An Experimental Study : The Use of Dr. Michael West's New Method to Enhance Students' Reading Skill on Narrative Text

This research discussed about the popular method for Indian learners in learning Engish. The researcher tries to apply The New Method for Indonesian learners in learning English. This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 2 Langsa. The researcher used experimental study in Nonequivalent Group Design with quantitative approach. The population of this research was the second grade students of SMA Negeri 2 Langsa. The total number of population was 139 students. Sample was 52 students. Reading test and questionnaire were the instruments of this research in gathering data. Based on the pretest, the students score was still low. The mean score of the students` pretest was 71,83 for experimental class and 68,42 for control class. After the students of the experimental class taught by using Dr. Michael West`s New Method there is a significant improvement on the mean score in posttest that is 86,50, while for the control class who taught by using conventional method also there is improvement on the posttest`s mean score that is 70,14. Based on the explanation above, it can be concluded that students`s who taught by using Dr. Michael West`s New method have better improvement in reading skill. This method also as a good and suitable method to be applyed to enhance reading skill