The Effectiveness of Using Computer
Based Reading towards Reading Comprehension Ability
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
In this
chapter the writer
presents background of
the research, research problems, objectives
of the research,
research hypotheses, significances
of the research, scope and
limitation, definition of key terms, and thesis organization.
A. Background of The Research
English is
a language that
is used around
the world. It
has been a global
language, as what
Crystal (2003:3) states
that a language
achieves a genuinely global
status when it
develops a special
role that is
recognized in every country.
Almost all of the countries
in the world
use English as the
second or become
foreign language. English
is also classified
as an international language
and used in
many aspect of
life. According to Sharifian
(2009:1) for better
or worse, by
choice or force,
English has ‘traveled’ to
many parts of the world
and has been
used to serve
various purposes. The purposes include in scope of education, science development, technology, culture,
relationship development and
even English is
a top requirement to
seek jobs. Therefore,
mastering English is
considered very important,
especially to spread and access knowledge and information.
