The Content Analysis of Students’ ER Material Based on Course Learning Outcome

Abstract

One of Extensive Reading (ER) principles is learners are being free to choose their own reading material.  Reading courses of English Education Program in Ponorogo Muhammadiyah University are delivered in four levels namely pre-intermediate, intermediate, pre-advanced, and advanced which have learning process using mixed approach of extensive and intensive. This study is aimed to investigate whether the material selected by the students in which extensive reading conducted have fulfilled course learning outcome (CLO) of each level. They were 187 students’ reading material submitted as the final assignment and class discussion of all levels. Using content analysis approach to analyze them the result showed that most material had already fulfilled though there were still few material had not yet, however such condition is allowed in extensive reading.