Extensive Reading in Developing Language Competency for Indonesian EFL Learners Majoring in English

Delfi, Syofia; Yamat, Hamidah

doi:10.21093/ijeltal.v1i2.20

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“…Meanwhile, for making college learners have a lot of experience on comprehending a text, vocabulary, and grammar or structure, the Lecturers can give them a task. It is in line with Martini (2008) in Delfi and Yamat (2017) whereas she gives suggestions toward the teacher or lecturer for giving motivation to students to read a lot of reading material, be creative in finding interesting reading material, be a good model, giving a lot of reading tasks which can be read at home, and control the students' reading activities outside of the classroom by using written report.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Reading itself is the process of receiving and interpreting information encoded in language form via the medium of print, Grabe (2009:14). Besides that, reading English texts has importants roles for EFL learners majoring in English since reading is not only as a subject but also as an activity done in studying other English course, Delfi & Yamat (2017). In fact, learning reading is not learning how to read a text only, but also learning about vocabulary, and grammar.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Teaching Reading Comprehension through Focal Points on R2D2 Model

Rayanto

2017

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The purposes of this research are to find out (1) college students’ response during the learning process on Reading comprehension, (2) college students’ learning achievement during the learning process on Reading comprehension. The data are gained from questionnaires and test given to 31 college students in 12 meetings. From 12 meetings, there were two college students did not attend the learning process. And automatically, the researcher only gets 29 questionnaires and answer sheets. All data are analyzed by using descriptive quantitative study. The result shows that college students’ response is categorized high, that is 0,93 (93%) and the result of college student’s learning achievement can be categorized high, all students get more than 90.Keywords: Teaching, Learning, Reading, R2D2, Focal points

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Teaching Reading Comprehension through Focal Points on R2D2 Model

Rayanto

2017

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“…Different from intensive reading, which focuses on gaining the deep meaning of the text, extensive reading is known as reading for enjoyment in which the readers read a lot of easy texts in the new language and independently read for general understanding and overall meaning. In these activities, students can choose books according to their abilities of language and minimize the use of a dictionary on those activities (Delfi & Yamat, 2017). Boakye (Boakye, 2017) claims that extensive reading, along with the other kinds of reading, is conducted to help students increase their reading skills and develop their cognitive and affective abilities.…”

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Blogging in Extensive Reading: Students’ Voice in Blended Learning Classroom

Fatimah

Kardijan

Sulastri

2020

Vis. J. Lang. Foreign Lang. Learn.

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The use of a blog as a platform for extensive reading becomes valuable since it provides the possibility of readership and opportunity for interaction and collaboration. As the online journal facilitating users to display information in chronological order and connected to the Internet, the blog also can help students to get a wide variety of reading materials, which should be conducted in extensive reading activities. However, the use of a blog in this study is integrated with the process of learning in the classroom so that the students can use it for reporting their reading activities and share what they read beyond the classroom. This study is conducted during one semester in one of the universities in Indonesia using six students of the first grade joining an extensive reading course as the participants. In this research, a case study is used as a research method. It aims at analyzing the students' perception of the use of blogs in extensive reading. Findings show that the blog is beneficial for promoting the students' reading interest, building autonomy and creativity, and providing a reflective platform. The blog consists of several features allowing students to get the numerous reading sources that are appropriate with their language level and interest. Therefore, it becomes useful since it can facilitate students to build their responsibility to select their reading material and to reflect the progress of their learning activities.

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“…The writers' experiences in implementing extensive reading is broadly in line with Ho-Hyak Jang et al (2015) who found that the affect of extensive reading activities have a positive influence on students' reading proficiency and their intrinsic motivation Korea. The result of a study conducted by Delfi & Yamat (2017) shows the current context of Indonesian reading performances. Learners increase reading competency through extensive reading (Milliners, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Personal Reading Histories in Developing Reading Interest of English Study Program Learners of University of Riau

Delfi

Diah

Jismulatif

2018

ijeltal

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As one of activities in Extensive Reading classroom, Exploring Personal Reading Histories provides learners in exploring their reading experiences. This study aimed to explore: (1) What are the reading experiences of English study program learners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Riau based in Exploring Personal Reading Histories?” (2) How are the reading experiences of English study program learners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Riau based on Exploring Personal Reading Histories developing reading interest?”It was a case study and the data were collected through the document of learners ‘reading histories. The result of this study found that: (1) the reading experiences of English study program learners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Riau based on Exploring Personal Reading Histories is individual contexts and processes in becoming competent for each level. (2) The reading experiences of English study program learners of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Riau based on Exploring Personal Reading Histories developing reading interest are through reading experiences developing processes (parent’s and teachers’ role, learners’ positive attitude, reading materials for each level, reading activities, building critical thinking). This study suggests implementing Exploring Personal Reading Histories in Extensive Reading course. It is also recommended conducting deep study on Exploring Personal Reading Histories in developing reading interest by using socio-cultural theory and interviews as additional theory and interview.

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Extensive Reading in Developing Language Competency for Indonesian EFL Learners Majoring in English

Abstract: Abstract:Extensive reading might develop EFL learners ' English competency

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Teaching Reading Comprehension through Focal Points on R2D2 Model

Teaching Reading Comprehension through Focal Points on R2D2 Model

Blogging in Extensive Reading: Students’ Voice in Blended Learning Classroom

Exploring Personal Reading Histories in Developing Reading Interest of English Study Program Learners of University of Riau

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