DEVELOPING LOCAL FOLKTALE-BASED ENGLISH MATERIALS FOR TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

This research was to find out learning needs of the tenth grade students at SMAN 1 Gowa
and to develop Local Folktale-Based English Materials for improving reading
comprehension of the tenth grade students at SMAN 1 Gowa. In order to achieve the
objectives, this research was conducted through Research and Development with ADDIE
model. The subject of this research was the tent grade students of SMAN 1 Gowa in
academic year 2017/2018 that consists of 32 students. The data of students’ learning
needs were collected using questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion among 7 students,
and the development of the materials were conducted through 5 phases: Analyzing,
Designing, Developing, Implementing, and Evaluation. The result of the questionnaire
showed the students’ learning needs in 3 categories which were necessities, lacks, and
wants. Further, the materials could improve the students’ reading comprehension. It was
proven by the result of the t- test (11.89) which was higher than the t-table (2.039).
Therefore, it is concluded that Local Folktale-Based English Materials were effective to
be used as learning materials for improving students’ reading comprehension at SMAN 1
Gowa.