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Journal : Journal of English Literacy Education

ENGLISH READING MOTIVATION, STRATEGIES, ATTITUDE, AND INTEREST OF STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Machdalena Vianty; Amrullah Amrullah; Fiftinova Fiftinova
The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language Vol 6, No 2 (2019): The Journal of English Literacy Education
Publisher : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36706/jele.v6i2.10825

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Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest of junior high school students (Year 7, 8 and 9) in Palembang. The sample of this study was three-hundred students selected randomly from ten schools. In accordance with quantitative research design, English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest questionnaires were used as the instruments to collect the data which were statistically analyzed. The findings of this study showed that the students demonstrated a high level of English reading motivation; specifically, their instrumental motivation for reading was higher than the integrative one. Next, there was a high use of reading strategies, with Problem-Solving reading strategy as the highly used ones. The finding also revealed that the students demonstrated a positive reading attitude and their reading interest showed their reading preference was adventure stories. Keywords: English reading motivation, reading strategies, reading attitude, reading interest, self-efficacy, junior high school students
LANGUAGE LEARNING BELIEFS OF INDONESIAN ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM STUDENTS Amrullah Amrullah; Machdalena Vianty; Fiftinova Fiftinova
The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign Language Vol 5, No 1 (2018): The Journal of English Literacy Education
Publisher : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36706/jele.v5i1.5930

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Abstract: This study aimed to investigate students’ beliefs about language learning. BALLI (Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory) was administered to a total of seventy five first year students of English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education within Sriwijaya university in South Sumatera, Indonesia. The findings showed that  among the five categories of BALLI, the beliefs associated with motivation were the strongest, while those associated with the difficulty of language learning are the weakest. The findings also support significant difference in motivation associated with gender. Key words: language learning beliefs, motivation, Indonesian college students