Grammar-translation method affects students’ reading comprehension and motivation

In English teaching, teaching methods should be applied in the classroom for the successful teaching activity. It is believed that the Grammar Translation Method (GTM) is effective for teaching reading comprehension and motivating students. This study investigated the effect of GTM on students’ reading comprehension and their reading motivation at SMAN 4 Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah. The study applied a quasi-experimental research design. To be research participants, 30 students of the natural science class were as an experiment group, and 30 students of the social science class were as a control group taken with a cluster random sampling. Data were collected using the reading test and questionnaire. The collected data were then analyzed using one-way ANOVA with SPSS 20. The results showed that GTM has a significant effect on students reading comprehension and reading motivation. It was found that the degree of freedom between group (DFb) = 2, the degree of freedom within group (DFw) = 87 (Ttable = 1.99), and Fvalue was 37.019. It showed that Fvalue was higher than Ttable (37.019 > 1.99). It means that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected.