STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD READING AFTER TAKING EXTENSIVE READING CLASS IN SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research was to find out about the students’ attitudes toward reading after they took extensive reading class. This research was conducted in English Language Department in Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia. In that university, the extensive reading classes followed the 10 principles of extensive reading by Day and Bamford (2002). The participants of this research were 10 students from one of the four extensive reading classes in that university. The findings of this research showed that the participants’ attitude towards reading tended to be positive, in which they had positive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors toward reading. The findings of this research suggested that extensive reading can make the students’ attitudes toward reading to be positive. The implication of this research can be used as one way to enhance the students’ attitudes towards reading.
