Improving EFL Learners’ Writing through Reading

Abstract

The current study investigates the impact of integrating short texts (ST) to teach writing to first year EFL students at Batna 2 University. To get reliable data and ascertain the impact of ST on writing, a quasi-experimental quantitative approach has been implemented and an experiment was carried out with 80 students divided into two groups, 40 in the experimental group (EG) and 40 in the control one (CG). The materials used are short texts related to the writing syllabus followed by multiple activities and tasks to improve their writing abilities. The results revealed that students who were exposed to reading short texts showed better results in improving their writing skills.