The Roles of Digital Reading Texts in Promoting Extensive Reading Activity
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https://doi.org/10.26877/jettle.v2i1.3476Keywords:
Digital reading, extensive reading, EFL classrooms, library study, thematic analysisAbstract
It has been a general consensus among EFL learners that reading is one of the most challenging skills to master fully through productive exposure to their target language. Its difficulty does not only lie in the ability to decode the meanings of certain words but also in interpreting the implicit meanings formed in the texts. For this reason, second language educators need to promote more interactive, joyful, and meaningful reading activities that enable EFL learners to experience a higher degree of enjoyment. This can be achieved through the conduct of extensive reading activities, in which language learners are deliberately given the freedom to select varied texts that interest them the most. The researchers initiated this qualitative library study to investigate the role of digital reading texts in promoting extensive reading activity. To do so, the researchers employed a thematic analysis approach in analysing the identical findings from 30 previously published digital reading texts and extensive reading articles. A thematic analysis approach was applied to generate more dependable, tenable, and sound research results, as the intended data would be grouped in similar themes. The research results, categorized thematically, revealed that digital reading texts are beneficial for promoting extensive reading activities in EFL classrooms, as they fostered exponential growth in reading proficiency and disseminated more lively literacy dynamics.
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