Why Reading Books Still Matters

Pennington, Martha C.; Waxler, Robert P.

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“…In addition, Biswas (2023) proposed that reading fiction play a significant role to the learners' cognitive development, self-realization, achieving potential quality, and their career enhancement. Moreover, it is also been supported by the previous study by Pennington and Waxler (2017) that stated the advantages of reading novels are not only affecting learners' linguistic aspects, but also their critical thinking, behaviour, and cognitive skills that made them get better understanding toward each other as human being.…”

Section: Extensive Readingmentioning

confidence: 56%

Strategies in Reading English Web-Novels on Wattpad

Nur Wulandari,

Apriliaswati,

Sri Rezeki

2024

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Motivated by the popularity of online reading on Wattpad, this research was conducted to investigate the metacognitive awareness of digital and online reading strategies to 39 undergraduate students who read English Web-novels on Wattpad. Additionally, the researcher explored the potential influence of English proficiency (TOEFL) and field of study, as well as the specific features of Wattpad that aid in their reading experience. Employing a quantitative survey and adapting the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Study Inventory (MARSI) developed by Mokhtari et al. (2018). The findings indicated that participants had a moderate level of strategies when reading English web-novels on Wattpad (M = 3.42). Problem Solving Reading Strategies were the most used (M = 3.80), followed by Global Reading Strategies (M = 3.73) and Support Reading Strategies (M = 2.73). English proficiency and field of study did not significantly impactful, with all groups showing similar levels (M = 3.4). Additionally, interactive features were not considered helpful (M = 2.51 and M = 2.23, respectively), while description and figure attachment features were frequently used (M = 4.15 and M = 3.25, respectively). The results indicated a necessity to integrate specific strategies, like incorporating Global Reading Strategies for pre-reading tasks and utilizing Problem Solving Strategies during reading activities, within EFL instruction. The research highlighted the obstacles encountered by both learners and instructors in the process of teaching and acquiring reading skills. It suggested that incorporating these strategies could effectively tackle comprehension challenges and improve overall language proficiency

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Section: Extensive Readingmentioning

confidence: 56%

Strategies in Reading English Web-Novels on Wattpad

Nur Wulandari,

Apriliaswati,

Sri Rezeki

2024

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“…For more than fifty years, adolescents' reading habits have been studied, and a significant number of studies have indicated a drop in adolescents' reading habits (Hopper, 2005;Rhee, 2001). According to Pennington and Waxler (2017) over the period of 150 years, although the literacy rate has considerably increased, there is a noticeable decrease in the amount of reading. Harris and Sipay (1990) defined reading habits as the measure of how often, what, and how well adults read.…”

Section: Habits Of Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Causes of Poor Habits of Literature Reading Among EFL Undergraduates in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

2022

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Literature reading is perceived as one of the most prominent language skills in second and foreign language acquisition. However, it is observed that students, in general, are reluctant towards reading in Iraqi Kurdistan. Poor reading habits have become a culture, and it has been overspread not only among students but also in the society as a whole in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The main objective of this study is to identify the major causes of poor literature reading habits among undergraduates at both private and public universities in the Kurdistan Region and recommend possible solutions to eliminate these habits. The main focus of the study is on the poor reading habits of First-year students who are enrolled in English-taught courses. The study presents a descriptive investigation and data collected through questionnaires and interviews. Three different methods were implemented to solve the problem: (1) book-based PBL (Projectbased learning) type poster presentations; (2) discussing books through debating; and (3) holding motivational workshops, as an academic extra-curricular activity, about the significant role of reading in academic achievement. The study found that some of the root causes of poor reading habits are: social media, being taught by teachers who lack motivation and experiencing instability in life in the region. The study revealed that methods applied by the researchers have to some extent raised students' awareness about the crucial role of reading in broadening their horizons and achieving academic success. Thus they increased students' willingness to read and reconciled students with books by making them read several books during an academic semester.

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“…First, the majority of New Zealand’s primary production is in commodity goods, used as ‘feedstocks’ into other sectors, and into international markets for secondary processing. New Zealand has lower than optimal manufacturing and processing sectors in which to turn these goods into higher value products but lower labour costs relative to many other industrialised nations [ 36 ]. Secondly, market value is lost due to competition both within and between industries and sectors.…”

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Towards a bioeconomic vision for New Zealand – Unlocking barriers to enable new pathways and trajectories

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Highlights New Zealand has existing primary sector growth and a low carbon economy commitment. It has no clearly defined bioeconomic vision and has yet to develop a national strategy. Key barriers hinder development of the emergent bioeconomic transition pathways. We examine the emerging bioeconomy approach, and growing a bioeconomic environment.

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Why Reading Books Still Matters

Cited by 11 publications

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Strategies in Reading English Web-Novels on Wattpad

Strategies in Reading English Web-Novels on Wattpad

The Causes of Poor Habits of Literature Reading Among EFL Undergraduates in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Towards a bioeconomic vision for New Zealand – Unlocking barriers to enable new pathways and trajectories

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