Extensive Reading and Writing Ability of EFL Students

The present study set out to investigate whether teaching based on extensive reading improves writing ability of Iranian EFL students. To this end, two classes, each comprised of 16 pre-intermediate female students in a private school in Tabriz, Iran, participated in the study. One class included control group and the other formed experimentalgroup who received the extensive reading treatment. Data was collected on a pre-test and post-test design. The resultsof the pre-test indicated that the control and experimental group were not significantly different regarding their writingability, but post-test revealed a significant difference between the two groups. Finally, the study concluded that extensive reading instruction can be effective in improving the writing ability of pre-intermediate Iranian EFL students

کلیدواژه ها:

extensive reading ، writing ability