HARIS HAMDANI : “THE INFLUENCE OF THE APPLICATION OF
ANECDOTE ON IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SKILL
IN READING AT THE SECOND GRADE
STUDENTS OF SMAI AL AZHAR 5 CIREBON”
In real life, funny things are needed in order not to be boring. In the
learning process also it is needed. So, we need the interesting thing. Something or
incident that is funny or interesting, it can be called an anecdote. An anecdote is
also type of text that can be read in enjoy situation. For reader, an anecdote is the
type of text that is unique and interesting. It can be learnt by students in order not
to be bored while reading because there is incident that can make the students fun.
Reading is important in the life, because we cannot avoid reading in the
environment. There are things that can be read in the environment. For example,
there are signs, brochures, magazines, etc.
The aims of the research which are done by the writer are to find out the
data about the application of anecdote, find out the data about the students
improvement in reading skill and to know if there is significant influence of the
application of anecdote for students improvement in reading skill.
The techniques that are used by the writer in the research are observation,
interview, and test. The writer uses the quantitative approach. It means that the
data which have been collected are analyzed by means of the statistical analysis.
The conclusion of this thesis is that the result of the test is that the
calculation of the average score about the application of anecdote is 7.3. The score
is sufficient. Then, the result of the test is that the calculation of the average score
about the improving of students‟ skill in reading is 6.8. The score is sufficient.
Based on the calculation of the formula Product Moment Correlation by Pearson,
the result of computation of correlation between X and Y variable is 0.42. X
variable is the application of anecdote and Y variable is the improving students‟
skill in reading. The score 0.42 of the computation of product moment correlation
can be assumed as “sufficient correlation”
