Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students

Mart Albert A. Rebortera

Title Author Year Theory Problem Methods Findings Conclusion Recommendation

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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
learning process. comprehend the students’ reading concluded that there maintain using
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
their writing habits. possibly talk about and writing on used in the Turkish and writing activities the age. With the
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
meaning actively can help EFL comprehension, for understand, increase their
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
to read short reading can improve
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
knowledgeable and improving their data gathered are to build their anytime and anywhere. The improve their writing
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
one's knowledge of were silent if the English not only at signals and there were many found in films or on
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students, it has anywhere they thiking if seen that the people since most of the users are a Wattpad as a medium
become a widely need. In this in the age school are teenager in the age school. to improve student's
researched subject, case, social very interested in using Wattpad also has become critical writing and
especially in the media can be an Wattpad, it is no an interesting phenomenon thinking skills will be
field of education, alternative to wonder for the since its existence has effective when we can
to find out if there solve their teacher to make changed writing and reading use Wattpad wisely
is any effect of problem because, Wattpad an alternative habit. Wattpad gives the because in Wattpad a
using social media through social medium to help them facilities for readers to give lot of content might not
on students' media, the to achieve their goals. some comments and be appropriate for
learning process. students can In this case, the role of criticism directly on work. students. The ability of
Some students interact with the teachers, parents and Wattpad also gives oppor- students to choose
might have a teacher even when the students themselves tunities for the students to appropriate content is
problem with their they are in a to avoid inappropriate publish their works also a form of critical
sub-ject, and they different place. content is required. themselves. The student can thinking.
need some kind get the refer-ences by
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
on Filipino Junior e T. effects of problems, and they Filipino junior high platformhas positively the academe could capitalize exceptional reading
High School’s Rabang, multimedia use Wattpad as a school students of influenced teenage on students'natural interest skill has made a
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and Dr. achievement and a haven of safety students were gained maturity, self- themes are distant from our time. When our
Leonora found that most of for students with selected because reflection, motivation, the learners'"reality", youth are bombarded
A. the students school and family Wattpad is an online creative imagination language teachers might by plenty of
Beguina perceived the problems. site thatneeds an and a love of reading explore how Wattpad could information in the
positive impacts of According to Day internet connection. from consistent be useful in the classroom social media and where
multimedia devices (2018), students Most high school Wattpad engagement. setting. The presence of a intents to take
on reading. These read to relax and students come from Still, there are teacher is very important in advantage of other
maintain their have fun. Harvey middle-class adverseeffects for the choice of Wattpad people's lack of
reading speed and (2019) added that families and those who have narratives whose plot are knowledge and
use their best skill fiction served as a generally have developed an addiction inspiring and whose inability to make wise
in reading. comfort for access to the internet to reading,such as (1) characters are not the kind judgments from what
readers with connection at home development of an that demonstratesrebellious, they see, what they
family problems. or on their irritable temperament, violent,or suicidal hear and what they
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much reading for addition, the socializing with loved number of Wattpad academe could just
pleasure can harm participants reported ones and friends, (3) narratives are the product of wish, that we have
the teenager if it that they regularly mismanagement of genuine creativity of authors readily equipped our
becomes an use Wattpad. The time, (4) disregard for and may-be useful materials young minds, long
addiction. That present study is a health and(5) in enhancing the reading, before, the ability to
activity is harmful qualitative profanity. reflections,and writing skills resist any undue
to the person descriptive inquiry in the classroom and in influence of social
with addiction that uses a inculcating the values of media and armed
and to everyone researcher-made empathy, open- with the wisdom from
around them questionnaire. mindedness,and maturity. reading, our learners
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
Students’ Attitude Rohani 2021 In the theory put To clarify the In this research, the From the results of the There were two This study aimed to
Toward The Use Ganie, forward by Tarigan presentation of the researchers used a interviews above, it can major conclusions drawn seek what components
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Comprehension Miranda, (seven), namely; a) into 2 parts to The descriptive reading Wattpad chapter. First, and how the students'
and Reading for details obtain the results approach was actually increases their based on the results of attitudes towards the
Muhamm or facts b) Reading of the number one adopted for level of reading research on 20 respondents use of Wattpad for
ad Yusuf for main ideas c) research question, collecting data on frequency. This can be who are students of English reading.
Reading for namely 'What are students’ reading due to the literature at
sequence or reading attitudes. In many interesting stories Universitas Sumatera Utara,
organization components accordance with they find on Wattpad among the 5 reading
d) Reading for affected by the characteristics of and this makes them components according to the
inference e) reading Wattpad?' the data required in want to read more national
Reading to classify and research this study, the data often. Some even stated reading panel, namely
f) Reading to question number collection that reading had phonemic awareness,
evaluate g) Reading two, namely techniques used are become his habit so phonics, vocabulary,
to compare 'How are students' questionnaire and that if he couldn't find fluency, and
or contrast attitudes towards interview. In this suitable reading on comprehension, it was found
the use of Wattpad study, researchers Wattpad, he looked for that Vocabulary is the most
in reading?' recorded all answers reading in other media. affected reading component
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Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
formal instructional them were afraid post-test. The test is development writing can
settings or other of making given to both increase
environments. mistakes experimental and students writing ability.
in their writing. control class.

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of Using Wattpad Jusmaya stated that the students often classified into a show their result of analysis that had that teaching writing
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and easily was very difficult, determined and worked with the areas test score of the students in proving Wattpad
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traditional lecture‐ mastering the effectiveness of proved by the teaching activities prepared writing ability and it
based classroom. materials about using Wattpad on studuent’s writing. based on Wattpad toward was one way of
It meant that writing could be a development their writing achievement. supporting students
education would major problem. students’ writing to be more
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promoting technology in the teachers to improve Wattpad in the teaching and then getting the
reader-response form of online students' English learning process of English benefits of using it.
theory to EFL can help improve the English Then, with the
Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
college students as media called learning skills, skills for those people advancement of
interest in literacy Wattpad. especially in reading learning English. technology in the form
activities grows. skill. of a digital
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Creative Writing learners in learning speaking and nonexperimental for reading and writing. and writing activities. This First, teacher should
English. Those are writing. Each skill study in which the Digital literacy is learning platform has several pay attention
reading, listening, can also bring research used confirmed as a place purposes to any on selecting topics, in
speaking, and different problems qualitative methods for them to share aspects such as for career, which they should be
writing. Those depends on to describe what it their thoughts and education, learning, provided on the
skills are learners’ learning is. The study emotions by reading creativity and entertainment. Wattpad. Second,
categorized into abilities. Most focused on and writing. By using It is supported by some teacher needs to
receptive skills students perceive discussing the Wattpad, the students features that provide the motivate the students to
(reading and they cannot and do application of can involve users to use it purposively. get involved more in
listening) and not want to write Wattpad as an online themselves in reading using Wattpad as an
productive skills because they have platform to emerge process in extensive attractive reading and
(speaking and lack of confidence interest in reading way and this learning writing
writing). Both skills and extensively as well platform can give media. Third, students
are very important perceive that as writing creatively. crucial can freely access topics
and crucial in writing is a boring contributions on their they personally interest
learning English activity (Lavasani reading habits. in; however, they
because they are & Khandan, should have
related each other. 2011). more reading in
English instead of in
their natives.
Topic: The Effects of Reading Wattpad on the Reading Comprehension of Students
Mart Albert A. Rebortera
BSED- ENGLISH 2-A
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