Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Efforts to Improve Reading Skills Through the Critical Reading Method for Students of Widya Dharma University on Academic Year 2018/2019

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296655,
        author={Sri  Budiyono and Gunawan Budi Santoso},
        title={Efforts to Improve Reading Skills Through the Critical Reading Method for Students of Widya Dharma University on Academic Year 2018/2019 },
        proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BASA},
        year={2020},
        month={6},
        keywords={skills reading ability critical reading},
        doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296655}
    }
    
  • Sri Budiyono
    Gunawan Budi Santoso
    Year: 2020
    Efforts to Improve Reading Skills Through the Critical Reading Method for Students of Widya Dharma University on Academic Year 2018/2019
    BASA
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296655
Sri Budiyono1,*, Gunawan Budi Santoso1
  • 1: Universitas Widya Dharma, Klaten, Jawa Tengah
*Contact email: sribudyono15@gmail.com

Abstract

The ability to read can be interpreted as the will and ability, as well as the readiness of a person to understand the ideas and symbols or sounds of language in a reading text that is tailored to the intent and purpose of the reader to obtain the desired message or information. Reading requires a good understanding, because reading requires a good ability in order to understand the reading text and interpret the reading content well. The ability in the context of learning is an effort to obtain competent fast, fast, and appropriate in dealing with learning problems. Departing from these problems, this study aims: 1) to describe how the reading comprehension condition of the second semester students of Widya Dharma University Klaten in understanding a reading presented bya teacher (read: lecturer); 2) to find out what causes students to have difficulty in understanding a reading given by a teacher (lecturer).