The Impact of Extensive Reading on the development of EFL Learners' Language Abilities

Abstract

This research is purposely designed to explore the impact of extensive reading on EFL learners' Language Abilities. The participants of this study includes a number of secondary schools teachers about " 30" who specialized in English language and work at different schools in Omdurman Karari locality . The sample is randomly selected to answer the questionnaire statements. The study concludes that Extensive reading can promote Learners’ reading speed and reading comprehension. And extensive reading can improve Learners’ vocabulary. In addition to that extensive reading can improve Learners’ Listening and speaking skills. The study recommends that teachers should be aware of the power of extensive reading in general and vocabulary in particular and they should provide their students either EFL or ESL with different books titles and Authors of the mostinteresting books and they should from time to time devote lectures for reading stories, articles, and journals in the classroom to enable students to exchange opinions, and offer their judgments, suggestions that help students to know how to deal with different texts and questions. As for the students, the researcher recommends that they should know that improving English level goes hand in hand with knowing its vocabulary and extensive reading encourages independence and develops reading habit. Moreover, reading different materials such as graded readers improves language proficiency in writing, reading and speaking as well