scholarly journals Exploring EFL Students’ English Reading Habits: Reading beyond Classroom Practice

JET ADI BUANA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
Karunia Eka Nafilatul Janah ◽  
Mohammad Adnan Latief ◽  
Sri Andreani
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Attitudes Toward Reading ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Efl Students

Some previous studies have proven that having good reading habits is important for students. Regarding the importance of having good reading habits, it is essential that students who learn English as Foreign Language (EFL) to develop good English reading habits. If EFL students have good English reading habits, it will be much easier for them to receive language inputs and produce some language outputs after reading. The study is intended to investigate whether EFL students have good English reading habits as the fact that it is important for EFL students to develop good English reading habits. It covers the students’ general attitudes toward reading, the students’ amount of practice for reading English books, types of English materials the students read, topics of English texts the students read, number of English books the students read, the students’ purposes in reading English materials, and the students’ beliefs of English reading habits. This study uses descriptive research survey involving 154 EFL students of a state university in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The results show that EFL students have developed good English reading habits, but they still need improvement in the frequency of reading practice and the number of books read. Besides, they have positive attitudes toward reading, various kinds of English reading texts and topics to read, various reading purposes, and positive beliefs toward English reading habits. However, it is found that some respondents have difficulties to give fast responses in answering the questions through the questionnaire platform used. Therefore, some suggestions are also given as the recommendations for future researchers related to this field of study.

scholarly journals The English Reading Habits of English Language Education Undergraduate Students at English Department

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-716
Author(s):  
Windha Aestetika Wulandari ◽  
Utari Praba Astuti ◽  
Furaidah
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Language Education ◽  
English Department ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
English Language Education ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Students Attitudes

Abstract: Good reading habits help comprehension and logic because they can empower to absorb material analytically, critically, and reflectively. However, the technique for encouraging an interest in reading, particularly in schools and universities, has not obtained the best outcomes. In this case, family, community, and educational institutions simultaneously play a significant role in promoting English Foreign Language students' enthusiasm for reading. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine how ELE undergraduate students reading habits in English Department, Universitas Negeri Malang. This type of research used descriptive qualitative. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire form and distributed via Google form. The questionnaire discussed students' attitudes towards reading, purpose of reading, reading frequency, and reading preferences. The results showed that most of the ELE undergraduate students have high reading habit. However, students’ reading habits still need to be improved. It is shown that the students like reading as an indispensable part of their lives because of the reading treatment they get from an early stage of age. It makes them have a positive attitude towards reading, they also have a purpose for reading, and increase their reading preferences. Furthermore, they also need to increase their frequency of reading practice and the number of books read. Keywords: reading habits, English Language Education (ELE), English Department Abstrak: Kebiasaan membaca yang baik dapat membantu pemahaman dan logika karena dapat memudahkan untuk menerima materi secara analitis, kritis, dan reflektif. Namun, teknik yang digunakan untuk mendorong minat membaca, khususnya di sekolah dan universitas, masih belum mendapatkan hasil yang terbaik. Dalam hal ini, keluarga, masyarakat, dan lembaga pendidikan secara bersamaan memiliki peran penting dalam mendorong minat membaca Bahasa Inggris siswa. Oleh karena itu, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana kebiasaan membaca mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Negeri Malang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner dan disebarluaskan melalui google form. Kuesioner tersebut membahas sikap siswa terhadap membaca, tujuan membaca, frekuensi membaca, dan preferensi membaca. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar mahasiswa juusan pendidikan Bahasa Inggris memiliki kebiasaan membaca yang tinggi. Namun, kebiasaan membaca siswa masih perlu ditingkatkan lagi. Terlihat bahwa siswa menyukai membaca, karena sebagai bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari kehidupan karena mereka telah dilatih membaca sejak usia dini. Oleh karena itu, mereka memiliki sikap positif terhadap membaca, mereka juga memiliki tujuan untuk membaca, dan meningkatkan preferensi membaca mereka. Selain itu, mereka juga perlu meningkatkan frekuensi latihan membaca dan jumlah buku yang dibaca. Kata kunci: kebiasaan membaca, Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Jurusan Sastra Inggris

scholarly journals The nature of collaboration and perceived learning in wiki-based collaborative writing

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Lai ◽  
Chunlin Lei ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Perceived Learning ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Learning Potential ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Collaboration Patterns ◽  
Labour Division ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Wiki-based collaborative writing has been widely adopted in education to facilitate collaborative learning. However, research shows that students adopt different collaboration patterns during wiki-based collaborative writing, and that collaboration patterns may vary in how they enhance learning. It is thus critical to understand the relationship between the nature of collaboration and learning. This study examined 95 university English as foreign language (EFL) learners’ performances in wiki-based collaborative writing projects. Analyses of the student survey and interview responses and students’ archived performances on the wiki platform showed that they adopted three collaboration approaches, and that the approach featuring high equality and mutuality was associated with the greatest enjoyment of, perceived learning from, and positive attitudes towards collaborative writing. The study further found that equality and mutuality exert different impacts on different learning outcomes, and that labour division and peer contribution during collaboration determine the learning potential of collaborative writing for EFL students.</p>

scholarly journals Incorporating Professional Initiatives in EFL Classrooms: A Way to Treat Pedagogical Solitude

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Alia Wafaâ ZAGHAR
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
First Year ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Constructive Learning ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Teaching Learning

In this climate of the expansion of globalization, in today’s classrooms, encouraging student investment in writing is paramount. Due to the complicatedness of this skill, many teachers find it difficult to make their learners aware of the divergent phases of writing so they produce better compositions. Thus, the professionalism of teachers is inevitably essential in shaping the learners’ writing ability (assisting students as they develop a piece of writing, and boosting their engagement with writing), and learners can achieve successful learning outcomes if they grasp how best to improve their work. To make language learning more effective, there is a need for pursuing professional growth and providing conditions where teachers cooperate to attain higher levels of learning among their students. Indeed, professional development for a teacher is about acquiring new skills, creating a potent learning atmosphere, surmounting the barriers, rectifying the failures and moving forward. It provides ongoing opportunities for educators to continue to identify teaching/learning problems, develop solutions, raise their performance, address students’ needs and up their achievements. The present paper sets out to take a closer look at how teachers work with writing among the first year English as foreign language (EFL) students. It tends to offer an instruction based on a set of professional development methods that provide practitioners with several avenues to implement them in classroom practice. To this end, findings of the research indicate that the proposed strategies can lead to a virtuous bond between the teaching/learning process of written expression that may generate beneficial knowledge, valuable teaching, and constructive learning results.

scholarly journals The Effect of the CAREY Program on the Students’ Reading Attitude towards Reading English Materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan Yahya Al-Shawesh ◽  
Supyan Hussin
Keyword(s):  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Attitudes Toward Reading ◽  
Reading Attitude ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

<p>Reading is one of language learning skills which has a great significance for the role it plays in the second language acquisition (SLA) process. The aim of this paper was to examine the extent to which the CAREY (Computer-Assisted Reading Yemen) program affects the Yemeni EFL students’ reading attitude towards reading English materials. To achieve this objective, the data was collected from pre-and post-questionnaires of reading attitude. Additionally, the data was collected based on an interview and an observation. 20 students selected purposively from level one of an English proficiency course, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Ibb University, Yemen in this study. All participants answered the pre- and post- reading questionnaires, and five of them were further interviewed. The study used both quantitative and qualitative analyses of the data including descriptive statistics of the responses from the questionnaires and thematic analysis of responses from the interviews. The results revealed that all participants showed their positive attitudes toward reading English materials especially after they joined the class of reading via CAREY program. In addition, it was found that CAREY program positively affected the participants’ attitudes towards reading English materials.</p>

Preadolescent Advanced Readers: Exploring Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-82
Author(s):  
April Walker ◽  
Janessa Bower ◽  
Todd Kettler
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Book Club ◽  
Attitudes Toward Reading ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Cognitive Characteristics ◽  
Narrative Imagination ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Advanced Readers ◽  
Differentiated Learning

Despite dedication of tremendous resources to developing literary proficiencies, advanced readers may remain an underserved and understudied population. This qualitative study included nine preadolescent participants aged 10–12 years who demonstrated reading comprehension abilities within the top 10% on a national normed achievement battery. The researchers gathered interview data from participants with corroborating evidence from their parents and their book club teacher. The grounded theory analyses found advanced readers to demonstrate superior reading comprehension and the ability to read entire books quickly. Participants reported positive attitudes toward reading in general and preferred out of school reading over the limiting structures of school reading. Some evidence supported a connection between reading and identity exploration through narrative imagination and empathetic relations to characters and narratives. Advanced readers may present cognitive characteristics, as well as behaviors and motivations that require differentiated learning designs.

scholarly journals The Attitudes of Fifth and Sixth Graders in Kuwait Governmental Schools towards Recreational and Academic Reading in English

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Amel M. Al-Adwani ◽  
Anaam Al-Fadley
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Attitudes Toward Reading ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Reading ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Mean Differences

The current study is a quantitative research that examined the mean differences of the students’ attitude towards reading, based upon several demographic variables (such as gender, grade level and social media devices usage)The researchers used the Students’ Reading Attitude Survey (SRAS) as the dependent variable; the sample consisted of 812 young elementary students (from the 5th and 6th grade) randomly selected from public schools.The research findings revealed that Kuwaiti students possess favorable attitudes toward both leisure and academic reading. Girls showed more positive attitudes toward reading than boys did. Younger students from the 5th grade showed more positive attitude toward reading than those of the 6th grade. Nevertheless, the results indicated that having an account in Instagram, Snap chat, or YouTube, or possessing a smart device had a negative effect on attitudes towards reading.This study is expected to help curriculum designers, education policy makers, and English teachers to promote independent reading amongst school students and enable them to move beyond traditional books by encouraging them to form a community of life-long readers in the Arab world.

scholarly journals Principles and Implementation of Reading Activities in Primary School English Class

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Jinxiu ◽  
Zeng Zhengping
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Class ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
Skills Use ◽  
Reading Activities

<p>Reading is an important skill in learning English. However, reading class is not emphasized in some primary schools in China, and there are various problems with the reading activities, which inadequately just focus on teaching of words, sentences separately from texts. This paper aims to bring out a whole system of principles in designing flexible English reading activities to help students form a good reading habit, apply reading skills, use language learned pragmatically and be familiar with the cultures covered in read materials. At last, some examples are offered to demonstrate how to implement these principles so as to enhance reading for Primary school students effectively.</p>

scholarly journals The Effective of Computer-Assisted Instruction Based on Top-Level Structure Method in English Reading and Writing Abilities of Thai EFL Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nattapong Jinajai ◽  
Saowalak Rattanavich
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Level Structure ◽  
Computer Assisted Instruction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>This research aims to study the development of ninth grade students’ reading and writing abilities and interests in learning English taught through computer-assisted instruction (CAI) based on the top-level structure (TLS) method. An experimental group time series design was used, and the data was analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with repeated measures as well as basic statistical and line graphs. The results demonstrate that the experimental group attained significantly higher development in English reading and writing at the .001 level and registered significantly higher interests at the .01 level.</p>

scholarly journals EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE USE OF BAHASA INDONESIA IN AN ENGLISH CLASSROOM

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Setya Resmini
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Language ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
English Classroom ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

ABSTRACTThe issue of using first language (L1) in teaching English has always been a controversy in the field of teaching and learning English.  The purpose of this study was to investigate the English as Foreign Language (EFL) students’ perceptions towards the use of L1 (Bahasa Indonesia) in the English classroom. In this study, the descriptive qualitative method was employed.  The participants involved in this study are 40 EFL students in the second semester who learn General English in IKIP Siliwangi. A questionnaire which consists of 15 questions was distributed to the participants to gain primary data. To support the data from questionnaire, observation also conducted in the classroom. The findings reveal that the teacher’s use of bahasa Indonesia brought positive/negative perceptions towards students. The students give negative perception towards the teacher’s use of bahasa Indonesia in General English classroom. However, the students also recognized the advantages and disadvantages of the teacher’s use of bahasa Indonesia in the classroom.Key words: EFL; students’ perception; first language (L1); foreign language

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