Investigating the Use of Short Stories in Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the use of short stories in improving students’ reading comprehension. The study adopts descriptive analytical method. A questionnaire has been used as primary tool for collecting the data of the study. The sample of the questionnaire is consisted of (70) students at University level. The researchers applied a chi-square test to analyze and verify the hypotheses. The findings of the questionnaire revealed that short stories improve students' reading comprehension. The study recommends that students should be provided with short stories in the process of reading comprehension.