Students‟ Attitude toward Extensive Reading Subject,A Case Study by Students of Teacher Training Faculty of HKBP Nommensen University Pematangsiantar

Abstract

This study aims to find out the students‟ attitudes toward extensive reading in English Department of Nommensen University, Pematangsiantar. Therefore, the finding of this study is the answer for a research question: What are the students‟ attitudes toward extensive reading class?. The data of this study were collected through questionnairethat consisted of 10 statements about attitude. The participantswere40 students from English Department who took Extensive Reading Course in semester 5 2014/2015.The data from the questionnaire were calculated in percentage for the interpretation and analysis based on the theory of attitude. The finding showed that there were positive responses of the participants for the three attitude components; affective, cognitive and behavioral component. From the positive responses, it can be concluded that the participants had positive attitude toward extensive reading. Through the result of this study, it wasexpected to give benefits for both the students to know necessary information about their attitudes toward reading and the lecturers to encourage their students to read more. Also, it helps them to prepare more interesting reading materials and activities which suit students‟ needs and interests.