THE USE OF DIGITAL READING AMONG STUDENTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

Nowadays, people are familiar with the function of the digital text as the medium for learning education, it is helpful for learning. This study aimed to understand the use of digital text as digital reading and to understand the student's perception of digital reading. The study used a descriptive study. It involved the students of the English Language Education Department of the University of Muhammadiyah Malang, the academic year 2020/2021. 70 students with ages ranged from 18 to 22 years old filled the questionnaire and 10 students were selected to be the interviewee. They understand the use of digital text as a digital reading on their mobile phone. From the analysis, they knew by themselves how to read the digital text. They considered using digital text for learning as a good to gain information faster. Based on the findings, it is suggested that a combination the printed text and digital text is suggested rather than one medium. Besides, the teacher is available to use both to interact with their student and improve the method of learning