STUDENTS’ EFL LEARNING OBSTACLES AND STRATEGIES IN READING NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE SECOND GRADE OF MTS RAUDLATUTTHOLIBIN NW PAOKMOTONG

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The research was about students’ EFL learning obstacles and strategies in reading narrative text, it was conducted at MTs Raudlatuttholibin NW Paokmotong. The purpose of the study was to find out; (1) the students’ obstcales in learning reading narrtive text, (2) the students’ dominant obstacles in reading narrative text, and (3) the cognitive and social mediation strategies were applied by the students in facing their obstacles. In this study, The main theory based on O’Malley and Chamot in language learning strategy.  The design of this study was quantitative and qualitative design or mix method. The data was collected through reading narrative test, interview and questionnaire. The result of the study showed that the students’ obstacles were in generic structure of narrative text such as orientation, complication, resolution and vocabulary,but the dominant obstacle of the students were in vocabulary. The strategies was applied by the students were cognitive and social mediation strategies in terms of resourcing and cooperation. 90% students applied resourcing and 95% applied cooperation for their learning strategies.

Keywords: EFL, obstacles, strategies, reading narrative text.