CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
The objective of English Language Teaching is to
develop reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. It is the main purpose
in teaching, especially in English skill. Nowadays, the progress of knowledge,
science and technology requires us to absorb information. Information is merely
the most important aspects in our life. Book, magazine, newspaper, bulletin,
internet i.e. are source of information we can get it only through reading.
Thus, we must read thousands of books to avoid ourselves from out of date.
There are four skills in English, one of them is
reading. Reading is one of the important aspects in learning English, which is
taught from elementary levels until university levels of education. Reading is
a very important for the learners, when they are undergoing their education.
Therefore, reading cannot be consider as isolate subject in our study, both in
language and learning other disciplines. Harris (1966) asserts that reading is
a complex and a complicated process because it involves the internal and
external factors, in which these factors interact in the reading process.
Through reading, the people can improve their own
knowledge which ensures the continuing personal growth and adapts the change in
the word. Harvey (1998: 2) argues that the purpose or reading in language is to
inform ourselves about something we are interested in, or challenge our
knowledge on certain matters. In other words, to extend experience of the?????????????
