TEACHERS PERSEPTIONS TOWARD EXTENSIVE READING IN EFL CLASSROOM

(A Survey at One of Universities in Bandung)

A Research-Based Paper

IMAN HILMANSYAH
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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT POST-GRADUATE STUDY
INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
2014

CONTENTS

OF THE RESEARCH

Research Background
Objective
Method
Finding
Conclusion &
Recommendation

Research
Background

The importance of extensive reading

in EFL Classroom Mikulecky (2008)
The fact that the nature of extensive
reading cannot be taught or be forced
by the teacher to the students.

Objective

This study focused on

investigating EFL teachers
belief and attitude toward
extensive reading activity
in EFL classroom based on
EFL teachers perceptions.
Research

Question

What do the EFL teachers hold

in terms of belief and attitude
toward extensive reading in
EFL classroom?

Method
This study use qualitative survey design.
Sofaer (2002), Alwasilah (2011, p. 107), and
Maxwel (1996, p. 17)
The sample were ten teachers from English
Education Department in one university in
Bandung, Indonesia.
The instrumentations of this study use openended questionnaire.
The procedures of this study were designing,
administering, and analyzing the questionnaire
The data were analyzed by categorizing the
responses into several aspects that have been

FINDINGS
The Benefits of Extensive Reading

TEACHERS ROLES IN EXTENSIVE READING ACTIVTY

Having ability to write; 4%

Reading for pleasure; 26%
Improving grammar, vocabulary, and genre.; 30%

Diagnosing problems; 12%

Stimulating students by giving example of the joy in

Understanding what they read; 26%

Measuring achievement; 24%

Autonomous reading; 15%
Setting up the library, Choosing material, Arranging reading tasks; 35%

Conclusions and

Recommendations
Strongest benefit of the extensive reading includes:
students can learn the language features, they can
be motivated and gain comprehension, and gain
writing ability
Most of the teachers also believe that in extensive
reading, teachers should be able to managing the
classroom, promoting the reading activity and
assessing the students.
further study should cover the weaknesses of
extensive reading activity to maximize the use of
Extensive reading activity in EFL classroom

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