Exploring Students’ Perspectives on Extensive and Intensive Reading Methods to Enhance Reading Skill

Ingke Leiszia, Ima Isnaini Taufiqur Rohmah, Ayu Fitianingsih

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Abstract—Reading skill is one of the important aspects of English language learning that plays a major role in supporting students' vocabulary acquisition, text understanding, and critical thinking skill. However, many students still experience difficulties in understanding English reading texts, both in terms of content and language structure. This shows the need for the right approach or strategy in learning to read. One of the efforts that can be made is by using extensive reading and intensive reading methods. Both methods can be used in the learning process to help students develop their reading skill more effectively and diversely according to the learning needs. This study aims to explore students' perspectives on the use of both methods in enhancing their reading skill. This research used a qualitative case study approach or method. The results show that both reading methods can enhance students' reading skill. Extensive reading provides relatively little enhancement in reading skill, especially in enriching vocabulary and reading fluency. Meanwhile, the intensive reading method provides a more thorough reading enhancement, including in-depth understanding of the text, analytical ability, and answering questions in detail. The conclusion of this study is that using extensive and intensive reading methods together can provide more effective results in enhancing students' reading skill.

Keywords— Students’ Perspectives, Extensive Reading, Intensif Reading, Reading Skill.

 

abstrak—Keterampilan membaca merupakan salah satu aspek penting dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris yang berperan besar dalam mendukung penguasaan kosakata, pemahaman teks, serta kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Meskipun demikian, banyak siswa masih mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami teks bacaan berbahasa Inggris, baik dari segi isi maupun struktur bahasa. Hal ini menunjukkan perlunya perlunya pendekatan atau strategi yang tepat dalam pembelajaran membaca. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan menggunakan metode membaca ekstensif dan membaca intensif. Kedua metode ini dapat digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran untuk membantu siswa mengembangkan keterampilan membaca mereka secara lebih efektif dan beragam sesuai dengan kebutuhan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplor perspektif siswa terhadap penggunaan kedua metode tersebut dalam meningkatkan keterampilan membaca mereka. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan atau metode studi kasus kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua metode membaca tersebut dapat meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa. Membaca ekstensif memberikan peningkatan keterampilan membaca yang relatif sedikit, terutama dalam memperkaya kosakata dan kelancaran membaca. Sementara itu, metode membaca intensif memberikan peningkatan membaca yang lebih menyeluruh, termasuk pemahaman mendalam terhadap teks, kemampuan analisis, dan menjawab pertanyaan secara detail. Simpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa penggunaan metode membaca ekstensif dan intensif secara bersamaan dapat memberikan hasil yang lebih efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan membaca siswa.

Kata kunci—Perspektif Siswa, Membaca Ekstensif, Membaca Intensif, Keterampilan Membaca.


Keywords


Students’ Perspectives, Extensive Reading, Intensif Reading, Reading Skill

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