| dc.description.abstract | Reading comprehension of academic texts by students requires the use of appropriate and effective reading strategies so that students can understand reading texts easily. Therefore, students must be creative in applying learning strategies. The strategies in reading academic text that can be used are the Global Reading Strategies, Problem Solving Strategies, and Supporting Strategies. This research aims to determine the strategies used in the pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading phases, which are used by English students. This research used a qualitative single case study methodology. Data collection techniques in this research used in-depth interview methods, and documentation. Interviews with three introductory statements and three questions comprised the reading phase developed by the researcher. The research sample consisted of two students who got the highest marks in the English course, Universitas Islam Malang.
The findings of this research indicate that students use strategies in reading academic texts. Students use different strategies in each reading phase. At the pre-reading stage, students use a global strategy, namely by preparing several things, one of which is by reading the title or subtitle and identifying the purpose of reading, reading the abstract or summary at the beginning of the text to get an idea. of the entire text. In the while reading phase, students use problem solving strategies, namely by stopping for a moment to reflect on their reading and reading again, reading slowly and carefully. Participants further added that they also used supporting reading strategies by (1) reviewing previously read information, (2) discussing the reading with other people, (3) using tools using reference materials, (4) underlining text information ( 5) ) discuss the reading with other people. Meanwhile, in the Post-reading Phase, students use supported reading strategies as strategies for reading academic texts by (1) paraphrasing text information, (2) using reference material as a tool, (3) using reference material as a tool, (4) discussing the reading. with other people. (5) write a summary of the reading.
Keywords : Use, Strategy, Reading Academic Texts. | en_US |
