Exploring Online Extensive Reading Course In Indonesian Higher Education: A Teacher’s Perspectives And Practices

Abstract

Extensive Reading (ER) is known for its practices in higher education around the world, particularly in Indonesia. Extensive Reading (ER) can be defined as reading in detail with no limitations to gain the point in reading, as stated by Waring (2011), Extensive Reading is an approach that contains multiple ways to approach learning objectives. This study applies a qualitative with descriptive research method with Braun and Clarke’s (2016) thematic analysis as the analyzing tools in this study the researcher conducted the research because of an interest in Extensive Reading, but with a focus on the brand-new teaching method caused by the infamous covid-19, which is (OER) Online Extensive Reading, the focus is to dig deeper into the lecture perspective and practices in the (OER) class. In the study, five parameters fro m Tomlinson and Moon (2013) were used to dig deeper about the OER which is: content, process, product, affect, and learning environment, and the result was amazingly proven that ER is a Supreme method that can influence higher students to read more and more without limitation and to learn while having fun, not only influence but motivate the students without comparing each student progress to another. Online Extensive Reading can be defined as a fun and adaptable method or a flexible method that can be used and reached at any time and in any place.