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STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD READING AFTER TAKING EXTENSIVE
READING CLASS IN SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this research was to find out about the students’ attitudes toward
reading after they took extensive reading class. This research was conducted in
English Language Department in Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia. In
that university, the extensive reading classes followed the 10 principles of extensive
reading by Day and Bamford (2002). The participants of this research were 10
students from one of the four extensive reading classes in that university. The findings
of this research showed that the participants’ attitude towards reading tended to be
positive, in which they had positive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors toward reading.
The findings of this research suggested that extensive reading can make the students’
attitudes toward reading to be positive. The implication of this research can be used as
one way to enhance the students’ attitudes towards reading.
Key words: extensive reading, attitude