The Use of Reading Strategies of EFL Students English Education Study Program at The 8th Semester of PGRI Ronggolawe University
Keywords:
Strategies, Reading Strategies, EFL StudentsAbstract
This study is intended to describe the reading strategies used by EFL students English Education Study Program at the 8th semester of PGRI Ronggolawe University, and there are differences in reading strategy used by male and female students.
This study used quantitative method. The researcher takes 40 students of class 2013 A and B at English Education Study Program of PGRI Ronggolawe University Tuban as subjects of the study, and they were categorized into two groups of participants namely: male and female students. The purpose of this study was to explore the use of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading strategies used by the students English Education Study Program. The Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) by Mokhtari and Reichard (2002) was used as the instrument to collect data on the participants’ usage of reading strategies. The questionnaire were analyzed using Likert scale from 1 to 5. The results indicated a high awareness of reading strategy use among EFL students English Education Study Program. Students had a preference for problem-solving reading strategies, followed by support reading strategies and global reading strategies. Male students used EFL reading strategies significantly more frequently than Female students
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