<![CDATA[IntroductionEnglish is one of the subjects at University level. The students needEnglish to access information, broaden knowledge, and promote international relationship in order to fulfill their expectation to meet their future challenges. In this case the Universities provide the academic programs that can support and motivate the students to catch their ambitions. The students have to take the courses as the University offers.PISA 2006 database and PISA 2009 shows the level of studentsâ readingproficiency. Based on this kind of proficiency the writer assumes that studentsâ language ability is also low because reading is the most important skill among the four language skills. Murcia (2001) stated that reading is assumed as a very vital skill in foreign language acquisition. In other word, other skills like writing, listening and speaking are integrated in learning reading. In addition, they should be integrated to find the idea becomes a real means of the interaction and sharing among people. According to Oxford (2001) the integrated skill exposes English language learners to authentic language and challenges them to interact naturallyin the language.]]>
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