ONLINE LEARNING VARIETIES AS EFFORTS TO INCREASE STUDENTS’ READING MOTIVATION

Abstract

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) became a pandemic in March 2020. As the impact, the learning activities experienced a shift from traditional learning methods to technology-based or online learning. The shifting forces the students and instructors to adapt to new things. This study aims to determine how various learning activities in English reading class motivate students and to determine students’ motivation in English reading class. This study involved 22 students from Universitas Kristen Indonesia in Jakarta utilizing experimental research using three strategies of teaching reading. This research recommended three activities that motivated the students to participate actively in class. The three activities include implementing online reading tests, assigning reflective reading, and presenting the summary of journal articles. The three different teaching reading strategies increase students’ motivation to trigger their enthusiasm to participate consistently in every activity. The research suggests that various ways of teaching academic reading are necessary since students feel contented. This study implies that it provides alternative strategies for teaching reading applicable in all reading classes, mainly to university students.