Analysis of Problems Faced by The Students In Comprehending English Exposition Texts at SMA PGRI of Tembilahan – Riau.

This thesis is aimed at finding the students‟ reading comprehension skill and problems faced by the students in comprehending English exposition Text. This thesis was a descriptive research. The subject was the third year students of SMA PGRI Tembilahan, RIAU. The subject of this research was taken randomly, as many as 30 students. The instrument of this research was reading test, and interview. The data were analyzed by using the criteria adapted from some experts and it was scored based on five scale conversions. Based on the analysis, it was found that the third year students of SMA PGRI Tembilahan-Riau had very low ability and problems in comprehending English exposition text. Great number of students who had problem in reading comprehension was related to the reading comprehension skills of the exposition texts, the students also had problem in determining the purpose and the generic structure of exposition texts. Therefore, it can be concluded that the students had problem in all indicators of this research. Most of them still confuse in comprehending the text, they cannot make a distinction between analytical exposition and hortatory exposition.