Bambang Untoro: “Teachers’ Attitude Towards Teaching Reading
Comprehension And Its Implementation In English Classroom (A Case Study at
SMP Negeri 1 Sambi, Kabupaten Boyolali)”. Thesis, English Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Sebelas Maret University,
Surakarta, 2015. Advisors: I. Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd., II. Dr, Sujoko,
M.A.
The objectives of this research are (1) to describe the teachers? attitudes
towards teaching reading comprehension, (2) to describe the causes of the attitude
and (3) to describe its implementation the attitude in English classroom.
The headmaster, two English teachers, and two students of class 9 of SMP
Negeri 1 Sambi in Kabupaten Boyolali participated in this study which was
administered in a case study using Grounded Theory method. The data for this
study were taken by in-depth interview, passive participant observation and
document analysis. In analyzing the data, the writer conducted Constant
Comparative Method to derive theory from the data.
The results of the research show that the teachers? attitudes towards
teaching reading comprehension were: (1) the teachers were over serious to
prepare students to face the final examination; (2) they tent to teach grammar,
vocabulary and reading strategies related to the text taught, and (4) they believed
that reading comprehension was the most important skill to teach. The causes of
the attitudes were: (1) their obedience towards the Headmaster?s instruction, their
enthusiasm towards teaching reading, and their anxiety of the result of the final
examination, and (2) their experience as teachers who understood students?
difficulties and needs of vocabulary, grammar and reading strategies mastery. The
implementation of teachers? attitude in English classroom were: (1) the teaching
materials were texts, vocabulary, and grammar suitable with the blueprint of the
final examination, (2) the reading strategies taught were Instructional Cloze
Strategy and Text Structure Strategy, and (3) the purposes of reading taught were
reading for searching for simple information, skimming, and general
comprehension.
It can be concluded that teachers? attitudes towards teaching reading
comprehension and its implementation in English classroom are greatly
influenced by the final examination will be faced by students, teachers?
psychological factors and experience, and the instruction of the policy makers. It
remains suggestions for teachers to learn how to enrich their knowledge and
capabilities to teach reading comprehension. Suggestions are also addressed to the
policy makers to facilitate teachers with appropriate teaching training and
guidance for balancing to their absolute policy.
Keyword: attitude, teaching reading comprehension, implementation, case study