Abstract:
This classroom action research seeks to investigate the learning process by applying
Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC). The students who become research
subjects were students of fourth semester school year 2011 / 2012. Before applying the CIRC,
first performed a pre - test. The result of pre - test showed that students’ writing ability is still
low, if the value obtained is converted to the academic regulations of Riau University. There
were 24% of students who obtained below average grades, and 76% students failed. While
there were no students who obtained excellent and good grades. Once the application of CIRC
implemented in two cycles, the results obtained were very meaningful learning. The result of
first cycle showed that 28% students got average, 60 % students got below average, and
12% students failed. When the second cycle applied, the students percentage who obtained
excellent is 16%, 72.84% in good grades, and 12% got average level. From the data of the
study concluded that CIRC could be applied to the students of reading and academic writing
course as one alternative method of teaching process.
