EXPLORING PICTURE MEDIA ON STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION ON PROCEDURE TEXT AT SMP MA'ARIF 08

Fisalsabilla, Anastasya (2026) EXPLORING PICTURE MEDIA ON STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION ON PROCEDURE TEXT AT SMP MA'ARIF 08. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Anastasya Fisalsabilla, 2026: Exploring Picture Media On Students Reading Comprehension On Procedure Text At SMP Ma’arif 08

Keyword: Teaching Reading, Picture Media, Procedure Text

Teaching reading is an essential skill that students need to master when learning English as a foreign language. However, many students still experience difficulties in reading, particularly in understanding text content, text structures, and using appropriate vocabulary. Observations at SMP Ma’arif 08 Ampel showed that students had difficulties in comprehending procedural texts and lacked confidence and interest in reading English texts. Therefore, teachers need to use appropriate, engaging teaching strategies to improve students’ reading skills. Considering this situation, the teacher implemented picture media through contextually relevant visual stimuli to make reading more meaningful, interactive, and enjoyable for students.
Thus, the research questions of this study were how is picture media implemented in procedure text by the teacher at SMP Ma’arif 08 and what challenges do students experience in using picture of procedure text Furthermore, this study aimed to describe how picture media is implemented by the teacher in teaching procedure text at SMP Ma’arif 08 Ampel and to explore the challenges faced by students in using picture media to comprehend procedure text at SMP Ma’arif 08 Ampel.
This study employed a qualitative case study design, allowing the researcher to explore the implementation of picture media in an in-depth and contextual manner. The subjects were one English teacher and five eighth-grade students at SMP Ma’arif 08 Ampel. To ensure the validity of the data, the researcher used source triangulation and technique triangulation.
The results of this research were as follows: (1) the implementation of picture media in teaching procedural text reading comprehension was divided into three parts: the goal, the material, and the procedure. The goals were to increase students’ activeness, participation, confidence, understanding, and collaboration. The materials used were simple, contextual, and visual, focusing on procedural texts about daily lives through real-life packaging and infographic worksheets. The procedure consisted of observing the picture media, identifying text structures, rewriting in pairs, and collaborative reading. (2) The challenges faced during the implementation were students' visual-textual disorientation due to limited vocabulary mastery and differences in students’ characteristics and cognitive abilities during group activities. The strategies applied by the teacher to overcome these challenges included organizing group collaboration based on students’ abilities and providing continuous language support and guidance throughout the activity. These practices showed that picture media through effectively supported students in improving their participation, collaboration, and procedural reading comprehension skills.

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