Exploring Think-Ahead and Write (TAW) Strategy in EFL Students Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember

Asih, Selaing Sekar (2023) Exploring Think-Ahead and Write (TAW) Strategy in EFL Students Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember. Undergraduate thesis, UIN KHAS JEMBER.

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Selaing Sekar Asih, 2023: Exploring TAW (Think-Ahead and Write) Strategy in EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension of Narrative Text at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember.

Keywords: reading comprehension, Think-Ahead and Write (TAW) strategy, narrative text.

Reading is one of the most important skills in teaching and learning English. However in reality, reading is not an easy matter. There are many students who still got low score of their reading mastery. One of the ways to help students understand English passages is finding good strategies in reading. Therefore, the English teacher used Think-Ahead and Write strategy in teaching and learning reading.
The aims of this research are; 1) To describe procedure of learning reading in EFL student by using TAW strategy at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember, 2) to describe the benefits of learning reading in EFL student by using TAW strategy at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember, and 3) to describe the challenges of learning reading in EFL student by using TAW strategy at MTs Bustanul Ulum Panti Jember.
This research employed qualitative as the method of the research. It was conducted in EFL student of MTs Bustanul Ulum. The data were gathered by observation, interview, and document review. Source and technique triangulation were used to validate the data.
The results of the research are: 1) The procedure of learning reading by using TAW strategy were; a. Students receive a narrative text. They will read from the title, subtitle, and first sentence of several paragraphs. Then they will ask questions, make guesses, and write them in the book. b. After predicting by reading, they will also predict the content of the text by looking at the pictures in the text and then develop it in their mind and write the prediction. c. Finally, they will make connections between what they already know so that they can construct an approximation of the content in the text. 2) The benefits of TAW strategy run effectively and optimally. It turns out that this can help students more easily read and understand the contents of the narrative text. It can be seen from the results of observations and interviews conducted by researchers; a. Improve visual thinking skill and develop students’ idea. b. Improve critical and creative thinking skills. c. Build students’ motivation to be more active and enthusiasm. 3) There are challenges faced during implementation of TAW strategy were: lack of vocabulary, and management class (more than 30) which also affect to time management and concentration.

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