Mulyati, Tri
(2024)
The Effect of Using Digital Children’s Literature of
Storycanada.ca on EFL College Students Vocabularies, Reading Motivation
and Reading Anxiety.
Skripsi thesis, Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni.
Abstract
Digital children’s literature is considered one of the media that can be used in
learning, as it helps improve vocabulary, reading motivation, and reducing reading
anxiety at Universitas Negeri Padang. A collection of digital children’s literature
stories from storycanada.ca was used in this experimental study. The study
employed a quasi-experimental research design and a quantitative approach. The
population consisted of six classes of English Language Education major students
who were enrolled in the Introduction to Literature course during the 2022/2023
academic year at the English Department of Universitas Negeri Padang. Through
random sampling, a sample was taken from two of six classes, comprising 63
students from K3 for the experimental class and K7 for control class. Data on the
familiarity level of vocabulary were gathered using pre-tests and post-tests of EFL
College students’ vocabularies, consisting of 100 vocabularies taken from 14
selected stories on storycanada.ca. The data for EFL college students’ reading
motivation and reading anxiety were collected using pre-response and postresponse questionnaires. A collection of 14 stories, each completed with
vocabulary exercises and vocabulary list, was used as the daily reading treatment
over a period of 14 days. Based on the results, the experimental class’s vocabulary
before treatment was 339,57 and students’ vocabulary score after treatment was
379,43. Additionally, the experimental class’s pre-test score for reading
motivation increased from 138,61 to 152,86, and for reading anxiety, it reduced
from 81,00 to 76,25. In contrast, the control group did not experience significant
changes in their pre-test and post-test results. Their vocabulary level changed
from 356,97 to 361,71, while the control class’s pre-test score for reading
motivation changed from 140,03 to 143,00, and for reading anxiety, it changed
from 87,34 to 87,22. This research demonstrates that employing digital children’s
literature in the form of picture books on storycanada.ca, along with structural
exercises, has a significant effect on improving EFL college students’
vocabularies, enhancing reading motivation, and reducing reading anxiety.
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