ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT SMA DAARUL HIKMAH SERANG
Keywords:
Reading comprehension, students’ difficulties, vocabulary, reading strategiesAbstract
This research aims to analyze the students’ difficulties in reading comprehension at SMA Daarul Hikmah Serang. Many students still struggle to understand the content of English texts, identify main ideas, interpret vocabulary, and infer implied meanings. This study employed a descriptive qualitative method involving eleventh-grade students as participants. Data were collected through reading tests, questionnaires, and interviews to identify the types and sources of students’ difficulties.
The findings reveal that students experience difficulties in several aspects of reading comprehension: limited vocabulary knowledge, inability to identify main ideas, lack of reading strategies, and low motivation. Additionally, external factors such as insufficient learning materials and ineffective reading exercises also contribute to their challenges. Based on the results, the study suggests that teachers should implement more interactive reading strategies and provide vocabulary enrichment to improve students’ comprehension.
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