Enacting Projects-Based Learning (PjBL) to Promote EFL Students’ Reading Engagement In Online Academic Reading Class

Abstract

Reading engagement is considered important to enhance reading success. There has been decreasing level of students' reading engagement in academic reading class due to the implementation of online reading class amid Covid-19 pandemic. Project-Based Learning (PjBL) is seen as one of the answers because it allows students to participate fully in the activities assigned and is regarded as one of the tactics considered acceptable to boost students' reading engagement. The results of this study show that PjBL can enhance the academic reading engagement, as seen by the positive attitude and active involvement students demonstrate during the learning process. The research is unique since there has been no previous research that examines how the PjBL may be utilized to overcome learning issues, particularly in this case, insufficient reading engagement in the AR class. Further study can investigate the agentic and cognitive aspect of involving PjBL into learning process.