VELES Voices of English Language Education Society
Vol 6 No 1 (2022): VELES Voices of English Language Education Society

Increasing English Reading Comprehension Through Literary Text Extensive Reading Program

Euis Meinawati (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta)
Sufi Alawiyah (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta)
Herlin Widasiwi Setianingrum (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta)
Prapti Wigati Purwaningrum (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta)
Chodidjah Chodidjah (Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Apr 2022

Abstract

The research objective is to improve reading comprehension skills through an extensive program of reading literary texts. It used a mixed method. Research participants are 5th-semester students who receive extensive reading (2) courses in the 2020-2021 academic year at Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika Jakarta as many as 70 students. There are two data used in this study, namely 1) qualitative data taken using a questionnaire. Qualitative data were analyzed using transcribed and encoded, organized, categorized, and taking concluding. 2) Quantitative data were taken from the pre-test and post-test. The test data were analyzed using a t-test. The results of the study show that overall an extensive reading program with literary texts has an impact on improving English reading comprehension. Students also have a positive perception of the extensive reading program because they can build interest in reading and reading habits

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Journal Info

Abbrev

veles

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The journal of Voices of English Language Education Society(VELES) e-ISSN 2579-7484 aims to provide an international forum for sharing, dissemination and discussion of research, experience and perspectives across a wide range of education, teaching, development, instruction, educational projects and ...