The Effect of Extensive Reading and Motivation toward Students’ Grammar Mastery of News Item Text at Grade X of SMAN 1 Kerinci.

Most students at grade X of SMAN 1 Kerinci lack of understanding grammar of news item and motivation to learn. Those problems were caused by the model of teaching which was applied by teachers in teaching. Extensive reading was one of the solutions to solve those problems. This research was aimed at knowing the students „grammar mastery who were taught through extensive reading and conventional teaching; the grammar mastery of high motivated students who were taught through extensive reading and conventional teaching; the grammar mastery of low motivated students who were taught through extensive reading and conventional teaching; the interaction between both model of teaching and motivation toward students‟ grammar mastery of news item text. This was a quasi-experimental research by factorial 2x2 design. The population was 187 students from 7 classes. Class A and G were selected as the sample by cluster random sampling technique. The data were collected by using test and questionnaire. The results of data analysis are: 1) the student‟s grammar mastery who are taught through extensive reading is better than conventional teaching. 2) the grammar mastery of high motivated students who are taught through extensive reading is better than conventional teaching. 3) the grammar mastery of low motivated students who are taught through extensive reading is better than conventional teaching. 4) there is no interaction between both models of teaching and motivation toward students‟ grammar mastery of news item text. It can be concluded that extensive reading is effective to improve students‟ grammar mastery of news item text.