Using Reading to Improve Writing Skills: the Case of First Year EFL Students at Tlemcen University

Abstract

Reading is considered as an essential activity in understanding the English language; it should be very valued in the teaching and learning process of foreign languages. Reading increases the learner‟s motivation towards concerning learning, and it helps the students to explore by himself the English vocabulary and master the writing activities.Accordingly, this research is a case study that explored the importance of using reading in improving writing skills. The results obtained revealed that reading can provide to students a lot of benefits if they use to read frequently, they will be able to write perfectly. In other words, reading is the key of successful learning. However; it cannot be taken into account if teachers do not motivate their students in practicing reading. On the ground of these findings, some solutions and suggestions were proposed to promote and encourage reading among EFL students.