TEACHING READING SKILL USING SILENT READING TECHNIQUE THROUGH

THE JAKARTA POST ARTICLE AT SMK NEGERI 1 TAMBELANGAN

Is’adatul Jannah 1
Mariyatul Kiptiyah, M.Pd. 2
Siti Maria Ulfa, M.Pd. 3

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

STKIP PGRI Bangkalan
nu505316@gmail.com
mariyatulkiptiyah@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id
sitimariaulfa@stkippgri-bkl.ac.id

Abstract
Is’adatul, Jannah. 2022. Teaching Reading Skill Using Silent Reading Technique Through the
Jakarta Post Article at SMK Negeri 1 Tambelangan. Thesis. English Language
Education Study Program, STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. Supervisor: (I) Mariyatul Kiptiyah,
M.Pd. (II) Siti Maria Ulfa, M.Pd.

Key Words: Reading Skill, Silent Reading Technique, The Jakarta Post
The ability to read is one of the crucial skills in learning languages, especially English. The ability to read
is very emphasized in the world of education because to get the point of a material, students are required to read and
understand the reading text. The ability to read in English is one level more difficult than reading texts in Indonesian
because it requires mastery of vocabulary. In fact, many students have difficulty in understanding an English reading
because they have limited vocabulary, reading materials, and motivation to read. Based on this case, researcher was
interested in conducting a study of the Silent Reading technique on students’ Reading in learning process because
there are many benefits to the technique such as increasing motivation, concentration, enjoying the reading process,
and students' understanding. The researcher conducted research on reading materials suitable for students and
found an English newspaper, The Jakarta Post. The Jakarta Post is a local newspaper served in English. Besides,
there are many genres in this newspaper. The genre that suits the student's major is Multimedia which the articles
will make students more enthusiastic about reading. This study aims to determine the implementation and response
of students to reading using silent reading techniques at SMKN 1 Tambelangan, Sampang. The sample of this study
were students of class 2 Computer Network Engineering. The approach used to collect the required data is a
qualitative approach. The results of this study are students find it easier to understand reading material, enjoy the
reading process, improve understanding, concentration, and add new vocabulary.
 Abstrak
Is’adatul, Jannah. 2022. Teaching Reading Skill Using Silent Reading Technique Through the
Jakarta Post Article at SMK Negeri 1 Tambelangan. Thesis. English Language
Education Study Program, STKIP PGRI Bangkalan. Supervisor: (I) Mariyatul Kiptiyah,
M.Pd. (II) Siti Maria Ulfa, M.Pd.
Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Membaca, Membaca Senyap, Koran The Jakarta Post
Kemampuan membaca adalah salah satu kemampuan yang krusial dalam mempelajari Bahasa Bahasa,
khususnya Bahasa inggris. Kemampuan membaca sangat ditekankan dalam dunia Pendidikan karena untuk
memahami suatu materi siswa diharuskan membaca serta memahami teks bacaan. Kemampuan membaca dalam
Bahasa inggris menjadi satu tingkat lebih susah dibandingkan membaca teks dalam Bahasa indonesia karena perlu
penguasaan kosa kata. Kenyataannya, banyak siswa yang mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami suatu bacaan
bahasa inggris karena mereka keterbatasan kosa kata, bahan bacaan, serta motivasi untuk membaca. Berdasarkan
kasus tersebut, peneliti tertarik meneliti Teknik Membaca Silent Reading pada pembelajaran karena terdapat banyak
manfaat pada Teknik tersebut seperti peningkatan motivasi, konsentrasi, menikmati proses membaca, serta
pemahaman siswa. Peneliti melakukan penelitian tentang bahan bacaan yang sesuai dengan siswa dan menemukan
koran berbahasa inggris, The Jakarta Post. The Jakarta Post adalah koran lokal yang disajikan dalam Bahasa
inggris. Selain itu terdapat banyak genre dalam koran ini. Genre yang sesuai dengan jurusan siswa adalah
Mulitimedia yang mana artikelnya akan membuat siswa menjadi lebih bersemangat dalam membaca. Penelitian ini
bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi serta respon siswa terhadap membaca menggunakan Teknik membaca
senyap di SMKN 1 Tambelangan Sampang. Sampel dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas 2 Teknik Komputer
Jaringan. Pendekatan yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data yang dibutuhkan adalah Pendekatan Kualitatif.
Hasil pada penelitian ini adalah siswa merasa lebih mudah memahami materi bacaan, menikmati proses membaca,
meningkatkan pemahaman, konstrasi, serta penambahan kosa kata baru.
PREFACE a section that is connected the students’ major.
Reading has an important role Besides, the news is always be updated each day that
remembering it is the way to collect information and made The Jakarta Post Newspaper become an
affect the three other skill in mastery any languages authentic learning media in the classroom.
including English. English language itself is Mulyono & Suryoputro (2020) stated that
important in this century for a lot of aspects such as learning in an authentic learning environment could
work life, education, business transaction, tourism, made the students and the teacher in the classroom
politics, and others. Students learning English at to reach an effective and meaningful learning
elementary school at first, but since 2013 Education activity. This became more important to use an
Authorities stated English subject removed as authentic learning media because it gives positive
subject which need to learn in elementary school things both for the teacher and learners. Besides,
based on (Permendikbud, 2013). Students start to The genres on The Jakarta Post were various, one of
learn basic English in Junior High School and Senior them was suitable with the major that students were
High School. learning, multimedia. The article on multimedia
The researcher held preliminary research at section will made the students felt eiger and
SMK Negeri 1 Tambelangan, Sampang. Through motivated because it has relation with thing in their
that observation the researcher can find out several major. This will encourage the students to find
facts in the classroom during reading activity. First, further information, discuss, and made the students
reading facilities at school is limited. Second, is to engage in exploration and investigation. In
rarely learn to read English text at all. Third, another hand, the information at The mentioned
students failed to understand the content of the newspaper are always up-dated.
article or book that they are reading because it was The purpose of this research are to find out
not similar to their daily activities and face how is the implementation of Silent Reading
difficulties when trying to understand the contents. Technique using the Jakarta Post newspaper in the
In the classroom, students were learning classroom, and how are the students’ responses after
based on the material on LKS and book from the learning using Silent Reading Technique using the
library which was old literature. It was rare for them Jakarta Post newspaper in the classroom. The
to be given time for reading. The strategy that the research conducted at SMKN 1 Tambelangan
English teacher used this day is delivering material because the researcher came from the same school
in Indonesian language. Students were also writing and face the same situation with the students.
additional material from the teacher for some This research is important remembering
incomplete explanation. The teacher using reading is the main key to learn languages,
Indonesian language to communicate with the especially English. English has been an International
students in the teaching learning process each Language that used in almost every country. English
meeting because the limitation of students’ has important role for them who need to do a lot of
vocabulary. Besides, the learning process in the activities internationally and nationally such as
classroom became more focus to the material at LKS looking for job, education, business, and politics.
and almost never there was a time to focus on Thus, reading will be the main key remembering
students’ reading. reading will affect the number of a person
The researcher faced that experience too vocabulary. A strong vocabulary will influence the
when the researcher was a student. This made the ability of writing, speaking, and even listening.
researcher only have a little vocabulary and did not DISCUSSION
understand several paragraphs. The researcher was Reading Skill
also learned using the old book from the library and Reading is one of four skills that need to be
felt the statement of Bernard, Akbar, Ansori, & mastery to be fluence in a language. This skill was
Filiestianto (2019) that young learners will lack of concluded as an active process in learning language,
motivation because of the conventional learning remembering there are passive and active process. It
process that is boring. The researcher tried to find called as an active process because the readers are
several jounals related to reading comprehension. actively involved in a text to compile the meaning
Based on Natalia, Dewi, & Pratiwi (2021) who and understand the text. Reading skill is a process of
conducted a study about the implementation of finding the meaning of a text by trying to understand
Sustained Silent Reading for junior student found it. Another researcher stated that reading is as
several successes. Based on that article the essential as another skill for students or people who
researcher tried to implement silent reading to the are studying for second language in academic
researcher’s herself and the researcher felt a number purpose. Through reading, learners can access a lot
of positive things in reading comprehension. The of knowledge. Besides, reading skill is believed can
researcher tried to find article that is in the same boost the number of vocabulary and make learners
context with the students’ major or things that they easier to find information since the number of
were learning. The Jakarta Post, an English information on internet and books are much more
newspaper that the news comes from local area had
 written in English according to (Sofyan, Hasanah, & Aloud reading is how to read using a brief voice
Haryudin , 2019). or aloud by considering pronunciation of words,
Based on the researcher opinion about oral language, punctuation, and face expression.
reading in the first chapter and the two other This reading is really necessary since it can help
opinions from researchers, it can be concluded that students to develop their speaking to be fluent
reading skill has a big influence in learning language and pronounce English word correctly.
because it connected to other skills. Besides, reading Nevertheless, in another side, the class will be
skill affect the number of a person’s knowledge. over crowded.
Reading skill is a process of understanding a text and 4) Silent Reading
collect information that can increase the numbers of Silent reading is a reading activity that should
vocabulary. be done silently to get needed information. This
Reading skill is really wide if seen through its reading will enhance students’ reading ability.
Genres. Types of reading based on Brown (2003) The definition of reading is activity for
(Brown, 2001) are Academic Reading, Job-Related searching needed information, therefore, reading
Reading, and Personal Reading. has several purposes. These are the purposes of
1) Academic Reading reading based on Grabe & Stoller, (2011 p. 5-8):
This reading is defined as a reading activity 1). Reading for Searching Simple Information
with materials that focused on academics and This kind of reading is often used by
educations. Academic reading is different from people for general needs. Reading for
other reading activities from the content and reading searching simple information can is nearby
techinique. The example of academic reading people’s daily activities. It can be done by
according to Brown (2003, p. 186) are general scanning several key terms such as when
information articles on magazine and newspapers, people are trying to find a phone number on
technical reports, reference of materials, thesis, smart phone
journals, essay, papers and others. 2). Reading for Skimming Quickly
2) Job-Related Reading This reading technique is used to get
Job related reading is an activity to collect specific information quickly and accurately
information about work job, work offer, and job from a book. Usually scanning is used when
opportunities. To make it clearer, the researcher will we already know what we want to look for and
add the example of job-related reading based on we will focus on the contents of a specific
Brown (2003, p. 186); short messages on book.
smartphone, job emails, project reports, curriculum 3). Reading for Learning from Text
vitae, and resume. This kind of purpose of reading is usually
3) Personal Reading exist in academic and professional context
Personal Reading is the most casual reading where a person needs to learn a lot of
than the two others, it can be newspapers and information from a text. This needs an ability
magazines articles; greeting cards; recipes; to remember or memorize the main ideas,
advertisements; novels; comic strips; short stories, know and build rhetorical frame and connect
chats; and others. the text to the reader’s base.
According to Patel & Jain (2003, p. 117-122) 4). Reading for Integrating Information
there are several types of reading: This kind of purpose of reading is to
1) Intensive Reading integrate information which need additional
Intensive reading is a reading activity that is decision about the relative importance,
carried out seriously to get several information. supporting each other, and possibility to
The progress of this kind of reading is under the reconstruct the theorical framework to save
teacher’s guidance. In this reading, students will information from a lot of sources.
not only read, but also discussed details and 5). Reading for Writing and Reading to Critique
analyze it for exercise and checking students’ Texts
understanding of what they had read. This kind of purpose of reading is similar to
2) Extensive Reading reading for integrating information
Extensive reading is a kind of reading which remembering this section needs the readers’
purpose is to make students feels enjoyment while ability in composing, selecting, and criticize
reading and not under teachers’ guidance. It can information from a text.
be stated that extensive reading is kind of reading 6) Reading for General Comprehension
for happiness because there are no assignments or In this reading, usually the readers are
analyze to check their understanding. Reading skilled fluent reader that require a really rapid
magazines or newspapers can the example of and automatic processing words, skill in
extensive reading since the readers only want to shaping a general meaning representation of
know about something. a main idea and efficient coordination of a lot
3) Aloud Reading of process with limited time
Teachers’ Role in Teaching Reading Teacher as facilitator means teacher should be
There are several teachers’ roles in teaching able to facilitate everything that students need in
reading based on Brown (2001, pp. 168-169), these learning process to achieve the goal in the
are: teaching and learning process like the learning
1. Teacher as Controller media, teaching strategies, and others.
This means a teacher must be able to control the 5. Teacher as Resource
students in the classroom like when the students This means teacher is the resource of everything
are allowed to deliver their opinions, what kind that students need. Teacher should be able to
of language they should use, and teacher should answer each students’ questions and give them a
be wise in giving the students chance to express nice understanding.
their opinions. It means teachers have the main Silent Reading
control or power in the classroom. Definition of Silent Reading
2. Teacher as Director According to Gardiner (2005), silent reading
In the classroom teacher should be able in is one of techniques of reading activity. Reading
giving the students instructions of what they itself means a process of getting information or
have to do, and the students must follow the understanding what the writer tried to share through
teacher’s instructions in the classroom. his writing. remembering reading activity is a
3. Teacher as Manager process of getting several information, it can be done
Manager means teacher have to prepared everywhere where it is either in the classroom or
everything in the classroom clearly and outside the classroom. For further, silent reading is
structure. It can be the lesson plan, books and a process of getting information that the reader read
modules that will be used in the classroom the text with no sound and only in their heart.
during learning and teaching process, and Silent reading has been applied in several
duration of the class. countries that silent reading has a number of other
4. Teacher as Facilitator names in different countries. The first is FVR or
Teacher as facilitator means teacher should be Free Voluntary Reading is kind of reading that
able to facilitate everything that students need provide the reader to read whatever the materil that
in learning process to achieve the goal in the they want to read such as comic books, newspaper,
teaching and learning process like the learning books, and magazines. The next are DEAR or Drop
media, teaching strategies, and others. Everything and Read, DIRT or Daily Indpendent
5. Teacher as Resource Reading Time, LTR or also known as Love to Read,
This means teacher is the resource of everything USSR or Uniterrupted Sustained Silent Reading
that students need. Teacher should be able to which means while doing reading there is no any
answer each students’ questions and give them interruption, POWER or Providing Opportunuties
a nice understanding. with Everyday Reading, FUR or also known as Free
Strategy for Reading Comprehension Uninterrupted Reading, IRT or also known
There are several teachers’ roles in teaching Independent Reading Time that is reading activity
reading based on Brown (2001, pp. 168-169), these which can be done by reader itself, and SQUIRT is
are: Sustained Queit Uninterrupted Reading Time.
1. Teacher as Controller While Aisida (2020) defined silent reading
This means a teacher must be able to control the technique as a reading activity without any
students in the classroom like when the students movement of lips, it is the implementation of
are allowed to deliver their opinions, what kind reading activity without sound, head movement, and
of language they should use, and teacher should pointing tools like a finger. she also stated that silent
be wise in giving the students chance to express reading can be done for 10 to 15 minutes wihtout
their opinions. It means teachers have the main interruption. According to Taylor (2011) silent
control or power in the classroom. reading is the success key for students’ reading
2. Teacher as Director proficiency in all learning that no need sounds while
In the classroom teacher should be able in giving reading process.
the students instructions of what they have to do, Based on those definitions, the researcher
and the students must follow the teacher’s decided to define silent reading as a quiet reading
instructions in the classroom. technique where there is no sound or students are
3. Teacher as Manager reading silently that does not alloq students to be
Manager means teacher have to prepared distracted by questions or chatter around them.
everything in the classroom clearly and structure. In teaching reading there are several
It can be the lesson plan, books and modules that preparations before taking the action in the
will be used in the classroom during learning and classroom. Here are the implementations of teaching
teaching process, and duration of the class. reading for vocational students in 11th grade using
4. Teacher as Facilitator an article in the Jakarta Post Newspaper:
1. Teachers’ preparation
 Before teaching in the classroom, every - Teacher motivates the students to keep
teacher should have prepared thing and others using silent reading in their life
to be share with the students in the classroom, because it has a lot of benefits.
especially in teaching reading using silent - Teacher closes the classroom and says
reading technique. Before teacher join the salaam.
classroom, the teacher will prepare the Function of Silent Reading
material for teaching a learning activity, that Function can be defined as what is needed in a
is select an English article taken from the particular situation, the intention, aim, or function of
Jakarta Post Newspaper. something that the thing or something is supposed to
2. Pre Reading achieve based on Oxford Online Dictionary. There
Before starting the classroom, First, teacher are several functions of the implementation of silent
should deliver a salaam and ask students’ reading in teaching and learning activity based on
condition or deliver a greeting. Second, Tarigan and Dharma in (Aisida, 2020). They are:
Teacher ask the students to pray together 1) For Happiness
before learning. Third, Teacher open the class 2) Improve reading aloud
by motivate the students and introduce what 3) Using particular strategies
is silent reading. Fourth, teacher share the 4) Renew the knowledge about other topics
article which taken form the Jakarta Post 5) Make a relation between new information and
Newspaper to students. Fifth, teacher re- the past information
explain what is silent reading activity, and 6) Getting information for oral or written
what are the rules: knowledge
- Silent reading is a reading activity with 7) To confirm and to reject prediction
no sounds, no lips movements, and the 8) To answer specific questions
students only read in their heads or 9) Improve understanding
hearts The goals of Silent Reading according to
- There is no interruption while reading Natalia, Dewi, & Pratiwi (2021) are:
- Students reading slowly and as comfort 1) Helping learners to develop a good reading
as possible habit in their daily life
- It will take 10 until 15 minutes to read 2) Making the students understanding the contents
the text, and whenever the students do of the discourse that is read appropriately
not know the meaning of a word, just 3) Increasing the students’ concentration while
keep going and do the best. Students are reading in their heart
also allowed to guess the meaning of the 4) Increasing the students’ understanding ability to
unknown word by the sentences. understand English
3. While Reading 5) Improving the students’ English proficiency in
After deliver the greeting, salaam, teacher their long process.
explain what is silent reading techniques and The Jakarta Post
its rules, these are the things that the teacher The Jakarta Post is an English newspaper that
should do: the news and articles inside belong from Indonesia.
- Teacher shares the first article to the This newspaper is a daily newspaper which is
students that contains from several owned by PT Niskala Media Tenggara. Its first
paragraph and 5W+1H questions. edition was at 25th April 1983. The Jakarta Post has
- Students conduct reading activity using several Main topics on its dashboard at the official
silent reading activity. website of The Jakarta Post. These are the Main
- After 10 to 15 minutes, teacher asks topics that available on The Jakarta Post:
students to discuss together the answer a) Indonesia
of the listed question. Mostly tells about everything that happened in
- Teacher gives 10 to 15 minutes for Indonesia. There are several Sub topics in this
students to read silently with no sounds, main topic: Politics, Jakarta, Society, and
no interruption, and calmly. Archipelago.
- After the time finished, teacher directs b) Business
the students to answer 5W+1H This sub topic mostly provides news about
questions below. economy and business. There are several sub
- When the time finished, teacher collects topics inside, they are: Economy, Tech,
the second article from students. Companies, Regulations, and Markets.
4. After Reading c) World
- Teacher congratulates the students In World sub talks about everything that
after trying their best. happened around the world. The articles come
from Asia & Pacific, Americas, Europe, and
Middle East & Africa.
 d) Opinion This criterion is to fulfil the criteria that the
In this sub topic people can share their research result which held in particular context
opinions and ideas. There are Commentary, can be applied or transferred to another context
Insight, Analysis, Academia, Interview, and for developing the transferability in this study.
Podcast menu. 3) Dependability
e) Culture This criterion is to assess quality of the process
In culture, people can read articles from qualitative research. This can be done by
Lifestyle, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, checking the result of research is dependable
Technology, People, Health, Parenting, Food, or not.
and even Books. 4) Confirmability
f) Travel This criterion is similar to dependability to see
This sub topic is suitable for people who love the result of a research is good quality or not
to go for travelling. This sub topic provides by checking it dependability.
News, Destination, and Jakpost Guide To The researcher decided to choose this design
menu for readers. because the researcher noticed several problems
g) Multimedia which students were facing in learning English
Multimedia provides information from Video, especially in their reading skill during the
Photo, and Deep Look articles. preliminary research. Qualitative approach is the
h) Sports most suitable approach for this research because it
This menu provides athletic and sports articles. can help the researcher to answer the research
i) Front Row questions and the researcher want to collect further
Front row contains only two sub topics; information from the samples.
Inforial and Longform Biz Data and Data Recourses
j) Today’s Paper The research setting means the location where
k) Most Viewed & Most Shared the researcher conducts the research or the study.
This menu provides the most common viewed This study setting would be conducted at SMKN 1
and shared articles in The Jakarta Post. Tambelangan, Sampang in the 11th grade of
l) Jobs Computer and Network Engineering class. While
Jobs topic provide the readers about work and the participant of the test are 20 students from 11 th
job offer which is really informative. grade of Computer and Network Engineering class.
m) Menu Data in every research means unprocessed
This topic contains several sub topics starting material or information that need to be processed in
from Events, Writing Centre, Publishing, E- the way finding needed information. Based on
post daily, E-Post, and E-Paper. Nugrahani, (2014, p. 175), data is a lot of
RESEARCH METHOD information that provide possibilities for the
Research Design resaercher to build conclusion and action. There are
To hold this research, the researcher needs a kots of kind of data, primer data and secondary data.
research design which means the strategy to Kind of data resources which is used in
associate the different components of research collecting information using a qualitative approach
projects based on cohesive and coherence way. The according to Nugrahani, (2014, p. 109) are: a)
main aim of a research design is to make sure the documents; b) informant; c) experiences or
data or proof which is getting all the while the activities; d) place or location; e) thing, picture and
research is possible for the researcher to answer the recording.
questions on research questions clearly. According In this research, the researcher used data from
to Hardani, et al., (2020, p. 41), qualitative research observation result, test sheet, and in-depth interview.
is kind of research that collect data or information The observation would be hold during teaching and
as much as possible so that it is possible for the learning activity in the classroom. While Test would
researcher to understand the phenomenons on the be hold after teaching process in reading using
whole. English Newspaper “The Jakarta Post” by giving
There are several criterias that is used in students several questions related to the article that
qualitative research according to Hardani, et al., they are reading to check their understanding. The
(2020, p. 200): last is in-depth interview that would be conducted in
1) Credibility the end of the activity to find out what students were
Data and information that the resarcher collect feeling during learning activities.
during the researach should contains truth Data Collection Technique
value which means the result of research must There are a lot of things that made qualitative
be trusted by the critical readers and people or research is different with other kind of research
respondents who gave the information during approach. Based on Siyoto & Sodik, (2015, p. 35)
the research activity. qualitative research is totally different with
2) Transferability quantitative research. He stated that in qualitative
research the technique which is usually used are The researcher cited that documentation
observation, interview, documentation, and means every ways that used to find the variable
triangulation, and those all conducted by the of the resarch based on (Siyoto & Sodik, 2015).
researcher. The data in this research would be The documentation of this research would be a
getting from observation, test, and interview. video recording and a number of pictures. The
1. Observation researcher utilize the modern technology by
Observation is a process in collecting applying a smartphone and a tripod to make
information or data from the first hand by documentation of the research.
conducting an observation which can be done Triangulation
neither directly nor indirectly. According to Nugrahani, (2014, p. 115) defined
Nugrahani, (2014, p. 162) observation is a triangulations is a checking the validity of data in
technique to collect data which is used to dig the research by utilizing things outside the data to
information from a source that can be place, check or compare to the needed data. While based
activity, things, and or recording. While Hardani, on Hardani, et al., (2020, p. 157) stated that
et al., (2020, p. 125) observation is a technique triangulation is a technique of data collection thus,
or collecting data which is systematic to the the data gotten from the reseaerch would be
research object directly or indirectly. consistent, clear, and certain. Through the
The obeservation that the researcher had done definitions of experts, the researcher must make
during the preliminary research is a direct sure that the data taken from the research is
observation because the researcher conducted credible. Tiangulation itslef divided into three
the research at SMKN 1 Tambelangan, Sampang types:
without any intermediary. The researcher had 1) Source Triangulation;
observed the situation at the school, the activity 2) Techniques Triangulation;
of teaching and learning in the classroom, the 3) Time Triangulation.
situation in the classroom, and students’ Source Triangulation is a technique that
activities during school active days. checking the credibility of data through different
In the process of collecting data, the researcher sources. While techniques triangulation is a process
would hold an observation since the beginning of to check the credibily of the data through different
the class until the end of the activity. The technique in the research. Time triangulation is the
observation would be conduct when the students way to check the data validity by checking the data
are learning using The Jakarta Post Newspaper. from the research through the same source but the
There are particular things that the researcher time is different, it can be morning, noon, and
would observe: afternoon.
a). The students’ reaction or interest in learning The triangulation that would be used in this
reading using The Jakarta Post Newspaper reseach are time triangulation and technique
b). The Classroom situation during teaching and triangulation. Technique triangulation would be
learning reading activity using The Jakarta hold by conducting observation, test, and
Post Newspaper interview. Time triangulation would be hold by
c). The students’ feeling when they are learning condcuting interview in different time; morning
reading using The Jakarta Post Newspaper and noon.
2. In-Depth Interview RESULT AND DISCUSSION
There are three types on intervew based on
Result
Sugiyono, 2013, p. 233 (Sugiyono, 2013):
a). Structured Interview After the implementation of the mentioned
b). Unstructured Interview strategy and learning media in this study, the
c). Semi-Structured Interview researcher conducted observation and interview
The main purpose of this interview is to to find out some new things. The researcher
find problems more openly where the underlined several new unique findings in this
samples were asked for their opinions and research. They were; 1) students feels that
ideas. in conducting the interview, researher Silent Reading Technique Help the Students
need to listen carefully and record or write Understand the Material or Get the Information; 2)
what are saying by the informant. Silent Reading Technique Make Students Focus; 3)
In this research, the researcher used Reading in Silence with Newspaper Article Give
semi-structured interview or can be called as Students New Information; and 4) Silent Reading
an in-depth interview. This kind of interview Technique Make Students Enjoy Reading Process.
made the researcher more free to explore the Discussion
informants’ answer. Thus, this kind of
The researcher had highlighted several
interview can help the researcher in
points after the interview sessions with the students
answering the research questions.
which conducted two times. There were three
3. Documentation
students who stated that the use of Silent Reading
Technique helped them in getting the information which written in English and has several sub-
from the news article. “The mean of understood is I topics.
got the point of the article, “Statement of Student A. The study had been conducted, according
This was strengthened by (Grabe & Stoller, 2011) to the previous statement, the findings during the
who mentioned the benefits of silent reading in implementation of Silent reading technique could
school context, they are: 1) Getting information for answer the first research question that is “How is to
oral or written knowledge after the students implement silent reading technique through an
understand the context, 2) Answer specific English article in newspaper as learning media in
questions, 3) Improve understanding the classroom?”. While the interview result that
All of the students’ statement were had been conducted in two different times to make
strengthened the point that the use of Silent Reading sure its validity could answer the second research
Technique can help students in focusing while question that is “what is students’ response to silent
reading. In school context or academic context, reading technique through an English Jakarta Post
students read the reading material in order getting newspaper as learning media in the classroom?” in
the needed information. This was the basic purpose another line, students could get meaningful
on reading, to collect information. Based on experience and feeling in their learning problem.
Student’s A and Student’s B statements, they felt Therefore, this is necessary to be apply in the
that it was disturbing and made them failed to be students’ learning issues to provide more
focus when it was crowded around them. It was also conducive classroom situation and more interactive
strengthened by Khotimah (2020) who stated in her learning media in the classroom.
conclusion the the implementation the silent reading Suggestion
stratagy could enhance students’ concentration of There were several suggestions after this
focus in collectiong information.
research had been implemented:
The next point that the researcher found
1. For the English Teachers: students at SMKN 1
during the interview sessions was the use of Silent
Tambelangan learnt a lot of subjects in the same
Reading Technique collaborate with The Jakarta
time based on the subject schedule. The
Post Newspaper give the students a chance to find
students spent much time in the classroom. The
new information related to their major that was not
classroom situation was also often crowded and
available in their reading material from library. “The
prevent the students to be focus on what they
article was cool because the information was about
were reading. Teacher should provide learning
my major that I cannot find in my books, “Statement
technique that could change the classroom
from Student B. this was also strengthened by
situation and enhance students’ motivation.
Khotimah (2020) that she claimed the use of silent
2. For the Students: reading can be easily done
reading strategy helped the students to connected to
everywhere and every time. The limitation of
the world. In other words, this made the students
reading material at school can solve by applying
find a lot of new information that help them knew
new routine reading an article posted by The
the world through applying silent reading strategy in
Jakarta Post on smartphone each day before the
the classroom.
class learning process started.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 3) For the Future researchers: the researcher only
Conclusion had a limit time in conducting this research,
This research was conducted at SMKN 1 therefore, the next researcher who are interested
Tambelangan, Sampang during several days in the in students’ reading skill by applying Silent
beginning of the semester on 2022. The study was
Reading Technique might try to investigate or
started according to the background of the study
that the researcher gathered during the preliminary develop the research by title “CAR: The Effect
research at school. The researcher was interested of Daily Silent Reading Article in Advanced
on the students’ problem while learning, especially Students’ Reading Comprehension” or “The
in English subject in their reading comprehension. Difference of Reading Using Silent and Aloud
Based on the mentioned problem, the researcher Reading Technique in Students’ Reading Skill”.
tried to find several techniques and medias in
reading skill. One of the found technique was Silent
Reading. Silent Reading means reading activity
without sound or conducted in the reader’s heart.
While in order to enhance students’ motivation, the
researcher arranged several articles gotten from the
website of The Jakarta Post Newspaper. The
researcher discussed to choose the most
appropriate article with the English teacher at
SMKN 1 Tambelangan and took an article. The
Jakarta Post Newspaper is a website of local news
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