Abstract name : putri mareza student number : 0706102020001 study program : teacher training and education of english script title : enhancing students’achievement in reading comprehension by using contextual teaching and learning (ctl) (an experimental study at snmpn 4 banda aceh) contextual teaching and learning (ctl) is one of teaching method which has seven components (constructivism, inquiry, questioning, modeling, learning community, reflection, and authentic assessment). the writer conducted the study to know whether ctl can enhance students' achievement in reading comprehension. to gain the data, the writer conducted an experimental study at smp negeri 4 banda aceh. this study used one group pre test-post test design by taking one class purposively consisted of 29 second grade students as the sample. to know the students’ achievement, this study used test, which involved pre test and post test. to find the result between pre test and post test achievement,