STUDENTS’ READING INTEREST AND READING MEDIA IN LEARNING ENGLISH

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The objectives of this research are to know the students’ reading interest in learning English, and to know the reading media that they use in learning English. The design of this research is descriptive qualitative. Subjects of the research are all of the first and the thrid semester students of English Education Study Program of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu. Instruments of this research are digital camera, and questionnaire of students reading interest and reading medium in learning English. After analyzing the data, the researcher found that there were different reading interests and reading media used by the students in learning English. After analyzing the data, the researcher would like to conclude that: 1) in line with the students reading interest in learning English, there are five highest reasons of students interest, they are: a) reading create smarter readers, b) reading increase focus and concentration, c) reading develop verbal ability, d) reading increase memory ability, and e) reading for enjoying art and developing knowledge; 2) in line with the reading media, there are also four highest media used by the students, they are: a) internet media, b) video youtube media, c) textbook media, and d) electronic book media. The researcher would like to suggest that: 1) Students should have high reading interest in all reasons of learning English; 2) The students are also suggested to read English newspaper as the media in learning English more in order that they can increase their reading skill.
Keywords: Reading, reading interest, reading media