Reading for Students in English Language Education Programs

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Agus Rohmat Hidayat
Universitas Islam Bunga Bangsa Cirebon, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Nur Alifah
Institut Pendidikan Bahasa Cirebon, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Reading is one of the literacy skills needed in facing the challenges of the 21st century. Moreover, as a student, one who is an agent of change must have broad insight. The purpose of this study was to determine the reading interest of English Education study program students in the second semester of the academic year 2021/2020. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative. The number of research samples using random cluster sampling was 116 students. From the results of statistical calculations, it was found that the mean value on the reading material indicator was more excellent at 2.68, meaning that reading material was the factor that most influenced students' reading interest. However, the reading material that students prefer is entertainment, such as story books and books containing romantic stories. In addition, reading has not become a student hobby. This is also indicated by the time they spend reading, which is only less than one hour. So, it is suggested that lecturers can continue to motivate students to foster students’ interest in reading, one of which is with a reading assignment system, then review and make a summary of the book that has been read. Reading material is the factor that most influences students' interest in reading. The types of books commonly read by students are entertainment books such as storybooks and books containing romantic stories. The time students read books every day is less than one hour. Reading has not become a hobby for students. The intensity of student visits to the library is rare, either during breaks or every day.


Keywords: Reading for Students, Interest in Reading, Education