Jakarta Post Newspaper to Teach Reading Through Gist (Generating Interaction Between Scemata and Text) Strategy

This article has aim to describe the use of the Jakarta Post newspaper through GIST strategy to teach reading subject and to find not only some weaknesses but also some strengths of using Jakarta Post through GIST in the process of teaching reading. This research is descriptive qualitative method. It is conducted for advance level at English Department of UNIPMA. The research data are collected by doing observation, interview and documentation. The research data are analyzed through three techniques. They involve data reduction, displaying data, and verification. The results show that (1) teaching reading by using Jakarta Post newspaper through GIST strategy are conducted by the lecture in three step; before reading activities, while reading activities, and after reading activities. (2) The weaknesses are; (a) it's time consuming for preparing the appropriate material, and (b) it needs hard effort and higher thinking skill to create an interesting material. Although it seems categorized into a traditional materials, but it has many positive contributions in the process of teaching reading. (3) The strengths of using Jakarta Post and GIST in reading class involve: (a) it increases the students' enthusiasm, (b) it provides joyful reading process, and (c) it develops the student's vocabulary mastery.