EFL TEACHERS’ STRATEGIESIN TEACHING PROCEDURE TEXT ON READING COMPREHENSION OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS AT MTSN 2 LANGKAT

This research dealt with the kinds of strategies in teaching procedure text on
reading comprehension used by teacher, how the teacher implemented the kinds
of strategies in teaching procedure text on reading comprehension of ninth grade
students at MTsN 2 Langkat. This study used descriptive qualitative design
method. The data were collected by the following instruments: observation and
interview. The findings of this study reveled that there were two kinds of
strategies in teaching procedure text on reading comprehension used by English
teacher: QARs (Quest Answer Relationship) and SQ3R( Surveying,Questioning
,Reading, Reciting, Reviewing). Then, in applying the strategy of teaching reading
comprehension in procedural texts, at the first meeting the teacher used Question-
Answer Relationships (QARs) the teacher gave questions to students and guided
students to answer questions related to procedure texts, then at the second meeting
the teacher applied SQ3R to the reading comprehension learning process. , the
teacher asks students to make study groups, asks each group to make questions,
answers questions by re-reading the text related to the procedure text to find
answers and ends by presenting the results of the answers that have been found.
These strategies are said to be effectively applied to teaching reading
comprehension, students become more active and more focused in understanding
the content of the text and questions related to procedure text.