The Implementation of Task Based Language Teaching in Reading Comprehension to the Eight Ggrade of SMPN 5 Seruway

Reading is first of all skill that should be achieved by students in learning English, because it is very helpful to open student’s skill to find out many information in the world. Not only that, but also Reading is important in several ways, firstly reading is a tool of learning. This means that through reading we can acquire information which will be organized and stored in the brain. Secondly, reading can develop our knowledge of language. Thirdly, reading refines the reader thinking development which depends on language. Fourthly, reading develops creativity. It seems that the expectation for reading is to train the students to be competent. To be competent needs teacher’s creativity to use innovative teaching method during teaching and learning process. The teaching and learning process should be involved the student actively. Therefore, the writer wants to implement of Task Based Language Teaching approach in learning process so that the students will be active and also learning process will be effective. It is important to explore by using Task Based Language Teacing. Task Based Language Teaching can facilitate the students learning by involving them actively during teaching and learning process. Task Based Language Teaching is an approach which emphasizes on the process of learning to communicate through interaction in the target language. Through this approach, the students are trained to concentrate their minds not only to learn the structure of a language, but also to produce the language. This is in line with the principles that task-based language teaching is the stipulation of opportunities for students to focus not only on language but also on the learning process itself. Mulyono finds out that students taught by using Task Based Language Teaching get better achievement in reading comprehension