Terasne Terasne
Department of English Education, Faculty of Culture, Management, and Business, Mandalika University of Education, Pemuda Street Number 59A, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara 83125, Indonesia

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Developing Task-Based Reading Materials Using Short Stories to Promote Critical Thinking in EFL Students’ Extensive Reading Classes Terasne Terasne; Ahmad Hanan; Bq. Zuhrotun Nafisah
Panthera : Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Sains dan Terapan Vol. 5 No. 4 (2025): October
Publisher : Lembaga Pendidikan, Penelitian, dan Pengabdian Kamandanu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36312/panthera.v5i4.682

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This study developed task-based reading materials using short stories to enhance EFL students’ critical thinking, particularly inference and evaluation, in the Extensive Reading course. Employing a Research and Development (R&D) design, 60 fifth-semester students of the English Education Study Program at Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika were assigned to an experimental group (n = 30) and a control group (n = 30). Data were obtained through validation checklists, pre- and post-tests, and questionnaires. The results showed that the materials were valid (77,5%), practical (81% of students achieved the minimum passing grade), and effective, with the experimental group significantly outperforming the control group (t (58) = 3,99, p < ,001, d = 1,03). The implementation fostered active participation, critical discussion, and substantial improvement in inference and evaluation skills. These findings highlight the importance of integrating Task-Based Learning with short stories as an effective approach to promote critical literacy in university-level extensive reading instruction.