Students’ Perceptions on Wattpad in Reading in English Department Universitas Bandar Lampung

Rodiatun, Rodiatun; Harpain, Harpain

doi:10.36448/bl.v3i1.2432

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“…Of the hundreds of entries included in reading logs, the genre of drama or life stories became a very popular story among readers, both males and females This is supported by several factors, like the education level and age of the readers. Strikingly, Rodiatun and Harpain (2020) reported similar findings where romance (drama) was rankeds the most preferred genre in their research. One of the possible reasons why such a genre outperforms the others might be due to its relevance to daily needs.…”

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“…As findings in the current research were generated from reading logs, the data were taken from repeated actions resulting in more consistent results. What makes this finding interesting is that comedy genre seems popular among readers in the Indonesian context, because the popularity of this genre is also revealed in other Indonesian-context research (Rodiatun & Harpain, 2020;Sasalia & Sari, 2020). As this genre often brings laughter, it is usually used as a means to relieve stress or increase the reader's mood (Rodiatun & Harpain, 2020).…”

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“…What makes this finding interesting is that comedy genre seems popular among readers in the Indonesian context, because the popularity of this genre is also revealed in other Indonesian-context research (Rodiatun & Harpain, 2020;Sasalia & Sari, 2020). As this genre often brings laughter, it is usually used as a means to relieve stress or increase the reader's mood (Rodiatun & Harpain, 2020). For ER program, this genre can be useful to gain the beginner readers' attention and avoid boredome at the early stage of their reading process.…”

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Although the Extensive Reading (ER) program has multiple benefits for language learners, the long nature of this program can make it daunting, especially for those with limited book selection. Thus, ensuring a book collection that fits the learners’ preferences is crucial, not only to maintain their reading enjoyment during the program but also to save costs. This research then investigated learners' reading preferences during an ER program, particularly by looking at the reading genres that were frequently chosen by the learners. This research was conducted on 30 university students who took English as a mandatory course. The course used ER as part of the curriculum. This research recorded the learners’ reading preferences through a reading log. This log must be filled in after reading a book or text. Overall, the research generated 373 entries. The results of this research indicated participants’ high interest in books with the themes of drama (slice of life), tales, and comedy. The current research also discovered a preference difference between gender. In conclusion, this research believes ER practitioners must consider learners’ preferences to provide suitable book collections for students. Thus, the learners can read more comfortably and maintain their motivation.

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