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EXPLORING EXTENSIVE READING FROM STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
Extensive reading becomes familiar among students since this activity eases them to read anytime
and anywhere they like. Besides, they were also given the freedom to read any kind of book genre.
The goal of this activity is to assist students in improving their reading skills. This research design
is a descriptive qualitative where the respondents are twelve students of English Language
Education Department. This research aims to investigate the students’ perspective toward
extensive reading. The data collection was done by interviewing the respondents, doing field
observation, and analyzing documents to confirm the data to support the triangulation. The results
of the study showed that extensive reading was able to improve students' reading comprehension,
increased students’ interest in reading, and built students’ awareness of the importance of literacy
and having good reading habits. Furthermore, it should be highlighted that the students and
lecturers have the capability and chance to produce readable sources to promote extensive reading
at the level of elementary, junior, and senior high school or even at the university level.
Keywords: Extensive Reading, Reading, Students’ Perspective
Publication Details
JournalEXPLORING EXTENSIVE READING FROM STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE
Volume6 (2)
Pagespp. 588-595
ISSN2655-6022
Item ID2919
Deposited03 Sep 2023 03:14