| dc.description.abstract | nglish has important roles nowadays. One of them is English as international
language is highly regarded as a medium of communication among people around the
world in some social contexts and also used in different purposes. It could appear in
international seminar, books, advertisements, movies, social media, and also game
consoles. In Indonesia itself, English has a special role. As foreign language, English
becomes one of the subjects taught from the elementary school up to the university
level.
Then, learning English cannot be separated from learning its four basic skills.
Those skills are reading, listening, speaking and writing. Reading, one of the four
basic skills, is regarded very important for Indonesia students because it is the most
needed skill for them since reading is the only skill that has the greatest chance to be
done just than the other skills. Reading is recognized as an important source of
language input especially for English as foreign language students which there is just
a little chance to meet fluent speakers who can provide another kind of language
input. Moreover, as a receptive skill, reading can lead students to get so many
informations they need and also enrich their knowledge through that activity. | en_US |
