STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD THE USE OF WATTPAD IN READING COMPREHENSION
| Autor: | Rohani Ganie, Khairunnisa Audi Miranda, Muhammad Yusuf |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Language Literacy: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Language Teaching, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 480-496 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2580-8672 2580-9962 |
| DOI: | 10.30743/ll.v5i2.4613 |
| Popis: | This study attempts to seek what components of reading are affected by reading Wattpad and how the students' attitudes towards the use of Wattpad for reading. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. This research is also supported by the theory of reading attitude proposed by McKenna, et.al. The data for this study were collected from two sources, namely a close-ended questionnaire to 20 English Literature students of Universitas Sumatera Utara and supported by interview with 5 out of 20 selected respondents. The results of this study indicate two main things, namely: (1) Vocabulary is the component of reading that is most affected. As many as 40% of respondents chose vocabulary as the most affected reading component, 35% of respondents chose comprehension ability, 15% of respondents chose reading fluency and 10% of respondents chose phonemic awareness. (2) It was found that 10 respondents were judged to show a positive attitude towards the use of Wattpad, 6 respondents showed a neutral attitude and 4 respondents showed a negative attitude towards the use of Wattpad. |
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