IMPROVING CLASS 8-F STUDENTS’ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND THEIR READING COMPREHENSION ACHIEVEMENT BY USING AUTHENTIC READING MATERIALS FROM THE INTERNET AT SMP NEGERI 1 JEMBER

Abstract

Based on the results above, it can be concluded that the use of authentic reading materials from internet as reading materials were able to improve class 8-F students’ active participation and their reading comprehension achievement at SMP Negeri 1 Jember in the 2013/2014 academic year. Therefore, it is suggested to the English teacher to use authentic reading materials in selecting appropriate materials for teaching reading comprehension to help students comprehend the text better by making them more active in the teaching learning process. It is also suggested to the students to read more authentic reading materials from internet since they could increase their reading comprehension to help their reading comprehension achievement as well as their general knowledge by relating their experience to what they get in the text as well as the real life situation. Moreover, it also suggested to the future researcher to conduct further research to improve the quality of reading comprehension achievement and the students’ active participation by applying authentic materials taken from other sources of internet, such as from magazine, newspaper, etc.