How I Taught Procedure Texts in Teaching Reading During Teaching Practicum Program

Abstract

nglish has important roles nowadays. One of them is English as international language is highly regarded as a medium of communication among people around the world in some social contexts and also used in different purposes. It could appear in international seminar, books, advertisements, movies, social media, and also game consoles. In Indonesia itself, English has a special role. As foreign language, English becomes one of the subjects taught from the elementary school up to the university level. Then, learning English cannot be separated from learning its four basic skills. Those skills are reading, listening, speaking and writing. Reading, one of the four basic skills, is regarded very important for Indonesia students because it is the most needed skill for them since reading is the only skill that has the greatest chance to be done just than the other skills. Reading is recognized as an important source of language input especially for English as foreign language students which there is just a little chance to meet fluent speakers who can provide another kind of language input. Moreover, as a receptive skill, reading can lead students to get so many informations they need and also enrich their knowledge through that activity.