The Students' Perception on Academic Reading Log for Essay Writing Literacy: Some Influential Points

Abstract

Reading log or the so-called reading journal is a journal to monitor how far the students read within their own pace and time. This study aimed at investigating the students' per- ceptions of some influential points of using reading log in order to enhance the students' ability in writing academic article. The participants of this study were twenty sophomores pursuing their study at Universitas Islam Malang taking Writing IV class. They were asked to fill reading logs given after reading academic articles. They had to read one academic article each day for one week at home. A questionnaire and a brief interview were used as the instruments to collect the data which were then analyzed descriptive qualitatively. The findings show that, according to the students, reading log is very beneficial for the students specifically when they are reading academic articles in some cases. However, there are some aspects that must be considered by both the students and the facilitator in administering reading log to escalate the students' ability in writing academic article.