Exploring Students’ Obstacles in Reading Comprehension (A Case Study at English Department of Muhammadiyah Aceh University)

This research is entitled “Exploring Students’ Obstacles in Reading Comprehension (a case study at the English department of Muhammadiyah Aceh University). The focus is on students’ difficulties in reading comprehension, and students’ strategies in reading comprehension. For the participants of this research, the researchers took 12 students of English Education of Muhammadiyah as a sample. In collecting the data, the researcher used an interview technique to find students’ experience and knowledge. Based on the interview the researcher found some problems faced by students namely lack of vocabulary, determining the main idea, making inferences, and understanding word concepts. The researchers also found that their solutions in overcoming the problem were understanding the picture in the text, using cognitive strategy, increasing vocabulary, making note, and make a conclusion.