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Author Creativity in Cyber Literature: Can it Improve Reading Literacy in Indonesia?
Purwati Anggraini, Suyatno Suyatno, Tengsoe Tjahjono, Suhartono Suhartono

Last modified: 2021-10-07

Abstract


Technological developments affect many aspects, one of which is the development of literature. Cyber ​​literature is a literary work that utilizes technology, especially the internet. Many new writers use cyber literature platforms as a medium for telling stories. One of the widely used cyber literature platforms is wattpad. The themes raised by the authors on the wattpad platform are also very diverse. One wattpad story can be read by tens of millions of readers. The question is, does the number of wattpad readers show that the Indonesian people are literate, especially reading literacy? Do wattpad authors also often read to produce stories that are loved by many people? This question is interesting to discuss, because based on the results of the literacy level survey conducted by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2019, Indonesia was ranked 62 out of 70 countries. This shows that the literacy level of the Indonesian nation is still very low. Literacy can be built from education system. To improve reading literacy, teachers and lecturers can use cyber literature. Quality cyber literature can present stories that will broaden the reader's horizons. For this reason, it is necessary to make joint efforts to improve people's reading literacy, one of which is collaboration between cyber-literary authors, cyber-literary platforms, and also education system to jointly improve the quality of cyber-literary stories.



Keywords


cyber literature, reading literacy, creativity, author.