ABSTRACT

Bassae, Bintang Nadea Anjar. 2021. An Analysis of Reading Strategies used by ELESP Students’ Batch 2019. English Language Education Study Program. Sarjana Program of Lambung Mangkurat University of Banjarmasin. Advisors: (I) Dr. Jumariati, M.Pd; (II) Nasrullah, S.Pd., M.Pd. B.I.

Keywords: Bottom-up, reading, reading strategies, top-down

To comprehend a reading text, a reader needs to apply a certain strategy. Although previous research about reading strategies have been carried out, little research has been devoted to investigating reading strategies involving EFL learners.

This study was carried out with the purpose to figure out the strategies of reading applied by the students of the English Language Education Study Program of FKIP ULM. This study applied a descriptive quantitative approach involving 60 students. The data were collected by using a questionnaire and interview guidelines.

The findings indicated that students used bottom-up and top-down strategies which include reading the title to get the main idea of the text, reading the first paragraph, focusing on the first and the last sentence, reading the passage quickly, reading the difficult part aloud, focusing on the first sentence, guessing the meaning, and taking notes. These findings suggest that more exercises are needed to develop reading strategies to help students achieve the reading target more effectively.