Chapter I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction/Background of the Study

Reading is an interactive, problem-solving process of making meaning from texts. It is a complex interaction between the text, the reader and the purposes for reading, which are shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge and experiences, the reader’s knowledge about reading and writing language and the reader’s language community which is culturally and socially situated. (Hughes, 2007)

The reading process involves 5 stages which are pre-reading, reading, responding, exploring, and applying.

Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with translating symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech and comprehension. Readers integrate the words they have read into their existing framework of knowledge.

Currently most reading is either of the printed word from ink or toner on paper, such as in a book, magazine, newspaper, leaflet, or notebook, or of electronic displays, such as computer displays, television, or mobile phones. Handwritten text may also be produced using a pencil or a pen.

The traditional way of reading is simply the act of reading a written or printed text. It does not use any kind of listening material. This process of reading only uses the sense of sight.It is considered as the basic way of reading. Reading is regarded as a leisure activity and at the same time educational.

Meanwhile, the reading with the use of innovative reading method is the act of reading a certain text accompanied by the combination of text, audio, still images, animation, and video. In this method, the emotions of the text are emphasized and visualized. It removes the boredom of the reader. And it can be also used as a replacement to the traditional method of reading.

Reading is very essential in the life of every