesioner tersebut dianalisis dengan metode kualitatif. Penemuan dari penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa terdapat peningkatan yang signifikan dari pre-test ke post-test. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan skor rata-rata mahasiswa dalam post-test adalah 87.3, sementara skor rata-rata mahasiswa dalam pre-test adalah 64. Dapat dikatakan bahwa hipotesis dari penelitian ini diterima, yaitu penggunaan teks bacaan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman idiom mahasiswa. Berdasarkan hasil kuesioner, mahasiswa pada umumnya lebih suka mempelajari idiom dengan teks. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya relasi positif antara kemampuan pemahaman idiom dan kemampuan pemahaman bacaan. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa mahasiswa dengan kemampuan idiom memiliki pemahaman membaca yang baik. Kata Kunci : Idiom, Teks. ix ABSTRACT INDA LESTARI. 2018, Improving Students’ Ability in Understanding Idiom Through Reading Text (A Case Study) (supervised by Marleiny Radjuni and Fransisca E. Kapoyos) This research aimed to know whether students’ ability in understanding idiom could improve through reading text at the 7th semester students of English Department in Hassanuddin University. The sample