THE TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

Reading comprehension still be the challenges for Engineering students in understanding the text with specific terms, especially in engineering terms. In improving the students’ reading comprehension, the lecturers need to develop their strategies in teaching reading comprehension. This study is aimed at investigating the strategies applied by the lecturers in teaching reading comprehension for their Engineering classes, the problems they faced in teaching reading comprehension, and the possible solutions to the problems in teaching reading comprehension. It is qualitative study with narrative research design. The study explores the lecturers’ experiences in teaching reading comprehension for Engineering students related to their strategies, problems, and solutions to the problems in teaching reading comprehension. The participants of this study are the lecturers of reading comprehension at Engineering Faculty Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang. In collecting the data, this study uses interview and observation data collection techniques and the instruments to collect the data are interview guide and observation checklist and notes. Result of this study shows that the lecturers develop their teaching reading comprehension by combining more than one strategy to avoid monotony teaching and the students’ boredom in the class. They use interchangeably two of five methods in their reading class. It is expected to increase the effectiveness in improving the students’ comprehension. In conclusion, in improving the students’ comprehension in reading a text, the lecturers are able to possibly combine their teaching strategies.