Analyzing university students` strategies in building powerful vocabulary through extensive reading

Normalina Normalina, Noor Aida Aflahah

Abstract


In order to master English, it is important to build English vocabulary as a language component. Vocabulary mastery requires the right method, one of them reading books. The more books that are read, the newer vocabulary will be found. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the direct effect of extensive reading in English on vocabulary mastery among university students. This study aims to find out students' strategies for improving their vocabulary skills by using extensive reading. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The research required classroom observations and interviews.  Four students and a lecturer were included in the interviews. This research was conducted in the Extensive Reading class of the English Education Department at University of Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin. The results of interviews show that they have various ways and strategies to build vocabulary through extensive reading.  The more students read, the more students build new vocabulary and slowly indirectly understand the context of the vocabulary used. As a result, students' English language skills will also improve.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12928/iucee2024.v3i1.12877

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