MyOn Application for Reading-for-Pleasure Activities: Practice, Benefits, and Challenges
摘要
Finding a suitable e-book for reading-for-pleasure activities has become a significant challenge for students. Therefore, a specific type of e-book application called MyOn seems to be promising to solve the problem. This study implies Harmer’s (How to teach English, Pearson Education Limited, 2007) basic theory about reading for pleasure to figure out the practice of it and is also aimed to determine the benefits as well as the challenges faced. The data was gained from the interview results with an experienced English teacher, observations, and MyOn application itself as the main document to be analyzed qualitatively. The study found that MyOn application facilitates reading-for-pleasure activities for students who are in bilingual classes and integrated with English subjects. It also revealed that the application is practical, accessible, and visible even though some distractions were also considered challenging. The improvement of the application is suggested to the application developers along with further considerations for teachers in selecting the application so that the reading activity could be facilitated optimally.