The purpose of this study was to examine students’ reading habits and the factors that influence their desire to read English texts. A total of thirty-four EFL students were chosen. A qualitative descriptive approach was used. A questionnaire and interviews were used to gather information. The study’s findings revealed that the students had a strong desire to read. Several factors influenced students’ interest, including their effort in reading, their motivation and assumptions about reading, all of which were categorized as at ‘high’ levels. The motivation of students had a significant impact on their desire to read. The desire to learn new things about interesting topics became the primary motivator for students to read. Given the importance of reading, it is critical to prepare an engaging reading text as well as engaging teaching methods to pique students’ interest in reading. Keywords: Students’ Interest, Factor, Reading English Texts

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Residential fellow assistants are responsible for maintaining the safety and welfare of students who reside in a college. Besides, fellow assistants are also in charge of monitoring students' activities and developing students' soft skills and leadership. Thus, this study aims to identify the understanding of the roles among fellow assistants and to analyze the relationship between established guidelines with fellow assistants' comprehension about their responsibilities. The data were collected by distributing questionnaires to the Institut Pembangunan Felow (IPF) of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru (UTM JB) who were willing to participate. The finding reveals that majority of the respondents have a good understanding of their roles and responsibilities. However, the percentage of respondents who did not fully understand their responsibilities are quite alarming. Thus, suggestions from the respondents in the open-ended questions can be used in the future to further enhance the understanding of the task which certainly will increase the quality of services as a fellow assistant. This study concluded that the requirement of document guidelines for the IPF is not needed.