| dc.description.abstract | Motivation has a very important role in reading activities especially for the student
who wants to master the subject of the material. Although motivation is a crucial aspect in
reading, some students in English Language Education Department tend to be demotivated in
reading. This research aims to find out students’ demotivating factors in English reading
activities among students of English Language Education Department and to find out
strategies used by the students to cope with their demotivating factors at English Language
Education Department. The researcher selected three students of English Language Education
Department at one of a private university in Yogyakarta. The researcher chose students who
have most experience in reading activities, meaning that he chose students who studied at
their last semester. The researcher collected the data via interview. Then, the researcher used
descriptive qualitative to explain the data. The first finding of this research showed that there
were six factors that make students demotivated in reading activities. Those factors were
students find difficult words, students have difficulties in grammar, there is no test after
reading activities, the class is set in unsupportive environment, students are given too many
pages in limited time, and students are too tired. Additionally, the researcher also found that
there are several strategies that students use to cope with their demotivating factors. Those
strategies were guessing the meaning of new words, finding the difficult word in dictionary,
learning grammar by breaking sentences, listening to music, improving the reading habit,
finding a good spot to read, managing the time, and taking a break for a while. | en_US |
