AN ANALYSIS STUDENTS READING STRATEGIES IN COMPREHENDING OF ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXTS AT SMAS PERGURUAN SUMATERA UTARA TANJUNG MORAWA

Abstract

In addition, it also found students' difficulties in understanding the text and what strategies students often used in reading comprehension. This research was conducted using a qualitative methodology. The subjects of this study were students of the Tanjung Morawa Sumatra High School High School. Data collection techniques are classroom observations, interviews, and documentation with students.The research data is a guide to students' strategies in reading comprehension of analytical exposition text based on the theory of (Yuliana & Gandana, 2018). Therefore, in order to develop their skills and overcome their obstacles in reading comprehension, the students must find the appropriate strategy to be applied. The results of this study explain that students use more and more easily skimming strategies to understand a reading text including analytical expoaition texts.