THE USE OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (SGD) IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION (A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AT THE SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT AT STKIP BINA BANGSA GETSEMPENA BANDA ACEH)
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The purpose of this research is to find out how the small group discussion method is used in teaching reading comprehension and to know to figure out the students' respond in teaching and learning reading comprehension. The subject of this research is the second-semester students' group A of the English Department at STKIP Bina Bangsa Getsempena Banda Aceh. This study uses a descriptive method to describe the use of small group discussions in teaching reading comprehension. The data of this research was obtained by using an observation sheet, and questionnaire for students. As the result of this research, the researcher found that using small group discussion techniques can improve reading comprehension. The students have positive responses towards the small group as a way to improve student's ability in reading comprehension. It can be seen that there is a positive response from the students toward small group discussions. It means that using small group discussion techniques can help students to improve reading comprehension, especially at the second-semester students' group A of the English Department at STKIP Bina Bangsa Getsempena Banda Aceh
Keywords
Small Group Discussion Technique, Reading Comprehension
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