The Journal of English Literacy Education
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019): The Journal of English Literacy Education: The Teaching and Learning of English

ENGLISH READING MOTIVATION, STRATEGIES, ATTITUDE, AND INTEREST OF STATE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Machdalena Vianty (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Amrullah (Universitas Sriwijaya)
Fiftinova (Universitas Sriwijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Oct 2026

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest of junior high school students (Year 7, 8 and 9) in Palembang. The sample of this study was three-hundred students selected randomly from ten schools. In accordance with quantitative research design, English reading motivation, reading strategy, reading attitude and reading interest questionnaires were used as the instruments to collect the data which were statistically analyzed. The findings of this study showed that the students demonstrated a high level of English reading motivation; specifically, their instrumental motivation for reading was higher than the integrative one. Next, there was a high use of reading strategies, with Problem-Solving reading strategy as the highly used ones. The finding also revealed that the students demonstrated a positive reading attitude and their reading interest showed their reading preference was adventure stories.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jele

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

The Journal of English Literacy Education (JELE) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published twice a year by the English Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sriwijaya University, Indonesia. The journal focuses on research and development in English as a Foreign ...