Indonesian Journal of Foreign Language Studies
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): December

The Effect of Digital Literacy Towards EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension

Afifah Mufidati (State University of Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Dec 2024

Abstract

This research is about junior high school students' digital literacy skills. Digital literacy is exposed to all sources connected to the Internet, and digital media is used to show readers about literacy options, either active or passive form reading activity. This research aims to explore junior high school students in their first grade who are 12-13 years old. Junior high school students tend to be exposed to more variance of digital literacies to enjoy a fun environment in learning English. The number of participants here was 67 students. This study registered quantitative research design. The Independent sample t-test and effect size by Cohens were used to measure the effect of low and high students' digital literacy levels. The finding showed that the score was significant, d=3.80>0.8, which showed that digital literacy skills significantly affect students' reading comprehension. Further research should emphasize other skills and specified digital literacy sources in EFL classrooms.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

journal-indofes

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Indonesian Journal of Foreign Language Studies (IndoFES) focuses on emerging trends, theoretical advancements, practical applications, or methodological innovations in foreign language education, linguistics, and applied linguistics. The journal welcomes submissions that contribute to the ...