STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD THE USE OF WATTPAD IN READING COMPREHENSION

• Published in: Language literacy : journal of linguistics, literature, and language teaching (Online) Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 480 - 496
• Main Authors: Ganie, Rohani, Miranda, Khairunnisa Audi, Yusuf, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fakultas Sastra, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara (UISU) 28.12.2021
• Subjects: reading skill, students’ attitude, vocabulary, comprehension
• ISSN: 2580-8672; 2580-9962
• DOI: 10.30743/ll.v5i2.4613

This study attempts to seek what components of reading are affected by reading Wattpad and how the students' attitudes towards the use of Wattpad for reading. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. This research is also supported by the theory of reading attitude proposed by McKenna, et.al. The data for this study were collected from two sources, namely a close-ended questionnaire to 20 English Literature students of Universitas Sumatera Utara and supported by interview with 5 out of 20 selected respondents. The results of this study indicate two main things, namely: (1) Vocabulary is the component of reading that is most affected. As many as 40% of respondents chose vocabulary as the most affected reading component, 35% of respondents chose comprehension ability, 15% of respondents chose reading fluency and 10% of respondents chose phonemic awareness. (2) It was found that 10 respondents were judged to show a positive attitude towards the use of Wattpad, 6 respondents showed a neutral attitude and 4 respondents showed a negative attitude towards the use of Wattpad.