UTILIZATION OF NOVEL READING APPLICATIONS AS ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR UGJ INDONESIAN LANGUAGE STUDENTS

Abstract

Google Play Store as an official application store offers various online novel reading applications that can be downloaded and used at any time. Various types of novel reading are provided in different applications such as the Fizzo Novel application, Wattpad, Google Play Book, Novel toon, Web toon, Gramedia Digital, iPusnas, Goodnovel, Inovel, and others. The variety of novel reading applications that can be downloaded on this device adds entertainment media as well as additional media in honing people's literacy, including Indonesian Language and Literature students. In accordance with the field they are studying, students of Language and Literature FPS Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati are expected to have sufficient literary reading references, both in the form of novels and other literature. For this reason, this study describes how many students use novel reading applications on their devices, what types of applications they use, and what are the benefits for Indonesian language and literature students. This study is a reference for describing the extent of students' motivation in reading as a support for academic activities according to their study program.