Utilizing Short Story to Improve the Students' Reading Comprehension Achievement

Abstract

The objectives of this research is to investigate (1) whether there is any significant difference of the students’ reading comprehension after being taught through Short Story, (2) the aspects of reading is mostly affected by Short Story, and (3) the students’ reaction after being taught through Short Story. The population of this research was the second year students of SMAN 1 Sindang Indramayu consisting of 30 students. One group time series design was carried out to analyze the significant difference. Besides that, questionnaire and interview were given to see the students’ reaction after being taught through Short Story. There were three pre-tests (T1, T2, T3) and three post-tests (T4, T5, T6) in the research. The means of the pre-tests are 52.5, 56.6, and 57. While the means of post-tests are 49, 58, and 73.1. The significant (2-tailed) value was (p=0.000, p<0.05), it showed that the hypothesis was accepted. The specific information was analyzed as the most increase of the five reading aspects and the students had positive reactions after being taught through Short Story. Therefore, Short Story can be applied and recommended as a material to teach English in reading class. Â