Review Journal article 5

A REVIEW JOURNAL ENTITLED READING HABITS AND PREFERENCES OF EFL POST GRADUATES: A CASE STUDY BY NOORIZAH MOHD. NOOR 

Reading is very important for all learners since it becomes an essential tool for lifelong learning.  For gaining any information, learners have to adapt into social and technological changes which are influenced many aspects of life include education. Reading also becomes a tool to obtain particular knowledge and experiences. Reading frequency can expand students’ vocabulary and world knowledge. Students who have good reading habit will enhance their reading skills and strategies.

Text books are the materials which are expected to be the primary reading material for students. Nevertheless, the evidences show that the first type of reading material is the internet material. It becomes the most popular reading material among students because students are able to access it more flexible, freely, and easily. Considering this phenomena, educators have to redirect their focus on media and online materials as the important aspects of literacy aspects. The second materials which are chosen by the students as reading materials are story books and novels. Students intend to have an enjoying reading material. They spend some of their time to read fiction type materials. This type of recreational reading or reading of fiction is an indicator of reading achievement (Ogle et al, 2003) and can be seen as a motivating factor toward building their love for books and reading in general (Dent & Yanotta, 2005). Reading these types of materials can benefit the readers in many ways: learn about other places or times, stimulate their imagination, and gain insights into human nature, able to follow their specific hobby or interests as well as acts as a form of escapism from ‘unpleasant’ realities (Tella & Akande, 2007). Furthermore, reading these kinds of enjoying material can enhance reading skills and strategies.

The most important thing for students nowadays is building a good reading habit. They can start by reading any enjoying reading materials such as online sources, story books, or novels. By reading these kinds of materials, they can read without any pressure and begin to enhance their reading skills and strategies. Starting from some enjoying reading materials, students will be able to read another kind of material especially an academic source. Thus, reading is about building a habit to take this kind of activity become an important need and lifestye.