J-REaLL
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL)

Investigating the pleasure of reading habit during the Covid-19 pandemic: A study in University of Islam Malang

Rara Dwi Ayuningtyas (Universitas Islam Malang)
Muhammad Yunus (Universitas Islam Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Aug 2022

Abstract

This research aimed at investigating the students' pleasure reading habit during pandemic since they spend most of their time at home including their school activities done at home. This research used qualitative descriptive method. There were 25 students of 8th semester of English education Department of University of Islam Malang as the subjects of this study. The data were collected using questionnaire and interview. The findings showed that the students' reading habits during this pandemic continued but with a different frequency than before the pandemic. Then, the students revealed that their duration of using devices, especially mobile phones increased because they spent most of their time at home during the pandemic. All students said that they used their mobile phones more often to read because it was more practical. Next, from the data collected, it could be concluded that the main factor that hindered students from reading during the pandemic was social media.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JREALL

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) with ISSN numbers 2721-5016 (online) and 2721-5024 (printed) is an international journal that is published twice a year in the months of February and August. The aim of this journal is to promote a principled approach to research on ...