Implementing the Listen-Read-Discuss (L-R-D) Strategy to Enhance Tenth Graders' Reading Comprehension
Abstract
This study focussed on investigating of the implementation of the Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) strategy in teaching students’ reading comprehension of the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 3 Pandeglang. The objective of this study is to find out the implementation of the Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L R‐D) strategy in teaching students’ reading comprehension, to find out what are the teacher’s challenges in implement Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) strategy in teaching students’ reading comprehension and also to find out the students perceive of implementing Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) strategy in teaching studentsʹ reading comprehension. This research design is qualitative research. The method used by the researcher is the case study method. In this research, the subjects are the teacher and students. The data sources in this study are the English teacher and the tenth‐grade students of SMAN 3 Pandeglang. The techniques of data collection which the research used are observation, interview dan documentation. The techniques of analysing data which the research used are data reduction, presentation of data, conclusion and verification. In this study, to obtain the validity of the data, triangulation of source and techniques were used. The findings of this study showed that: 1) The implementation of the Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) strategy in teaching students’ reading comprehension on the descriptive text of the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 3 Pandeglang has been running well even though several obstacles occur; 2) The application of Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) in reading comprehension learning by teachers went well eventhough there were still some weaknesses in various aspects; 3) The majority of students do not have problems in learning reading comprehension using Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R-D). It could be concluded that the implementation of the Listen‐Read‐Discuss (L‐R‐D) strategy in teaching students’ reading comprehension on the descriptive text of the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 3 Pandeglang is helpful in improving students’ reading comprehenshion.
