Students’ Perspectives in Using XReading as an Extensive Reading Platform for Higher Education Students
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https://doi.org/10.17977/um064v1i122021p1627-1643Keywords:
students’ perspectives, XReading, Extensive ReadingAbstract
Abstract: This study investigated students' perspectives in using XReading website in an Extensive Reading course during the pandemic era of Covid-19. The method employed in the study was a mixed method research design used to describe the quantitative and qualitative data integrated in a single survey of students’ perspective on the use of XReading as an Extensive Reading platform for higher education students. A questionnaire and an interview guide were utilized as the instrument of this study. The results of the questionnaire were calculated in the form of frequency distribution and percentages which were then combined with the result of the interview and being elaborated into sentences in the form of narrative. The participants showed positive responses toward the use of XReading in an Extensive Reading course. They also claimed that the website is an adequate online source that is not only providing reading materials, but also allowing students with opportunities to develop their English language skills such as reading ability as well as vocabulary acquisition and listening skills.
Keywords: students’ perspective, XReading, extensive reading
Abstrak: Penelitian ini meneliti perspektif mahasiswa dalam menggunakan situs web XReading untuk program Extensive Reading yang mereka lakukan di era pandemi Covid-19. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah desain penelitian metode campuran yang didefinisikan untuk menggambarkan data kuantitatif dan kualitatif yang tergabung dalam sebuah survei mengenai perspektif mahasiswa tentang penggunaan XReading sebagai platform Membaca untuk mahasiswa pendidikan tinggi. Kuesioner dan wawancara digunakan sebagai instrumen pada penelitian ini. Hasil angket dihitung dalam bentuk distribusi frekuensi dan persentase yang dijabarkan ke dalam kalimat dalam bentuk format naratif. Peserta yang mengikuti penelitian ini menunjukkan respon positif terhadap penggunaan program XReading for Extensive Reading. Mereka juga berpendapat bahwa situs web tersebut merupakan sumber online yang memadai yang tidak hanya menyediakan bahan bacaan, tetapi juga memberikan banyak kesempatan kepada siswa untuk mengembangkan kemampuan bahasa Inggris mereka seperti kemampuan membaca serta penguasaan kosa kata dan keterampilan mendengarkan.
Kata kunci: perspektif mahasiswa, XReading, extensive reading
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