STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS
Abstract: The challenges of reading are indeed apparent in most teaching and learning processes in ESL classrooms. As a result, this study is conducted to resolve the issues of students who seem to find reading to be unbearable. Many of them have limited ability to read well and hence, possess insuf...
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| author | Aiza Johari Amelia Alfred Tom Affidah Morni Siti Huzaimah Sahari |
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| description | Abstract: The challenges of reading are indeed apparent in most teaching and learning processes in ESL classrooms. As a result, this study is conducted to resolve the issues of students who seem to find reading to be unbearable. Many of them have limited ability to read well and hence, possess insufficient reading habits to become competent readers, particularly out-of-school context. Besides, poor home literacy environments also contribute to their shortcomings in reading. The main objectives of this study are to identify the students’ reasons for reading as well as to find out their home reading environments (reading backgrounds and habits; reading attitudes and motivation; reading exposure and supports). To identify these, questionnaires were distributed to 120 secondary school students (Form 4: 16 years old) from one of the urban schools in Sarawak, Malaysia. The findings indicate that the students read to gain information and knowledge though many chose reading as a hobby as their last choice in explaining their motives of reading. Besides, they preferred non-academic reading materials, mainly lighter forms reading materials such as comics, story books and magazines. Though the students acknowledged the importance of reading in their daily lives, their average reading habits, attitude, motivation, exposure and support within the home domain had suggested otherwise. They mainly read for instrumental purposes while reading for pleasure seemed not to be given priority. Besides, the respondents acknowledge that their parents and themselves did not read much at home. As an implication, it is vital for students to improve their reading perceptions, abilities and practices to achieve personal, societal and national progress. On a final note, parents’ early and continuous efforts to be involved in their children’s literacy events in an out-of-school context are believed to be vital to inculcate positive reading environments, habits and culture |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92c303336e0d4df699ce0c0b27a58cd62022-12-22T02:35:35ZengUniversitas Pendidikan IndonesiaIndonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics2301-94682502-67472013-07-0131172810.17509/ijal.v3i1.187150STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTSAiza Johari0Amelia Alfred Tom1Affidah Morni2Siti Huzaimah Sahari3Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, SarawakAcademy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, SarawakAcademy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara. SarawakAcademy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi Mara, SarawakAbstract: The challenges of reading are indeed apparent in most teaching and learning processes in ESL classrooms. As a result, this study is conducted to resolve the issues of students who seem to find reading to be unbearable. Many of them have limited ability to read well and hence, possess insufficient reading habits to become competent readers, particularly out-of-school context. Besides, poor home literacy environments also contribute to their shortcomings in reading. The main objectives of this study are to identify the students’ reasons for reading as well as to find out their home reading environments (reading backgrounds and habits; reading attitudes and motivation; reading exposure and supports). To identify these, questionnaires were distributed to 120 secondary school students (Form 4: 16 years old) from one of the urban schools in Sarawak, Malaysia. The findings indicate that the students read to gain information and knowledge though many chose reading as a hobby as their last choice in explaining their motives of reading. Besides, they preferred non-academic reading materials, mainly lighter forms reading materials such as comics, story books and magazines. Though the students acknowledged the importance of reading in their daily lives, their average reading habits, attitude, motivation, exposure and support within the home domain had suggested otherwise. They mainly read for instrumental purposes while reading for pleasure seemed not to be given priority. Besides, the respondents acknowledge that their parents and themselves did not read much at home. As an implication, it is vital for students to improve their reading perceptions, abilities and practices to achieve personal, societal and national progress. On a final note, parents’ early and continuous efforts to be involved in their children’s literacy events in an out-of-school context are believed to be vital to inculcate positive reading environments, habits and culturehttp://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/IJAL/article/view/187secondary, reading environments, reading habits |
| spellingShingle | Aiza Johari Amelia Alfred Tom Affidah Morni Siti Huzaimah Sahari STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics secondary, reading environments, reading habits |
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| title_full_unstemmed | STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS |
| title_short | STUDENTS’ READING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS |
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| url | http://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/IJAL/article/view/187 |
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