The part 2 of the second article journal review and its implications

[The Second Article Journal Review] Reading Journal: Its Benefits for Extensive Reading by Jonathan Aliponga part 2

          Title of the article        : Reading Journal: Its Benefits for Extensive Reading

      Author                         : Jonathan Aliponga from Kansai University

      Types of Journal          : International Journal of Humanities and Social Science vol. 3

                                             (12), [Special Issue –June 2013]

In the previous blog, I explained about the components of the journal in the form of introduction parts and methodology parts. For this blog, I will explain the other two components of the journal, namely discussion and conclusion. In the discussion section, the authors report on the results of the research that has been done. Based on verbal feedback, students still have difficulty reading non-fiction books and articles in English such as those on the TOEFL. However, almost half of them showed that they were motivated to read because of the reading journal. Students also write that reading journals allow them to learn new vocabulary, increase reading speed, enable them to concentrate, and help them when they have difficulty understanding the content. All of this is believed to have contributed to students' motivation to read more.

Meanwhile, the conclusions section contains a brief explanation of all the explanations from the introduction to the discussion. In this case, this study focuses on the benefits of reading journal in extensive reading. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the reading journal motivates students to read more, allows them to understand the main ideas and important details of their chosen reading material, and allows them to think critically.

In other word, careful implementation of reading journals plays an important role as far as achieving these benefits. This involves observing three stages of learning skills or strategies, namely: presentation, automation and autonomy. Therefore, reading journals for this study are intended to be used in English reading courses. However, any course that requires reading students can take advantage of reading journals. Beside that, the contents of a reading journal or guide questions can be modified to suit the needs of students.