EFL Student’s Reading Habits in The Digital Era

In this modern era, easy access to digital media and internet is a big challenge in reading habits. This provides comfort for everyone without exception. When learning English as a second language, reading is one of the most important skills to develop (Erlina et al., 2019). Advances in mass media continue to influence readers' interest in books, magazines, journals and other materials (Suhana & Haryudin, 2017). It is easier for students to watch videos and participate in other online activities when they use websites such as Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok and others so that they neglect reading (Rahman & Obaidullah, 2018). As a result, more and more students feel negatively about academic reading. These factors have led to a surprising decline in the percentage of students who read for pleasure outside of class (Balan et al., 2019).