THE EFFICACY OF EXTENSIVE READING AND STUDENTS’ STRATEGIES IN READING COMPREHENSION ON TOEFL AT INDONESIA AVIATION POLYTECHNIC

Eka Uliyanti Putri; Triyani Retno Putri Sari Dewi; Rizki Isfahani

doi:10.30998/1qm1qr74

Authors

Eka Uliyanti Putri Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Bina Sarana Global Author
Triyani Retno Putri Sari Dewi Politeknik Penerbangan Indonesia Author
Rizki Isfahani Universitas Yatsi Madani Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30998/1qm1qr74

Keywords:

Extensive Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, TOEF

Abstract

This study aimed to know the efficacy of extensive reading and find out the students’ strategies in answering TOEFL reading comprehension section of the Indonesia Aviation polytechnic. This study was categorized as a descriptive quantitative research. This study was conducted by the seventh semester students of Indonesia Aviation Polytechnic. There were three instruments in this research; test, questionnaire and interview. Based on the findings, the researcher finds some benefits from extensive reading. The benefits of extensive reading are that students learn more vocabulary, students become more motivated to read, students can learn more about grammar and extensive reading helps learners to build reading speed and reading fluency. Furthermore, the other result of analyzing data shows that many students had the highest score in the reading comprehension section on TOEFL. Most students use several strategies such as: skimming and scanning, predicting and re-reading.

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